Category Archives: BBC News

Killer whale calls recorded under water

The sound of a school of orcas or killer whales, recorded in the north Pacific, off Vancouver.

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Snowboarder Zoe Gillings targets Swiss World Cup podiums

… third which was great but I haven’t competed in Veysonnaz since before the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. "I. British snowboarding number one Zoe…

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Sounds of the sea: Listening online to the ocean floor

The cable is going underneath here," says Benoit Pirenne, standing at the water’s edge on Canada’s Vancouver Island. "It’s going out 500 miles…

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Africa Cup of Nations: Scouting mission for Lutz Pfannenstiel

… a career which took him to 25 different clubs – including Nottingham Forest, Otago United and Vancouver Whitecaps, the German is travelling the…

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Through the Night: 29/01/2012

B flat major Neue Düsseldorfer Hofsmusik 4:23 AM Willan, Healey (1880-1968) Te Deum Laudamus Vancouver Bach Choir, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra,…

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Hottest Record – Enter Shikari – Arguing With Thermometers

16th). Recorded – in Bang Saray, Thailand by the band & co-producer Dan Weller, and mixed in Vancouver by Mike Fraser. ‘A Flash Flood Of Colour…

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Humpback whale song recorded under water

This is the sound of male humpback whales "singing", part of a breeding display. Recorded in the north Pacific, off Vancouver.

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Day 319: UK and world weather report

Canada and Alaska. In British Columbia a snow storm caused severe disruption to travel networks and power supplies, with ferries to Vancouver…

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2012 transport planning ‘a big mistake’

… opening ceremony in 2008. Athens gave its residents 11 days to get used to them before the 2004 Games started and last year’s Vancouver Winter…

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The Russians Are Coming

Matthew Pinsent meets Russia’s current crop of athletes hoping to compete at the London Olympics.

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Through the Night: 03/02/2012

5:01 AM Maurice, Paule (1910-67) Tableaux de Provence Julia Nolan (saxophone), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) 5:16 AM Canteloube,…

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