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It’s the very first episode of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr and our first guest is Phil Wang! And Phil’s subgenre is…This Place is Evil. We’re talking psychological torture, we’re talking gory death scenes, we’re talking Lorraine Kelly?! The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr is a brand new comedy podcast where each week a different celebrity guest pitches an idea for a film based on one of the SUPER niche sub-genres on Netflix. From ‘Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s’ to ‘Australian Dysfunctional Family Comedies Starring A Strong Female Lead’, our celebrity guests will pitch their wacky plot, their dream cast, the marketing stunts, and everything in between. By the end of every episode, Jimmy Carr, Comedian by night / “Netflix Executive” by day, will decide whether the pitch is greenlit or condemned to development hell! Listen on all podcast platforms and watch on the Netflix Is A Joke YouTube Channel . The Big Pitch is a co-production by Netflix and BBC Studios Audio. Jimmy Carr is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer, touring his brand-new show JIMMY CARR: LAUGHS FUNNY throughout the USA from May to November this year, as well as across the UK and Europe, before hitting Australia and New Zealand in early 2026. All info and tickets for the tour are available at JIMMYCARR.COM Production Coordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright Editor: Stuart Reid Producer: Pete Strauss Executive Producer: Richard Morris Executive Producers for Netflix: Kathryn Huyghue, Erica Brady, and David Markowitz Set Design: Helen Coyston Studios: Tower Bridge Studios Make Up: Samantha Coughlan Cameras: Daniel Spencer Sound: Charlie Emery Branding: Tim Lane Photography: James Hole…

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"Protests embody unrest, tension, and hope. They are activities that display these contrasts while effectively utilizing sound. In this interpretation, I sampled a protest recording from Tirana and approached it in four distinct ways. The first is in its original form. The second features a louder megaphone effect. The third presents a distorted, unclear, and incomprehensible sound enhanced with a phased bite effect. The fourth highlights noise alongside speech. These four interpretations simultaneously convey feelings of tension, uncertainty, and hope, complemented by pads and chord accompaniments."
Tirana protest reimagined by Uğur Aslan.

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Walls that resist

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Release the birds 8:28

1 day ago8:28

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"Various ciat lonbarde wooden synths guide the original field recording which I re-recorded onto cassette and manipulated live by hand to create a woozy dream sequence. "Birds and voices are intermingled as the tape is allowed to snag, fast forward and rewind. The ciat lonbarde synths capture snippets of audio and playfully turn them into 8 bit micro loops as life plays out. Who will release the birds?" Kabul bird market recording by Anders Vinjar, reimagined by Andy Billington.…

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Ka Faroshi bird market, Kabul 10:01

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Intense sounds of birds and people inside Kabul's famous Ka Faroshi bird market, people doing their business as usual, post 45 years of traumatic war. This recording is part of the HEYR project, presenting 3-dimensional soundscapes from special locations, connected to special events. Find out more by visiting https://www.heyr.no Recorded by Anders Vinjar, 2025.…

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Yamanashi bus stop 4:48

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"I know I’m not alone in having many experiences of waiting for the bus. Sometimes anxiety-ridden and isolating, other times sweetened by the company of friends or a loved one. Either way, the bus brings to mind nostalgia, impermanence, and above all, connection. "My memories of waiting at the bus stop layer like patches in this track, tiny dots weaving through various recollections. A mental tug of war between the days events and future dreaming. The bus ride itself is like being in a cradle: the hum, the screeching, and the hydraulics coming together in it’s own unique score. "Whenever I find myself waiting for the bus, I always feel simultaneously alone and connected. Linked, as if all of us passengers were bound together in a web of melancholy. These moments of waiting aren’t passive: they’re kids playing, thoughts running back and forth like a game of tag. The recording of children waiting for the bus brought to mind the transience of childhood and the idea of life as a journey. After all, as the familiar adage goes: “we are all just walking each other home.”" Children waiting for a school bus in Yamanashi, Japan reimagined by Aemi Kato-Cuarezma.…

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Children awaiting the school bus 4:28

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Autumn of 2024. An hour before sunset. In front of Kofu Station, the capital of Yamanashi-ken, Japan, a group of elementary school students (shougakusei) waited for the bus that would take them back home. Recorded by Gus - On Collector.

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Kailaya Vathiyam in Shivan Temple 36:07

2 days ago36:07

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In this recording, you can hear Kailaya Vathiyam in Shivan Temple. People are crowding into the temple, and you can feel the Tamil Nadu temple ambience. Recorded by Gopinath Sound Engineering.

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Kailash 6:10

2 days ago6:10

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"The sound recording is from a ceremony celebrating Shiva. Kailash is the home of Shiva, the god of destruction and renewal and considered the centre of the universe, and a stairway to heaven. "In my piece, I wanted to show the dual character of Shiva. I used the melodies of the sampled vocal calls and drums and echoed them on guitar and wind instruments. I used Ableton." Chennai temple soundscape reimagined by Lynn Findlay.…

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The future pasts of the Rotterdam Bridge 18:54

2 days ago18:54

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In this recording, the mechanical vibrations of Rotterdam’s iconic bridge,echoing the city’s maritime heritage and constant motion—blend with the bustling acoustics of the surrounding waterfront. The rhythmic pulse of passing ships and the distant hum of urban life intermingle with the low drone of the bridge’s support cables. This interplay of engineered structure and tidal flow offers a vibrant chronicle of transformation, decay, and rebirth—inviting listeners into a multispecies dialogue that spans industrial history and the elemental forces of water and wind. A unique environment with strong sonic signatures, the waterfront envelops you in a sense of deep listening through layers of time, even as the ever-present vibration of the bridge grounds you in the here and now. To capture this immersive soundscape, I used hydrophones to record underwater currents and hidden microbial activity, geophones to sense the bridge’s low-frequency vibrations, and contact mics affixed directly to its support structures. Sensitive stereo microphones were also employed to capture the ambient clamour of the city, from seagulls circling overhead to distant horns echoing across the water. This recording reveals the layered sonic character of Rotterdam’s landmark, where human engineering meets the raw spirit of a port city shaped by the tides. Recorded by Jamie House.…

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The future pasts of the Rotterdam Bridge 18:54

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Rotterdam dystopia 8:28

2 days ago8:28

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"Jamie House's field recording, Rotterdam Bridge, reflects the impact of civilisation. There are endless noises of traffic in different tonalities and volumes. The sound of the bridge itself can be heard, as well as the sounds of nature — birds, water and the sea beneath the bridge. "The track "Rotterdam Dystopia" attempts to translate this complex system into music. Everything in this world is based on the sea, which therefore appears in the track. "The rhythm of modern life is played by percussion instruments derived from snippets of sound from the field recording, which are sometimes transformed. The musical content is also completely derived from the recording — chord progressions and notes were extracted and only adapted to fit the musical scales. "The track was built using these materials with the aim of conveying the disturbing and sometimes dystopian feelings already present in the field recording of the modern world." Rotterdam bridge reimagined by RabMusicLab.…

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Hannover relentless 10:42

4 days ago10:42

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The composition is a series of relentless sequences played over the field recording of the chanting. The sequences change over the course of the piece occasionally pausing (player injured?) before, like the chanting, continuing on its relentless journey. The percussion sequences are made up from samples of the crowd mangled and chopped. Hannover fans at Hannover 96 vs. Greuther Fuerth reimagined by Simon Woods.…

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The Hannover 96 ultras in full voice 9:50

4 days ago9:50

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At Hannover 96 vs. Greuther Fuerth, 11 May 2025 (final score: 1-1). Songs and chanting from the Hannover ultras throughout a significant chunk of the first half. Recorded at the Heinz von Heiden Arena in Hannover, Germany by Cities and Memory.

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Come of age 5:52

5 days ago5:52

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"I spend a lot of time walking in the Scottish hills and associate certain sounds with my experiences of the landscape. There is one specific sound which I feel is synonymous with the Highlands; the roar of rutting deer. This evokes strong memories of mornings spent sitting on loch side rocks of a small Island called Carna whilst looking over to the hills of the Morvern Peninsula. As the sun rises, the distinctive sound begins, and I scan the horizon with my binoculars to search for silhouettes of stags on the mountain ridges. "The recording of the rutting deer was probably the clearest and most powerful I had ever listened to, and I was instantly drawn to it. I imagined the societal structure of the herd, the etiquette of being allowed to participate in these ritualistic ruts and the point at which the young stags reach adulthood and are deemed worthy opponents for the alpha male. "I wanted ‘Come of Age’ to tell the story of the rut by introducing the older dominant alpha male and the younger maturing rival, whilst depicting them both travelling to the place of the conflict as they lock horns. The sounds of the rutting deer are included throughout the song to emphasise important elements of the narrative, introduce key characters and mark the point of battle." Red deer rut in Orleans forest, France reimagined by Simon Holmes.…

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Red deer rut, Orleans Forest 9:46

5 days ago9:46

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This recording captures the Red Deer Rut (Brame de Cerf) recorded in the heart of the Orleans Forest, the largest forest in France. This was the second year I recorded the deer rut at this location, and I had a good understanding of where the deer were active. For this recording I had set up my mics and was standing in complete darkness about 30 metres away from my equipment when a very large red deer stag walked out in front of me. It stopped to look at me before continuing a few more metres, then began bellowing loudly. Recorded by Colin Hunter.…

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Walking under the Thames 7:05

6 days ago7:05

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A walk along the Greenwich foot tunnel right underneath the River Thames. We descend in the lift, hearing the announcements, and walk the length of the long concrete tunnel, hearing cyclists whizz past and catching snippets of conversation from passing pedestrians, before emerging at the exit at the other end. Recorded by Cities and Memory.…

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Underground one 5:17

6 days ago5:17