3. Work: Curse of the Aircon

Why do our workplaces impact everyone so differently? When a packed, noisy beer garden in the summer can be more manageable than the hum of the office air conditioning. Dr Tom Nicholson explains why the tip-tap of the keyboard or the ping of the lift doors can get too much.

We meet Kay Wilson who explains how she feels when working in an unpredictable art studio; Kieren Hawken who struggles so much in an office that he permanently works from home and Alex Richardson who works with loud machinery in parks.

It’s So Loud In Here! was a BBC Audio North Production with BBC Sounds Audio Lab.

Producer and Presenter - Keira Edwards

Senior Producers - Richard McIlroy and Tom Moseley

Editor - Pete Wilson

Sound Design and mix - Tony Churnside

Production Coordinator - Mica Nepomuceno

Artwork - Ellie Walmsley

Assistant Commissioner - Prabhjit Bains

Commissioning Editor - Khaliq Meer