Supermarket Symphony on BBC R4 Friday 8th July 11am - Previews

Supermarket Symphony

Friday 08 July 
11:00am - 11:30am 
BBC Radio 4

The sounds of beeping scanners, clattering trolleys and electronic sliding doors combine with orchestral strings and the musings of customers and staff in Nina Perry's engaging exploration of life at a supermarket over the course of one day. Perry has caught a number of colourful characters on tape, from Father Pat Brown, who likes to see his weekly shopping trip as a chance to commune with his congregation, to cashier Julie, who greets life's little inequities with a cheery smile. But the best of the bunch has to be Michael, a theatrical 75-year-old who mans the cheese counter, and who compares his work to the experience of having dinner with Miss World and meeting the Queen. His tale of the young man and the dolcelatte will melt your heart .

Radio Times reviewer - David Crawford

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Saturday Mail:

'This oddly charming programme turns the sounds of a supermarket into a work of audio art. The crash of trolleys and the noises of the checkout are woven into a tango, while the beep-beep of the scanners provides a backdrop to the stories of the staff and customers' Susan Jeffreys