Sound artist Jane Ulman is known for her decades-long career recording wildlife, environmental sounds and voices across Australia and abroad. Ulman offers a condensed history of audio recording techniques, based on her expansive career discovering and experimenting with sonic landscapes.

Though the excerpt is brief, Ulman's comprehensive knowledge shines through. Her discovery of 1930s recordings of lyrebirds in Sherbrooke forest reveals a long history of on-location recording in Australia, though environmental audio recording for dramas, features and documentaries was initially sparse. Tracking the shift to vinyl and the early ‘sound effects officers’ who served as foley artists, this clip reflects innovative developments in sound play and the reputation Ulman earned for her 'bat ears'.

Ulman's radio productions have been broadcast in many countries, including the UK, USA, Germany, Austria, France, Poland, Finland, Hungary and Croatia.