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Punk tail the noble samurai, guided by their unyielding code of honor.
The shadowy ninjas, or shinobi as they are truly known.
Masters of stealth and intrigue.
But how much do we really know about Japan's legendary warriors?
I'm Matt Lewis, presenter of the Echoes of History podcast,
and I'm joined by experts from the worlds of history and video games.
For five episodes, Chasing Shadows,
we'll compare the real shinobi and samurai's deadly skills and tactics and examine how history has been given new life in the new video game Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Join me in chasing shadows from Echoes of History, wherever you get your podcasts.
Are we surrounded by an invisible killer?
Something so everyday that we don't even notice it, and yet slowly but surely,
it's chipping away at our health and even killing people.
I'm James Gallagher and this is Loud from the BBC World Service.
I have noticed more and more research showing the damaging impact that noise has on our health.
And I'm not just talking about our ears here, not our hearing,
but something that runs deeper, something that affects the whole of our body and our mind as well.
I've got two days here in the Spanish city of Barcelona.
It's one of the noisiest cities in Europe, to investigate when and how noise can be bad for us.
But first I want to assess the sounds of this city.