Mexico's missing island
Produced by BBC
Narration: David Cuen
Length: 23 Minutes
"For an island that size to disappear, it's a real mystery". - Lighthouse Keeper. It appears to be a case many people have wondered about. How can such a big island that is visible on many maps and been visited by people before vanish? David Cuen, an originally mexican journalist, takes us on his trip to find the missing island.
The quality of the audio and nat sounds were very good and gave it a good feel as to what was going on around us. Despite the accent Cuen had, his voice was clear and very well understood and there were no problems trying to keep up with his story. He was very descriptive about the whole search, especially during the boat ride and how the waves were high causing him to feel a little boat sick.
The story itself is interesting and the stories told gave it a lot of flavor and voice. It helped listeners get a broader view to the story and understand the background behind the case, however, after a few minutes into the story it gets a bit boring and repetitive. I remember at a certain point he talked about the waves and feeling sick quite repetitively in a very short amount of time.
I think the story was a bit too long and that some points things could have been cut out. The story had a very strong beginning catching my attention as to what the mystery was but finished out a bit weak. Around the 16th minute I had started zoning out and had to pause and do something else for a while to get back into the story.
Otherwise the website itself was very easy to navigate and the writing accompanying the audio was informative enough to get the reader to want to listen to the audio.
Produced by BBC
Narration: David Cuen
Length: 23 Minutes
"For an island that size to disappear, it's a real mystery". - Lighthouse Keeper. It appears to be a case many people have wondered about. How can such a big island that is visible on many maps and been visited by people before vanish? David Cuen, an originally mexican journalist, takes us on his trip to find the missing island.
The quality of the audio and nat sounds were very good and gave it a good feel as to what was going on around us. Despite the accent Cuen had, his voice was clear and very well understood and there were no problems trying to keep up with his story. He was very descriptive about the whole search, especially during the boat ride and how the waves were high causing him to feel a little boat sick.
The story itself is interesting and the stories told gave it a lot of flavor and voice. It helped listeners get a broader view to the story and understand the background behind the case, however, after a few minutes into the story it gets a bit boring and repetitive. I remember at a certain point he talked about the waves and feeling sick quite repetitively in a very short amount of time.
I think the story was a bit too long and that some points things could have been cut out. The story had a very strong beginning catching my attention as to what the mystery was but finished out a bit weak. Around the 16th minute I had started zoning out and had to pause and do something else for a while to get back into the story.
Otherwise the website itself was very easy to navigate and the writing accompanying the audio was informative enough to get the reader to want to listen to the audio.
