In 2018, the BBC made freely available for non-commercial use around 16,000 of its sound effects recordings. A few hundred come from known locations around the UK, and most of those have been presented here in a sound map. All recordings © BBC.
BBC DESCRIPTION: Edinburgh 1 o'clock gun fired, with traffic.
BBC DESCRIPTION: Edinburgh tram, exterior, approach and passing with bell.
BBC DESCRIPTION: Edinburgh tram, exterior, pass with bell, crosses points and stops.
BBC DESCRIPTION: Church bells ringing. St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh.
BBC DESCRIPTION: Cafe Royal, Edinburgh. Very busy Saturday night atmosphere.