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Telling the Bees
Maria Margaronis escapes into the hive to explore the folk custom of telling the bees.
Lure
Alison Lock's dreamlike poem about a freak accident on the Yorkshire moors.
Rhythms of ing
A radiophonic exploration of The Gododdin, a lament for the fallen from the 7th century.
The Nightingales of Berlin
A portrait of Berlin and its residents through the songs of the city’s nightingales.
The Virtual Symphony
The joys and horrors of the internet, evoked by stories and a new electronic-vocal work
Miniatures
Creation of the Birds
Sami El-Enany's part tone poem, part narrative reimagining of Remedios Varo’s painting.
To Have/To Hold
Aliya Pabani pieces together fragmentary memories of a protest in Toronto.
The Last Road Trip
Mike Williams revisits the scene of a family photo on a road trip to visit an outback pub.
Neptune's New Dark Moon
Audio artist Fallon Mayanja explores the idea of words as corpses.
Chromophonia
How is colour created, and how can it be used?
An Orkney Tapestry
Erland Cooper and Daniel Pioro pay tribute to Orkney poet George Mackay Brown.
Capturing Light
Printmaker Norman Ackroyd and poet Nancy Campbell explore what it takes to capture light.
New Creatives
Thames Whale
A whale’s extraordinary voyage up the River Thames to the hallucinogenic heart of London.
Time is what keeps the light from reaching us
A personal ode to Derek Jarman’s film, ‘Blue’, voiced across distances and time
Therianthropy
A foray into dream worlds, one of a neurobiologist and one of bees
Quilts of Love
We explore the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt and its first display in 27 years
Ding Dong
When the Present Moment shows up, will Leanne stop scrolling to give her the time of day?
One Continuous Loop
A soundscape of nostalgia, loneliness and reflection on Kwei’s journey home
Another Country, Another Quandary
Three artists born elsewhere reflect on their journeys across geographies & time frames
Healing Hertz
Hannah Catherine Jones explores why everyone tunes to the standard frequency of 440Hz.
Sound in the Blood
Nature beatboxer Jason Singh explores the origin and meaning of his art.
Species of Spaces
Huddersfield postman and writer Kevin Boniface invites us to him on his round.
The Emperor and the Pianola
Professor Shawn Sobers uncovers the fascinating story of The Emperor and the Pianola.
Notes on Water
Amanda Dalton's Notes on Water, with sound design by Laurence Nelson.
The Racing Mind
A meditation on ultrarunning through interviews, poetry, location recordings and music.
Noise
A sonic trip through our tick-box, on-hold, automated world, turning bureaucracy into art.
The Lark Descending
Vaughan Williams's most famous piece reworked and reimagined in music and field recordings
Jamming with Birds
A celebration of birdsong through the making of an album by musician Cosmo Sheldrake.
In the Footsteps of Beryl the Boot
An evocation of Foley artist Beryl Mortimer.
California Burning
High above the giant sequoias, poet Kim Addonizio shadows Jack Kerouac as a fire watcher.
The Radio of the Future
A new radio poem in three voices from Paul Farley, marking the centenary of BBC radio.
