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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.
A Life Refracted
The sound of a human lifetime as refracted through a century of BBC archive.
Miniatures
Khangela
Audio-makers from around the world offer innovative Between the Ears features in miniature
The House in a House
feeling body
Beyond the Box
The Beach
Dying Embers: The UK's last Coal-Fired Power Stations
Andrew Carter’s coal-to-kettle soundscape pays homage to these vast cathedrals of power.
Dying Embers: The UK's last Coal Fired Power Stations
Andrew Carter’s coal-to-kettle soundscape pays homage to these vast cathedrals of power
Imagining the Permafrost
A journey into the permafrost
Deep Listening in Japan
A sonic journey into Japan's unique culture of music cafés and listening bars.
