Emerging talent from two BBC talent development schemes - Sound First and Words First - collaborate to create new soundworlds of spoken word and sound design.Evocative, thoughtful and challenging, new poems recorded at the BBC Contains Strong L

From Dusk Till Dawn

Jul 3rd, 2023 28m 34s

Ian Rawes (1965-2021) was a sound recordist best known for creating the London Sound Survey, a huge collection of his recordings of the sounds of London.Before his death, Ian was recording the course of the night across the wilder places of Eas

Deep Listening in Japan

Mar 26th, 2023 29m

A sonic journey into Japan's unique culture of music cafés and listening bars. Places where people come together to indulge in deep listening in audiophile quality, with venues for fans of everything from classical, jazz, to electronic music.Th

Imagining the Permafrost

Feb 19th, 2023 28m 35s

The permafrost is a thriving ecosystem, teaming with life, mythology, histories and futures, hidden just below the surface. Yet unlike tropical rainforests or the deep oceans, this frozen expanse rarely appears in the cultural imagination. Cura

Dying Embers: The UK's last Coal Fired Power Stations

Dec 6th, 2022 28m 29s

The UKs last remaining coal fired power stations are about to close, bringing to an end our use of coal to produce our electricity. West Burton is one of the last coal fired power stations still generating electricity, and Andrew Carter was abl

The Beach

Nov 18th, 2022 13m 43s

In this piece, the fool stands at the edge of the cliff, looking up at the sky.She asks herself, “How did I get here?”And also, “Where am I meant to go?”Part of our recurring series of miniature audio-works for Radio 3's home for adventurous r

Beyond the Box

Nov 17th, 2022 13m 34s

Filling out a form, Mido is confronted with a series of boxes to tick. Two familiar boxes emerge from the crowd and stand side by side. One says ‘Male’. The other says ‘Female’. Beyond the Box is an intimate and inquisitive immersion into the n

feeling body

Nov 15th, 2022 13m 27s

feeling body is part of a series of pieces reflecting on the physical and psychological experiences during and after an extended period of illness (long-COVID). The work draws on multiple symbolisms, from The Nine of Swords in the Minor Arcana,

The House in a House

Nov 15th, 2022 13m 47s

Marta Medvešek explores a local legend she encounters on her summer vacation in Bol, Croatia – the story of the House in a House. A magical place where imagination meets reality, and fate–possibility.The House in a House forms part of our recur

Khangela

Nov 14th, 2022 13m 41s

Researchers Bongani Kona and Catherine Boulle have spent the last year piecing together the story of one woman’s decades-long search to find the remains of her father, a South African political activist who died in 1966. In between visiting old

The Racing Mind

May 1st, 2022 29m 1s

This feature focuses on two friends, neuroscientists and ultra-runners - Matthias Ekman (German) and Laurence O'Dwyer (an award-winning Irish poet). It's a meditation on ultrarunning through interview, poetry, location recordings, sound and mus

A Society of Recordists

Apr 17th, 2022 28m 41s

For over half a century, the Wildlife Sound Recording Society has been active in encouraging amateur recordists to develop their skills and increase their understanding of the natural world, in the UK and around the globe. In this impressionist

The Emperor and the Pianola

Mar 20th, 2022 28m 43s

In this captivating Between the Ears, Professor Shawn Sobers uncovers the fascinating story of Emperor Haile Selassie I and his pianola as told through the music of the time.

One Continuous Loop

Nov 13th, 2021 14m 5s

A soundscape of nostalgia, loneliness and reflection on Kwei’s journey home after a concert as he recollects memories following a big move to a new city.About Esme and CalebEsme Allman is a poet, writer and theatre-maker based in South East

Ding Dong

Nov 12th, 2021 14m 5s

Part poem, part surreal radio play, Ding Dong explores the difficulties of staying in the present through the mind of a millennial, and delves into why shutting off your senses with the content on your phone is far more appealing than opening y

Quilts of Love

Nov 11th, 2021 13m 54s

For the first time since it was initially displayed in Hyde Park in 1994, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt was unfolded in its entirety in July 2021. It features hundreds of hand-stitched, glue-gunned and collaged memorial panels. Each is the size of

Therianthropy

Nov 10th, 2021 14m 13s

Acting as a lullaby, this 14-minute piece mixes together a narrative, spoken by Randolf Menzel, and music. Just before going to sleep, listeners will experience Randolf Menzel’s dream and question if bees dream as well.Dr. Randolf Menzel is a

Time is what keeps the light from reaching us

Nov 9th, 2021 13m 48s

Standing on Waterloo Bridge in 2021, the artist re-examines the personal impact of Derek Jarman’s final film, ‘Blue’ (1993). His celebrated experimental film is a poetic reckoning with his grief at the loss of friends, lovers and his own life a

An Orkney Tapestry

Oct 10th, 2021 28m 35s

George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland's most important 20th-century poets, who also wrote novels, plays and short stories steeped in the rich history and myths of Orkney. Orcadian composer Erland Cooper grew up on the same street, just a fe

Chromophonia

Sep 17th, 2021 13m 52s

Five audio-makers from around the world take over The Essay to offer a series of Radio 3's innovative Between the Ears features in miniature. Each edition takes an image as its starting point - from a radio producer who finds herself caught in

Neptune's New Dark Moon

Sep 16th, 2021 13m 35s

The Last Road Trip

Sep 15th, 2021 13m 37s

Five audio-makers from around the world take over The Essay to offer a series of Radio 3's innovative Between the Ears features in miniature. Each edition of takes an image as its starting point - from a radio producer who finds herself caught

To Have/To Hold

Sep 14th, 2021 13m 25s

Creation of the Birds

Sep 13th, 2021 13m 50s

Tomorrow Never Knew

Aug 31st, 2021 28m 33s

Fifty-five years since the release of The Beatles' album Revolver, their music still casts a long shadow over the people of Liverpool.For many growing up and working in Liverpool during the 50s and 60s, The Beatles have cast a long shadow. Th