Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,764 playable programmes from the BBC

The Essay

The Sounds of Tyne

The Castle Keep

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

An immersive audio experience from Radio 3's After Dark festival at Sage Gateshead,

Award-winning composer and sound artist Rob Mackay recorded texture and sounds at five locations where remains of Hadrian’s Wall can be found in Newcastle. A rich audio landscape complemented by the words of writers and poets as they respond to The Sounds of Tyne.

4/ The Castle Keep
The Castle Keep sits upon ground previously occupied by the Roman fort Pons Aelius. Tara Bergin discovers two altar stones which were dredged up from the Tyne

Producer Mark Rickards
A Bespoken Media production. Show less

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More