At 11.30pm, field recordists visited some of the BBC's transmitters in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England to capture what the transmitters themselves were listening to. Show more
The ever-present and changing sound of the wind on Fair Isle, from cave to clifftop, turbine to tide. Show more
Tokyo-based DJ, producer and broadcaster Nick Luscombe explores the sound of spring in the suburbs of his adopted city through field recordings and music. Show more
A slow radio escape, into the city and beyond into nature and paradise. Inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson Show more
An audio voyage to the remote island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel, a haven for seabirds and seals. Show more
After a break of over a year owing to Covid-19 Restrictions, Calum and Claire MacAulay travel back to their native Skye and North Uist for a long-awaited family reunion. Show more
An exploration of our musical cosmos, from Earth to the edge of the observable universe, created through sonification of astronomical data. Show more
Nick is in freezing Hokkaido with sound artist Makoto Nomura and traditional and experimental musicians, all using the frozen wilderness as a musical instrument and sound source. Show more
An immersive soundscape created from sounds recorded at the dream(ing) field lab where women and femmes of the African diaspora rest and re-vision their relationship with land. Show more
City life and moments of calm – a sound portrait of Riley Square in Coventry, recorded by artists Georgiou & Tolley. Show more
An exploration into slow motion sounds. Stockholm-based artist Milo Lavén reveals the hidden sonic world within slowed-down sounds. Show more
Slow Radio
Very High Frequency Between Gravesend and Greenhithe
29 minutes
The sounds of a small boat on the tidal Thames and the calls on its two-way radio.
Slow Radio
A Day in the Life of Honey the Dog
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Join Honey, a 15-year-old fox-red labrador, as she goes about her day. Show more
A stroll down the main drag of 'Music City, USA', accompanied by sounds that have become synonymous with the American South, framed by the horn of a passing freight train. Show more
Field recordist Ian Rawes journeys along the Thames from Tower Bridge to the North Sea, capturing the diverse sounds of natural and human activities along the river's shores. Show more
Slow Radio
The Last Oozings - Cider Making in Somerset
30 minutes
As Matthew Bryant makes cider in the slow old way, Radio 3 captures the sounds, from the apples dropping into buckets to the singing of the cider as it ferments in the barrels. Show more
Slow Radio
Seals and Selkie Folk
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
Writer and poet Susan Richardson invites us to a seal-pupping beach on the Pembrokeshire coast, a world that has inspired tales of selkie folk and mermaids. Show more
Prix Italia-winning producer Steven Rajam's arresting, intimate, breath-close binaural portrait of the intoxicating city of Mumbai in India. Show more
Slow Radio taps into an archive of recordings from across the globe of the sound of rain on tin roofs, corrugated iron and rippling plastic. Show more
Have you ever wondered what goes bump in the woods at night? Hugh Huddy discovers the night-time soundscape of a woodland in Suffolk by placing a recording box in a tree overnight Show more