Documentary adventures that invite a closer listen. The story of a young man's search for safety, from Sierra Leone to Strasburg. Show more
Documentary adventures that invite a closer listen. The story of Reggie, whose move to London to find a queer community risks financial insecurity. Show more
Protest and prison. The women who 'embraced the base' at RAF Greenham Common 40 years ago put themselves on the line for their cause - but at what price? Show more
Over a single day, a documentary-maker hosts an open-call audition for subjects to star in her next project. A dive into the ethics of buying and selling true stories. Show more
A dreamlike glimpse at our collective consciousness in this documentary composed entirely of questions. Show more
A man, a Mouse and a morse key: the story of a radio amateur in Kyiv, sending and receiving signals during the blackout as the Russian invasion unfolds. Show more
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Big Tex
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen - starting with a tale of storm drains and schooling from 1970s Texas. Show more
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Deep Time and the Sparrowhawk
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
A sound-led dive into deep time and ‘the long now' through encounters with philosophers, scientists and artists. Show more
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A Sense of Quietness
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. This episode follows a line of connection through four women across two referendums. Show more
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. Show more
Documentaries that encourage the audience to take a closer listen. Ripples from an explosion in Saigon in 1966 are felt in the soul of a 17-year-old in London. Show more
Two new parents-to-be contemplate what it means to navigate the limitations of the identities their son will inherit. Show more
Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. A griot family teaches the language of Sabar drumming in Senegal. Show more
One of a new series of documentaries that encourage the audience to take a closer listen. The things people say about prison. Show more
Slow radio which weaves together tropical thunderstorms in Australia, parrots heard through a window in Italy and erupting applause amid the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Show more
The impact of one song on the black American community. NWA’s F*** tha Police is unravelled in this episode of the series that invites a closer listen. Show more
The documentary series that invites a closer listen - to the night of the New Cross Fire in 1981 and its aftermath. Show more
An exploration of the lives of women trapped by an international treaty. Show more
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Documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen.
Witnesses from Britain and Kiritimati share their experiences of living in the long shadow of the UK's atomic testing programme in the South Pacific. Show more