Stranger Sounds
Binaural river journeys, unlikely interests, music with plastics, surreal comedy & more
Hitcher—The Boosh
Howard and Vince take Tony the Prawn to a zoo for animal offenders.
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By These New Puritans—Freak Zone Playlist
Featuring Georgian polyphony, a song written in a dream and British composer Thomas Ades
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Hush—The Documentary Podcast
Hear the extraordinary soundscape of Mount Denali National Park, Alaska
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Sounds of the Earth—Slow Radio
Norwegian ravens, Galapagos seawaters, bowerbirds and creaking ice floes in Japan.
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#24 - The Taxonomy Of Cornflakes—The Boring Talks
The artist Anne Griffiths shows us how and why she collects cornflakes.
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The Cult of Aphex Twin—Don't You Forget About Me
Music writer John Doran ventures into the strange world of Richard D James.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy—Classic Scottish Albums
DJ Janice Long shares her passion for the unique sound of Psychocandy.
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Matmos: The plastic mixtape
Electronic duo Matmos craft a 30 minute mix for Late Junction, inspired by plastic.
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The Gloaming—Short Cuts, Series 17
Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering dark.
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(Binaural) Congo: A River Journey—The Documentary
A sound-rich immersive journey along the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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The Road Less Travelled—Don't Log Off, Series 9
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world, exploring the question of identity.
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Arthur Russell: Vanished into Music—Don't You Forget About Me
Olivia Laing presents an imaginative portrait of the elusive musician Arthur Russell.
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The Skewer
Late-night thought-provoking comedy from Jon Holmes.
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#26 - Call Centres—The Boring Talks
Chatbots, squid and 'a smile in your voice'. Louise Ashcroft on Call Centres.
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36. Beef Encounters—Beef and Dairy Network
Cariad Lloyd, Mike Wozniak and Elis James join in for this episode.
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By Group A—Freak Zone Playlist
Disorientating sounds, vintage synths and Ryuichi Sakamoto feature in Group A’s playlist.
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Lava and Ice—Wireless Nights, Series 3
Jarvis Cocker wanders the lava fields of Iceland in search of the unseen forces of night.
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The Ballad of the Blade
The story of knife crime, told in verse by the weapon itself.
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Found planetary sounds and time remoulded—Late Junction
Verity Sharp shares sound art, solo violin and avant-jazz.
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Gareth Gwynn’s Alternative Archive—Archive on 4
Gareth Gwynn presents the first Archive on 4 that looks sideways rather than backwards.
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Experimental R'n'B, meditative jazz and Banga meets brutalism—Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
Stuart features Eric Dolphy's jazz duets, Beyonce's sister and industrial desert rock.
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The Spider Orchestra—Pursuit of Beauty
The art of Tomás Saraceno who makes sculptures and music with spiders and their webs
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Old Money—The East Coast Listening Post, Series 1
Jenna and Dana get a glimpse of the dying embers of old British aristocracy.
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