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  1. Dreaming the Third Reich

    Illuminated - Radio 4's home for creative documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.

  2. The Metaphor Consultant

    The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee

  3. Into the Owambe

    A vibrant exploration of a Nigerian party that helped a generation call Britain home.

  4. Bass Notes

    Jah Wobble explores a life immersed at the low end of the sonic spectrum.

  5. A Very British Christmas

    A headlong dive into Christmas Day 2024, made up entirely from phone-recorded voice notes.

  6. CS Lewis, the Evacuee and the Wardrobe

    Emma Freud sits down with her mother to hear the fascinating tale of her link to CS Lewis.

  7. Art Class

    Reflections on the conflicting values we invest in art.

  8. Hearing Aids

    Poet Paul Farley faces up to the fact that it’s time to address his hearing loss.

  9. Lost In Lullabies

    When his son refuses his bedtime songs, Matt Edmonds wonders what magic lullabies hold.

  10. The Little Box Which Contains the World

    Emily Berry's exploration of agoraphobia.

  11. The Piano Boat

    The Piano Boat: navigating grief in music and water.

  12. Problems with Julia Masli

    There are so many problems in the world. Julia Masli has been trying to solve them.

  13. The Findhorn Garden

    In search of sonic transmissions from the nature spirit realm.

  14. Returned to Sender

    Join Clint Buffington on his hunt for messages in bottles and the people who sent them.

  15. Peanuts at 75

    Josh Cohen shares how Peanuts can help us navigate the frustrating squiggle of life.

  16. Driving, Driving, Driving on the Autobahn

    Alan Dein takes to the road to explore the cultural resonances of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn.

  17. How Trains Shrank Time and Space

    200 years after the birth of the modern railway we explore its impact on our modern world.

  18. Where the Distance Shimmers

    Laura Barton reflects on the shifting identity of Route 66.

  19. The Cat Killer Detectives

    A couple from London find themselves caught up in the search for the Croydon cat killer

  20. The Watch Case

    Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers has come to see the world's oldest watch - but is it real?

  21. Into the West

    Horatio Clare goes in search of the bird he’s loved since childhood: the red-billed chough

  22. A Taste of Home

    We unbox care packages to explore flavours from China, India, Ireland and the Philippines.

  23. Don't Lose Your Head!

    A vicar takes on a church and discovers there's a decapitated head in the vestry.

  24. Target Girls

    Pull back the curtain on the hidden world behind the target girl’s silent, singular image.

  25. All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  26. Still Me

    Tracey Okines - locked-in, not locked down - living boldly with humour, honesty and spirit

  27. The Frozen Light

    The world’s northernmost community celebrates the sun's return after months of darkness.

  28. Lost and Found

    Illuminated enters the world of a missing Jack Russell Terrier in St Neots, Cambridgeshire

  29. You've Got Worms

    Sink into the dirt to meet the hidden worms that squelch through the darkness.

  30. A Walk in Time

    Human time meets earth time on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.

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