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Between the Ears

Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.

Radio 3,200 episodes

Episodes

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A Hymn to Water
Poet Jacob Polley creates a new poem as he journeys along the River Eden.
07 Dec 2025,30 mins
Ohcejohka - Saxophone, Joik and Birds
Artists improvise amid nature in the northernmost part of Finland.
02 Nov 2025,30 mins
The Thousand Voices of Cathy Berberian
An immersive audio dive into the life and voice of the iconic singer Cathy Berberian.
14 Sep 2025,28 mins
Miniatures
Monsoon
The last in our series of miniature Between the Ears inspired by the weather.
04 Jul 2025,14 mins
Miniatures
(Eye of) the Storm
Kristina Loring explores points of human connection in the eye of the storm.
03 Jul 2025,14 mins
Miniatures
Summer Rains and Storms of Songs
Summer rains, storms of songs and memories encapsulated in the noise of wax cylinders.
02 Jul 2025,14 mins
Miniatures
Weathering
Audio artist Phoebe McIndoe explores how weather transitions are felt by the body.
01 Jul 2025,14 mins
Miniatures
Into the Mire
The first of a series of miniature Between the Ears inspired by the weather.
30 Jun 2025,14 mins
Dead Man’s Handshake
The true tale of a diver’s disappearance in the flooded caves beneath the Yorkshire Dales.
15 Jun 2025,30 mins
Iona Opie and the People in the Playground
A sonic exploration of children's culture, drawn from the work of Iona Opie.
08 Jun 2025,30 mins
Listen In
Newly uncovered listener research reveals the impact of early radio on home life.
02 Mar 2025,30 mins
A Symphony of Cicadas
Mark Burman encounters the sonic wonder of a cicada emergence not heard for 221 years.
16 Feb 2025,30 mins
East Piano
The frontline sonic journal of a Ukrainian musician-soldier.
02 Feb 2025,30 mins
Automata!
A radiophonic reflection on ideas about humans and generative machines
26 Jan 2025,30 mins
Vincent van Gogh in Brixton
Retracing Vincent van Gogh's walks home through Victorian London
12 Jan 2025,30 mins
Snoopy and the Mighty Pucks
Celebrating Snoopy, ice hockey and old-age, sliced through with the music of John Adams.
08 Dec 2024,30 mins
The Ballad of The Hackney Mole Man
William Lyttle tunnelled under his London home, becoming known as The Mole Man of Hackney.
10 Nov 2024,30 mins
A Young Girl's Guide to Horror
Award-winning poet Joelle Taylor returns to the cinema that turned her into a writer.
27 Oct 2024,30 mins
Miniatures
Hafi
A series of innovative short audio documentaries inspired by the elements.
04 Oct 2024,14 mins
Miniatures
Fire, Faith and Fury
A series of innovative short audio documentaries inspired by the elements.
03 Oct 2024,14 mins
Miniatures
Tiny Sliver of Blue
A series of innovative short audio documentaries inspired by the elements.
02 Oct 2024,14 mins
Miniatures
Kinoko (Mushroom)
A series of innovative short audio documentaries inspired by the elements.
01 Oct 2024,14 mins
Miniatures
A Pond of No Consequence
A series of innovative short audio documentaries inspired by the elements.
30 Sep 2024,14 mins
Einstein Fix: an electronic symphony
The story of 'Einstein Fix', Cape Town's go-to repair man for mobile phones and laptops.
29 Sep 2024,30 mins
Imogen in the Amazon
Musician Imogen Heap and biologist Dan O’Neil explore the sounds of the Guyana Rainforest.
30 Jun 2024,30 mins
Bring What You Expect to Find
An immersive, lyrical crowd scan of Stonehenge at the rising of the sun.
23 Jun 2024,29 mins
Odes to Joy
How politicians, protestors, advertisers and comedians have made use of an iconic melody.
05 May 2024,30 mins
Henry Mancini
An immersive dive into the life and music of the iconic film composer Henry Mancini
10 Mar 2024,30 mins
Sound First and Words First
Sound designers work with poets to create new soundworlds around spoken word performances
03 Mar 2024,36 mins
Staggering in the Dark
A sonic mosaic of grief and remembrance, woven from performances in a Brighton pub.
18 Feb 2024,30 mins