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Forest 404

Can you feel loss for something you've never known? An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood. With theme music by Bonobo. #Forest404

Radio 4,28 episodes

Episodes

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Ep0: Enter The Forest
Eco-thriller starring Pearl Mackie, with theme music by Bonobo.
05 Mar 2019,2 mins
Ep1: Life in the Fast Times
When Pan finds a 21st-century recording of a rainforest, she has no idea what it is.
06 Mar 2019,25 mins
T1: Why should I listen to trees?
A talk to go with Ep1. Alex Smalley on the mental health effects of being in nature.
07 Mar 2019,9 mins
S1: Rainforest Symphony
A soundscape to go with Episode 1. The Sumatran rainforest recording that Pan finds.
08 Mar 2019,5 mins
Ep2: The Fumetown Priest
Pan goes on the run from Daria and The Hands to find answers deep down in Fumetown.
09 Mar 2019,22 mins
T2: How is the sound of the world changing?
A talk for Episode 2. Cosmo Sheldrake on how humans are changing the sound of the world.
10 Mar 2019,7 mins
S2: Frog Chorus
A soundscape for Episode 2. The chorus of frogs that Pan plays to the Interlocutor.
11 Mar 2019,7 mins
Ep3: Into the Inner
Pan finds an illegal brain shop to uncover how the recordings have changed her.
12 Mar 2019,19 mins
T3: Could I live in darkness?
A talk to go with Episode 3. Herman Wijnen on life without sunlight.
13 Mar 2019,9 mins
S3: Whale Songs
A soundscape for Episode 3. A full playout of the whale song that sent Pan to sleep.
14 Mar 2019,7 mins
Ep4: Of Earthly Delights
Daria and The Hands close in on Pan as they race towards the oil lake.
15 Mar 2019,24 mins
T4: Why do trees live so long?
A talk for Episode 4, when Pan sees her first ever tree. James Aldred on ancient trees.
16 Mar 2019,6 mins
S4: Woodland Walk
A soundscape for Episode 4. A British woodland thick with birdsong.
17 Mar 2019,5 mins
Ep5: Last Days of the Slow World
Theia tells Pan the story of how the old world came to an end.
18 Mar 2019,25 mins
T5: Will we all become cyborgs?
A talk for Ep5. Andy Miah on what cyborgs today can tell us about humanity’s future.
19 Mar 2019,8 mins
S5: Theia's Hometown
A soundscape for Episode 5. Theia’s Hometown, the streets of St Petersburg.
20 Mar 2019,5 mins
Ep6: A New Leaf
Theia uncovers the painful truth behind Pan’s journey.
21 Mar 2019,23 mins
T6: What is death in the digital age?
A talk for Episode 6. Katie Thornton on what happens to our digital selves when we die.
22 Mar 2019,8 mins
S6: Pan’s Dwindling
A soundscape for Episode 6. A full playout of Pan’s dwindling as her system shuts down.
23 Mar 2019,5 mins
Ep7: Dreams of the Autopilot
Daria has a confession to make – a secret from her past.
24 Mar 2019,18 mins
T7: Would you vote for an AI government?
A talk for Episode 7. Elsa Sotiriadis on whether AI could run the country.
25 Mar 2019,8 mins
S7: Daria’s Nightmare
A soundscape for Episode 7. The clash of flesh and feather in Daria’s nightmares.
26 Mar 2019,6 mins
Ep8: Future Conditional
Pan and Theia have a plan, but it’s a sketchy one and it’s probably going to go wrong.
27 Mar 2019,20 mins
T8: How will humans die out?
A talk for episode 8, an ode to Theia. Anthropologist Michael Rivera on human extinction.
28 Mar 2019,10 mins
S8: The Memory Transfer
A soundscape for Episode 8. Theia’s memory of her daughter, used for the brain transfer.
29 Mar 2019,4 mins
Ep9: Enigmata
Daria escorts Pan to The Convocation. An era has ended. Can, or should, a new one begin?
30 Mar 2019,26 mins
T9: Love Letter to the Forest...
A love letter to the forests of the world. Written by David Haskell, read by Pearl Mackie
31 Mar 2019,9 mins
S9: Bonobo’s Theme
Our final soundscape, a full playout of the Forest 404 theme tune composed by Bonobo.
01 Apr 2019,4 mins