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Between the Ears Episodes

  1. In Memoria

    A sound-collage created by Anthony Pitts, inspired by the National Mining Museum tunnels.

  2. Mole Jazz

    Portrait of the late Ed Dipple, who ran a famous second-hand jazz shop in Kings Cross.

  3. Crossing the Same River Twice

    Dramatist Lou Stein explores the tensions between selective memory and identity.

  4. When Silence Sings

    A sonic reflection on Venice, portrayed through the ears of its residents.

  5. Hearts, Lungs and Minds

    Sound piece about the experiences of Harefield Hospital's heart/lung transplant patients.

  6. UK Crossfade

    A journey in sound, moving across the UK in a series of fades from one location to another

  7. Staring at the Wall

    Alan Dein captures the sounds and thoughts of life outside the walls of Pentonville prison

  8. The Wash

    Poet Laureate Andrew Motion explores the great wilderness on the east coast of the country

  9. A Map of Paradise

    An impressionistic feature on the notion of paradise - lost, sought and found.

  10. Out of the Mouths

    A soundscape of the acquisition of language from a baby's viewpoint.

  11. Symphonies of Wind Turbines

    A sonic meditation on wind turbines and their place in today's environment.

  12. Mobius Strip and the Confidence Trickster

    A discussion on psychological manipulation, using the concept of the Mobius Strip.

  13. The Wall of a Million Bricks

    David Holmes puts music to the stories of people across the divide in Northern Ireland.

  14. Behind God's Back

    A look back at the case of the poisoning of 50 men in Nagyrev in Hungary.

  15. Dream Astronomy

    Letters sent by people who had gleaned information about the universe without a telescope.

  16. Blackpool: The Greatest Show Town

    Film-maker Ken Loach returns to Blackpool to recollect the summer shows of his boyhood.

  17. Jazz Ghosts in the Bronx

    The Woodlawn Cemetery in New York's Bronx holds the graves of numerous jazz luminaries.

  18. The Refuge Box

    A radio poem by Katrina Porteous about the Refuge Box, off the coast of Northumbria.

  19. Dreaming of Osama

    Since 9/11 Bin Laden has been appearing in people's dreams all over the West.

  20. Rock's DNA - Portrait of a Guitar Chord

    An exploration of the Jimi Chord, a chord found in the opening of Hendrix's Purple Haze.

  21. Communicating Underwater

    Lisa Walker takes her music out onto Pacific waters to collaborate with humpback whales.

  22. The Nightingales of Berlin

    A portrait of Berlin and its residents through the songs of the city鈥檚 nightingales

  23. The NHS Symphony

    The rhythms of life in the NHS captured in immersive stereo with specially recorded music

  24. The Emperor and the Pianola

    Innovative and thought-provoking features on a wide variety of subjects

  25. Dying Embers: The UK's last Coal Fired Power Stations

    Andrew Carter鈥檚 coal-to-kettle soundscape pays homage to these vast cathedrals of power

  26. Between The Ears: Water Towers of New York (Corporation for Independent Media)

    A soundscape centring on the water tanks atop some of New York City's tall buildings.

  27. Between the Ears: The Letter

    How the music of Janacek and a letter from the 大象传媒 saves the Hollander family from Nazism

  28. Between the Ears: Return to Brigg Fair

    Jim Moray reveals how Percy Grainger and Joseph Taylor changed the course of folk music.

  29. Between the Ears: Inside Radio Alwan

    We join a Syrian radio station broadcasting back into Syria from their exile in Istanbul

  30. Between the Ears: Brighstone 428 (Cast Iron Radio)

    Artist Graeme Miller captures the poetry of the landline.

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