Illuminated Podcast
大象传媒 Radio 4's home for creative and surprising one-off documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds. New episodes are available weekly on Sunday evenings.
Illuminated is 大象传媒 Radio 4's home for creative and surprising one-off documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.
Welcome to a place of audio beauty and joy, with emotion and human experience at its heart. The programmes you will find in this feed explore the reality of contemporary Britain and the world, venturing into its weirdest and most wonderful aspects.
This is a chance to meet voices that are not normally heard, open secret doors into concealed chambers and, above all, be transported by the art and inventiveness of the very best programme makers. Just press the switch.
New episodes are available weekly on Sunday evenings. Subscribe on 大象传媒 Sounds to make sure you don't miss an episode.
Episodes to download
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How Much Can You Say?
Sun 19 May 2024
"The north London heroin trade is almost folklore at this stage."
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'Am I Home?' - Life in a Dementia Village
Sun 12 May 2024
How a pioneering dementia village and its constructed 'fake' reality comforts sufferers.
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Strandings
Sun 28 Apr 2024
We've always drawn meaning from the arrival of stranded whales. What's their message now?
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John Meagher: The Divil's Own
Sun 21 Apr 2024
Comedian John Meagher investigates his nightmares and Northern Ireland's 'satanic panic'.
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Fragments - The London Nail Bombings
Sun 14 Apr 2024
The London nail bombings of 1999 viewed through some of the striking images of the events.
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Welcome to Illuminated
Sat 13 Apr 2024
What to expect from 大象传媒 Radio 4鈥檚 home for creative and surprising one-off documentaries.
