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Between the Ears Episodes

  1. Between the Ears: Saying Goodbye Again and Again

    A sonic journey through Xu Zhimo's famous Chinese poem: Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again.

  2. The Odyssey of Eels

    From the Sargasso to Somerset and back, James Crowden traces the writhing odyssey of eels.

  3. The Houses that Fall into the Sea

    A snapshot of houses and people threatened by the sea on the east Yorkshire coast.

  4. In Search of the Balinese Scarecrow

    A magical sound journey through Bali - where gamelan music intertwines with nature.

  5. Invisible Cities

    Documentary revealing hidden, fantastical, heartbreaking and surreal stories in cities.

  6. When You're Gone, You're Gone

    English composer Jocelyn Pook asks 'what happens when we die?' Scored with new music.

  7. Not Quite Cricket

    The first-ever Australian cricket tour of England in 1868, re-imagined by Jon Rose.

  8. Cowdust Time

    A sound portrait of Indian twilight, known as 'cowdust time'.

  9. Obituary Notice

    Documentary about the daily obituary readings on North Carolina radio station WPAQ 740AM.

  10. Tap City

    Three dancers describe how they are taking tap-dancing into new areas.

  11. Ghost Lines

    Poet Julia Copus recounts in verse and personal testimony her experience of IVF.

  12. Use It Or Lose It

    A play by Peter Blegvad and Iain Chambers charting the failing memory of a fictional GP.

  13. Horse

    A poem by Katrina Porteous and composer Peter Zinoviev inspired by the Uffington Horse.

  14. Berlin Project

    Artist Tacita Dean's audio artwork, Berlin Project, based on the sound of the city.

  15. On the Rubble of My Home I Played My Flute

    A memoir in sound by Chinese flautist Guo Yue.

  16. Playing the Form

    Westerners describe ways in which playing T'ai Chi has changed their lives.

  17. Anatomising a Portrait: An Epileptic Journey

    Susan Aldworth's creation of a portrait of epilepsy now in the National Portrait Gallery.

  18. Child of Ardoyne

    A meditation on 'the Troubles' from the viewpoint of north-Belfast children.

  19. The Chekhov Challenge: The Sound of a Breaking String

    The challenge to find 'the sound of a breaking string' demanded in The Cherry Orchard.

  20. The Cost of Coal

    Evoking life working in coal mines and the accompanying fictional and real-life dramas.

  21. Out Counting Sheep

    Poet James Crowden experiences the wide range of sheep communication at lambing time.

  22. Sounds of the 70s

    A radio composition by Jonny Trunk created from 麻豆社 Sound Effects recorded in the 1970s.

  23. On the Trail of the Snail

    Five radio producers give their responses in sound to Henri Matisse's collage The Snail.

  24. The Nightfishing

    Jonathan Davidson's adaptation of WS Graham's poem about a fishing trip.

  25. A Moment of Mishearing

    Amit Chaudhuri on how music has a common root in both Eastern and Western traditions.

  26. The Man with the Blue Guitar

    The Man with the Blue Guitar.

  27. Summer Sesshin

    Documentary about people balancing stressful lives with the silence of a Buddhist retreat.

  28. Other Mothers

    Writer Kate Clanchy hears women talking about the other mothers around them.

  29. The Glass Piano

    Deborah Levy considers the life of the princess who thought she'd swallowed a glass piano.

  30. Intensive Care

    Film-maker Terence Davies' memoir about his mother and his development as an artist.

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