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Midsummer Dreaming

From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, Verity Sharp presents a dream-like night of radio documentaries from Radio 3's archives.

From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, Verity Sharp presents a dream-like night of radio documentaries from Radio 3's archives.

A celebration of the vast imaginative possibilities of the radio and Between the Ears - Radio 3鈥檚 own strand of experimental feature-making, which was launched in 1993.

Midsummer Dreaming features radio signals bouncing off the moon, documentaries woven from our dreams and dancers performing in duet with their younger selves. Programmes from the mid-1960s all the way through to a special new commission created for this night.

Produced by Alan Hall and Eleanor McDowall
Exec produced by Phil Smith from Reduced Listening
Midsummer Dreaming is a Falling Tree production for 麻豆社 Radio 3

Release date:

9 hours

On radio

Sat 20 Jun 2026 21:30

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Jun 2026 21:30