Guests include bass John Tomlinson, pianist Gwilym Simcock and comedian Rainer Hersch. Between the Ears Episode guide
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A is for Aardvark
Alan Dein discusses why business use the word aardvark as a name.
First broadcast: 02 Feb 2013
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Mighty Beast
Documentary version of Sean Borodale's poem set at a cattle market.
First broadcast: 26 Jan 2013
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Space Ham
A celebrationg of amateur radio enthusiasts who eavesdrop on space exploration.
First broadcast: 19 Jan 2013
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The Scalpel and the Bow
A feature comparing the worlds of the medical surgeon and performing musicians.
First broadcast: 12 Jan 2013
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My Life in the Ghosts of Bush
An evocation of the sounds of Bush House, formerly home of the BBC World Service.
First broadcast: 29 Dec 2012
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The Art and Craft of Approaching Your Head of Department to Submit a Request for a Raise
A radio version of Georges Perec's avant-garde book about asking for a salary raise.
First broadcast: 08 Dec 2012
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Disequilibrium
Sound designer Nick Ryan explores the disorientating effects of a balance disorder.
First broadcast: 01 Dec 2012
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Belongings
Following people making difficult decisions about what to keep and what to throw away.
First broadcast: 24 Nov 2012
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Between the Ears: Saying Goodbye Again and Again
A sonic journey through Xu Zhimo's famous Chinese poem: Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again.
First broadcast: 30 Jun 2012
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The Odyssey of Eels
From the Sargasso to Somerset and back, James Crowden traces the writhing odyssey of eels.
First broadcast: 23 Jun 2012
- Sat 1 Jun 2013 21:15 BBC Radio 3
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The Houses that Fall into the Sea
A snapshot of houses and people threatened by the sea on the east Yorkshire coast.
First broadcast: 16 Jun 2012
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In Search of the Balinese Scarecrow
A magical sound journey through Bali - where gamelan music intertwines with nature.
First broadcast: 09 Jun 2012
- Tomorrow 21:30 BBC Radio 3
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Invisible Cities
Documentary revealing hidden, fantastical, heartbreaking and surreal stories in cities.
First broadcast: 02 Jun 2012
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When You're Gone, You're Gone
English composer Jocelyn Pook asks 'what happens when we die?' Scored with new music.
First broadcast: 28 Jan 2012
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Not Quite Cricket
The first-ever Australian cricket tour of England in 1868, re-imagined by Jon Rose.
First broadcast: 21 Jan 2012
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Cowdust Time
A sound portrait of Indian twilight, known as 'cowdust time'.
First broadcast: 14 Jan 2012
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Obituary Notice
Documentary about the daily obituary readings on North Carolina radio station WPAQ 740AM.
First broadcast: 07 Jan 2012
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Tap City
Three dancers describe how they are taking tap-dancing into new areas.
First broadcast: 17 Dec 2011
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Ghost Lines
Poet Julia Copus recounts in verse and personal testimony her experience of IVF.
First broadcast: 10 Dec 2011
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Use It Or Lose It
A play by Peter Blegvad and Iain Chambers charting the failing memory of a fictional GP.
First broadcast: 03 Dec 2011
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Horse
A poem by Katrina Porteous and composer Peter Zinoviev inspired by the Uffington Horse.
First broadcast: 26 Nov 2011
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Berlin Project
Artist Tacita Dean's audio artwork, Berlin Project, based on the sound of the city.
First broadcast: 01 Oct 2011
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On the Rubble of My Home I Played My Flute
A memoir in sound by Chinese flautist Guo Yue.
First broadcast: 11 Jun 2011
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Playing the Form
Westerners describe ways in which playing T'ai Chi has changed their lives.
First broadcast: 28 May 2011
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Anatomising a Portrait: An Epileptic Journey
Susan Aldworth's creation of a portrait of epilepsy now in the National Portrait Gallery.
First broadcast: 21 May 2011
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Child of Ardoyne
A meditation on 'the Troubles' from the viewpoint of north-Belfast children.
First broadcast: 07 May 2011
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The Chekhov Challenge: The Sound of a Breaking String
The challenge to find 'the sound of a breaking string' demanded in The Cherry Orchard.
First broadcast: 23 Apr 2011
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The Cost of Coal
Evoking life working in coal mines and the accompanying fictional and real-life dramas.
First broadcast: 22 Jan 2011
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Out Counting Sheep
Poet James Crowden experiences the wide range of sheep communication at lambing time.
First broadcast: 15 Jan 2011
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Sounds of the 70s
A radio composition by Jonny Trunk created from BBC Sound Effects recorded in the 1970s.
First broadcast: 25 Dec 2010
