Between the Ears
The Soothing Presence of Strangers
A nostalgic meditation on the W12 bus route in east London.
- 30 mins
- 31 Aug 2020
BBC Sounds - Between the Ears - Available Episodes
Between the Ears
Innovative and thought-provoking features that make adventurous use of sound and explore a wide variety of subjects. Made by leading radio producers.
Episodes (107 Available)
Between the EarsShifts
Poetry, testimony and interviews inspired by the experiences of nurses during lockdown.
- 30 mins
- 18 Aug 2020
Between the EarsBar Answer
A Japanese true love detective story from film-maker Anastasia Kirillova.
- 30 mins
- 17 Aug 2020
Between the EarsThe Vet at the End of the World
Seal attacks, snapping penguins, angry bulls... a vet's life on Tristan Da Cunha.
- 30 mins
- 28 Jun 2020
Between the EarsSongs of the Mojave Desert
A collaboration with Natalie Diaz, celebrated Mojave American poet and language activist.
- 30 mins
- 26 Apr 2020
Between the EarsMy Mother and Me
Artist Ragnar Kjartansson reflects on 'the realness of fakeness' in his art.
- 30 mins
- 29 Mar 2020
Between the EarsAlmost Gone
An ear floats off to the galaxies, listening in on a fading Earth. By Heather Phillipson.
- 30 mins
- 15 Mar 2020
Between the EarsDiorama Drama
Before there was cinema, there was the Diorama. Now extinct we bring it back to life!
- 44 mins
- 26 Jan 2020
Between the Ears[BREATHE] [WAVE]
A soundscape that absorbs human noise into the mythic world of the wild coast.
- 7 mins
- 25 Jan 2020
Between the EarsThe Escape of the Zebra from the Zoo
We follow the zebra that escaped from London Zoo into the city during an air raid.
- 30 mins
- 29 Dec 2019
Between the EarsHidden Sounds of Coastal Arcades
Sound artist Frazer Merrick explores the hidden sounds of Walton Pier.
- 9 mins
- 21 Dec 2019
Between the EarsAll Ball
A meditation on the physical, psychological and communal benefits of basketball in London
- 9 mins
- 06 Dec 2019
Between the EarsPregnant Pause
Not poetry, not conversation, not a story - but all of them at once.
- 9 mins
- 06 Dec 2019
Between the EarsWe Walk
Storytelling of walks with friends, which will transport you outdoors.
- 14 mins
- 30 Nov 2019
Between the EarsMadame Bertaux
A portrait of the legendary Soho patisserie and the woman for whom it provides a stage.
- 29 mins
Between the EarsBone Music
How hospital x-rays were used to capture forbidden music in the Cold War
- 30 mins
- 17 Nov 2019
Between the EarsThe M1 Symphony
The life of the M1 in words, sounds and an epic new work played by the BBC Philharmonic.
- 44 mins
- 27 Oct 2019
Between the EarsLiving in a Box
Living off grid whilst in university, fighting for settled status, but happier than ever.
- 14 mins
- 26 Oct 2019
Between the EarsLadino
In search of the language and culture of the Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain in 1492.
- 30 mins
- 06 Oct 2019
Between the EarsThe Egg Dealer
It's 1938 - there's been a brutal murder in Fife and the local 'egg dealer' is missing.
- 30 mins
- 22 Sep 2019