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Illuminated Episodes

  1. Precious Stones

    A journey through stone, memory, and the traces we leave behind.

  2. Unreliable Narrator

    After a violent assault left him with no memory, Stephen McAll pieces together his story.

  3. A Most Magickal Encounter

    In which one Dee has a most magical encounter with another.

  4. Dear Gilbert, Dear Gordon

    Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain.

  5. Later Life Letter

    A love letter to one of the most important letters anyone can receive

  6. July Morning

    We await sunrise at Bulgaria’s July Morning festival – named after a British rock song.

  7. If We Can Walk Together

    Two men scarred by conflict unite to champion peace across the Israeli-Palestinian divide.

  8. A Body of Water

    What pulls so many of us to rivers and oceans at moments of rupture or change?

  9. The House in the Hole

    Why did a County Durham killer come to be seen by some as a folk hero?

  10. Voices from the Beach

    Chance encounters and unexpected conversations on the beach with poet Saili Katebe.

  11. My Sister’s Daughter

    Love by other means. A kinship care story.

  12. Tarot and the Art of Creativity

    What will the tarot cards reveal for creatives Ben Okri, Lola Kirke and Jessica Knappett?

  13. The East Light

    Margot McCuaig ascends The East Lighthouse, illuminating the voices that dwell there.

  14. Strong Women

    World champion Strongwomen redefine power and what it really means to be strong.

  15. Me, Myself and the MRI

    A hospital visit, going inside a MRI scanner - that talks back.

  16. Andy Mycock: Named, Unashamed

    Reflections on life with a terrible surname.

  17. Journey through a cow

    Join a farmer, a cheesemaker, a philosopher and a scientist on a guided tour through a cow

  18. Harrier Angels

    Robert Macfarlane on C16th carvings of angels based on the wings of hen and marsh harriers

  19. Outpatient

    In 2018, Harriet Madeley found out she was going to die. Then again, aren't we all?

  20. Swimming with Jimmy

    There’s joy and peace in the depths of a swimming pool, if only you can learn to let go.

  21. The Alpenpost: A Girl's Guide to Fighting Hitler and Stalin

    The Alpenpost: both a love letter to a distant father and a chronicle of European darkness

  22. Cannon Fodder

    Memory, myth and meaning from lives shattered in a global conflict that resonate still.

  23. The Extractor

    Hilik Magnus reflects on the values that inspire him to rescue people for a living.

  24. A Lemur’s Song

    What can a critically endangered species of lemur tell us about the origins of music?

  25. Functioning

    Two women share a rare insight into their secret lives as 'functioning alcoholics'.

  26. Bolton: The Happiest Town on Earth?

    Does Bolton hold the secret to happiness?

  27. Dreaming the Third Reich

    The story of Charlotte Beradt's subversive dream project under Nazi rule.

  28. The Metaphor Consultant

    The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee

  29. Into the Owambe

    A vibrant exploration of a Nigerian party that helped a generation call Britain home.

  30. Bass Notes

    Jah Wobble explores a life immersed at the low end of the sonic spectrum.

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