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Slow Radio Episodes

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    Sounds of the Earth

    Immerse yourself in the universe of sound.

  2. Sounds of the Earth

    Norwegian ravens, Galapagos seawaters, bowerbirds and creaking ice floes in Japan.

  3. Sound Walk: Winter Wanderer

    Travel writer Horatio Clare takes a walk in the Black Forest, and thinks about wandering

  4. Slow Sheep in Southern Spain

    Writer Chris Stewart takes us to meet some shepherds in the mountains of Alpujarras.

  5. Offa's Dyke

    An immersive experience of the British countryside with Horatio Clare.

  6. Nightingales

    A magical late night duet between a shakuhachi player and a nightingale

  7. Listening to Lalibela

    A sound journey to an timeless world in the Ethiopian holy city of Lalibela

  8. Life on a Shanty Boat

    A 20-minute watery odyssey - idling down the Tennessee River.

  9. Kabukicho, Tokyo鈥檚 Entertainment District

    Nick Luscombe heads to 鈥榮leepless town鈥�, known for drinking dens and seedy back streets.

  10. Into the Forest: Squam Lake, New Hampshire

    A montage of sounds from the forests around Squam Lake, New Hampshire during the Fall.

  11. Into the Forest: Sherwood Forest

    Step into Sherwood Forest at night with tawny owls calling to each other in the trees.

  12. Into the Eerie

    Rob St John explores the idea of eeriness in the English landscape.

  13. Dementia Voices

    People with dementias and their carers talk movingly about their everyday lives.

  14. Container Ship Karaoke

    Nathaniel Mann joins lonely seafarers on a container ship for some modern sea shanties.

  15. Bach Walks: Episode 5

    Horatio Clare walks from Roseburg along the Old Salt Road to M枚lln and on to L眉beck.

  16. Bach Walks: Episode 4

    Horatio Clare follows the River Ilmenau from Medingen to Bienebuttel.

  17. Bach Walks: Episode 3

    Horatio Clare retraces Bach's footsteps from the beeches of the Oderwald to Wolfenbuttel.

  18. Bach Walks: Episode 2

    Horatio Clare retraces JS Bach's 250-mile journey to visit his hero.

  19. Bach Walks: Episode 1

    Retracing the 20-year-old Bach's 250-mile journey across Germany in search of his hero.

  20. Bach Walks

    In 1705, a young musician set out on an epic journey to meet his hero...

  21. Armistice Sonic Memorials

    The sounds of battlefields across the world today 鈥� from the Somme to Afghanistan

  22. Along the River Severn

    Sounds of the River Severn from source to sea, with Petroc Trelawny.

  23. A Walk in the New Forest

    Calming birdsong and the crunch of leaves from the New Forest in spring.

  24. A Snowy Forest Near Oslo

    Capturing sounds from the forest, including hibernating tadpoles beneath the snow.

  25. A Mountain Climb in the Lake District

    The poet Helen Mort and her friend Andrew set off on a climb up Middle Fell Buttress.

  26. A Moment of Calm in Gwydyr Forest

    Get surrounded by nature - birdsong, rustling leaves and the stillness of the forest.

  27. A Journey Along the Sacred River

    Sounds of the sacred from around the world, introduced by Neil MacGregor.

  28. A Festive Reindeer Wonderland

    Have yourself a serene little Christmas with the sounds of reindeer and an enchanted wood.

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