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Into the Ether
What happens to a documentary medium which evaporates into the air? In this Archive on 4, we explore how our memory for radio documentaries might shape the sound of their future.
What happens to a documentary medium which evaporates into the air? In this Archive on 4, we explore how our memory for radio documentaries might shape the sound of their future.
Unearthing audio treasures from the radiophonic past and fragments of lost features, this documentary explores the creative invitations of radio’s past and asks whether the imaginative possibilities of the medium might change if we chose to remember it differently.
Original music by Phil Smith
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4