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Illuminated Episodes

  1. Lost In Lullabies

    When his son refuses his bedtime songs, Matt Edmonds wonders what magic lullabies hold.

  2. The Little Box Which Contains the World

    Emily Berry's exploration of agoraphobia.

  3. The Piano Boat

    The Piano Boat: navigating grief in music and water.

  4. Problems with Julia Masli

    There are so many problems in the world. Julia Masli has been trying to solve them.

  5. The Findhorn Garden

    In search of sonic transmissions from the nature spirit realm.

  6. Returned to Sender

    Join Clint Buffington on his hunt for messages in bottles and the people who sent them.

  7. Peanuts at 75

    Josh Cohen shares how Peanuts can help us navigate the frustrating squiggle of life.

  8. Driving, Driving, Driving on the Autobahn

    Alan Dein takes to the road to explore the cultural resonances of Kraftwerk鈥檚 Autobahn.

  9. How Trains Shrank Time and Space

    200 years after the birth of the modern railway we explore its impact on our modern world.

  10. Where the Distance Shimmers

    Laura Barton reflects on the shifting identity of Route 66.

  11. The Cat Killer Detectives

    A couple from London find themselves caught up in the search for the Croydon cat killer

  12. The Watch Case

    Watchmaker Rebecca Struthers has come to see the world's oldest watch - but is it real?

  13. Into the West

    Horatio Clare goes in search of the bird he鈥檚 loved since childhood: the red-billed chough

  14. A Taste of 蜜芽传媒

    We unbox care packages to explore flavours from China, India, Ireland and the Philippines.

  15. Don't Lose Your Head!

    A vicar takes on a church and discovers there's a decapitated head in the vestry.

  16. Target Girls

    Pull back the curtain on the hidden world behind the target girl鈥檚 silent, singular image.

  17. All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of 鈥榥atural radio鈥� - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  18. Still Me

    Tracey Okines - locked-in, not locked down - living boldly with humour, honesty and spirit

  19. The Frozen Light

    The world鈥檚 northernmost community celebrates the sun's return after months of darkness.

  20. Lost and Found

    Illuminated enters the world of a missing Jack Russell Terrier in St Neots, Cambridgeshire

  21. You've Got Worms

    Sink into the dirt to meet the hidden worms that squelch through the darkness.

  22. A Walk in Time

    Human time meets earth time on the Jurassic coast of Dorset.

  23. Doctor Dolittle and the Exploding Trout

    The environmental protest that shook Hollywood and saved a village.

  24. A Map of the Moon

    Producer and artist Siddharth Khajuria meets competing human imaginations for the moon.

  25. The Organ Symphony

    Five peoples' stories about their relationship with an internal organ - set to music.

  26. Mum in a Box

    Saba Husain receives an unexpected - and life-changing - box.

  27. The Big Ask

    How many questions have you asked today? Were any of your questions meaningful?

  28. Nobody to Call

    A moving online post leads Kevin Core into the world of 'lonely death' funeral appeals.

  29. Fantasy Park: Fifty Years On

    The greatest rock concert ever? Bob Harris hears the story.

  30. A Georgian Polyphonic Feast

    Come to a banquet of Georgian song, food and wine.

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