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Illuminated Episodes

  1. Driving, Driving, Driving on the Autobahn

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

  2. How Trains Shrank Time and Space

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

  3. Where the Distance Shimmers

    Laura Barton reflects on the shifting identity of Route 66.

  4. The Cat Killer Detectives

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

  5. The Watch Case

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

  6. Into the West

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

  7. A Taste of 蜜芽传媒

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

  8. Don't Lose Your Head!

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

  9. Target Girls

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

  10. All Under One Magnetosphere

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

  11. Still Me

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

  12. The Frozen Light

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

  13. Lost and Found

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

  14. You've Got Worms

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

  15. A Walk in Time

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

  16. Doctor Dolittle and the Exploding Trout

    The environmental protest that shook Hollywood and saved a village.

  17. A Map of the Moon

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

  18. The Organ Symphony

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

  19. Mum in a Box

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

  20. The Big Ask

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

  21. Nobody to Call

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

  22. Fantasy Park: Fifty Years On

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

  23. A Georgian Polyphonic Feast

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

  24. The Story of Solent City

    Owen Hatherley presents the extraordinary story of the Solent City plan.

  25. Night Bus

    Ian Burke celebrates Manchester's new night bus service.

  26. The Endemic Truth

    As reports of child sexual abuse rise, survivors unite for meaningful action.

  27. Thirty Eulogies

    The story of haemophiliac Suresh Vaghela.

  28. Robben Island鈥檚 Hallelujah

    The story of Handel's famous chorus performed on Robben Island.

  29. Bellboy

    Can Marcus save the bells that changed his life?

  30. Scattering

    Tim Dee reflects on the scattering of his father's ashes.

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