Between the Ears Episodes Episode guide
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Return of the Monster from the Id
In 1956, the film Forbidden Planet introduced the world to the music of the future.
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A Song of Bricks and Mortar
A feature in which artists give insight into their creative process.
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Time Travelling in Italy - Finding My Religion
A time machine in the world's largest underground temple? Secrets of Damanhur revealed.
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It's Just Where I Put My Words: A Voice Remembered
Sebastiane Hegarty explores voice, recording and memory in a sound portrait of his mother.
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Sebald's Apocalyptic Vision
An essay on the writings of WG Sebald, prompted by a theatre version of one of his novels.
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A is for Aardvark
Alan Dein discusses why business use the word aardvark as a name.
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Mighty Beast
Documentary version of Sean Borodale's poem set at a cattle market.
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Space Ham
A celebrationg of amateur radio enthusiasts who eavesdrop on space exploration.
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The Scalpel and the Bow
A feature comparing the worlds of the medical surgeon and performing musicians.
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My Life in the Ghosts of Bush
An evocation of the sounds of Bush House, formerly home of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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The Art and Craft of Approaching Your Head of Department to Submit a Request for a Raise
A radio version of Georges Perec's avant-garde book about asking for a salary raise.
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Disequilibrium
Sound designer Nick Ryan explores the disorientating effects of a balance disorder.
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Belongings
Following people making difficult decisions about what to keep and what to throw away.
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Between the Ears: Saying Goodbye Again and Again
A sonic journey through Xu Zhimo's famous Chinese poem: Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again.
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The Odyssey of Eels
From the Sargasso to Somerset and back, James Crowden traces the writhing odyssey of eels.
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The Houses that Fall into the Sea
A snapshot of houses and people threatened by the sea on the east Yorkshire coast.
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In Search of the Balinese Scarecrow
A magical sound journey through Bali - where gamelan music intertwines with nature.
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Invisible Cities
Documentary revealing hidden, fantastical, heartbreaking and surreal stories in cities.
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When You're Gone, You're Gone
English composer Jocelyn Pook asks 'what happens when we die?' Scored with new music.
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Not Quite Cricket
The first-ever Australian cricket tour of England in 1868, re-imagined by Jon Rose.
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Cowdust Time
A sound portrait of Indian twilight, known as 'cowdust time'.
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Obituary Notice
Documentary about the daily obituary readings on North Carolina radio station WPAQ 740AM.
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Tap City
Three dancers describe how they are taking tap-dancing into new areas.
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Ghost Lines
Poet Julia Copus recounts in verse and personal testimony her experience of IVF.
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Use It Or Lose It
A play by Peter Blegvad and Iain Chambers charting the failing memory of a fictional GP.
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Horse
A poem by Katrina Porteous and composer Peter Zinoviev inspired by the Uffington Horse.
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Berlin Project
Artist Tacita Dean's audio artwork, Berlin Project, based on the sound of the city.
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On the Rubble of My Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ I Played My Flute
A memoir in sound by Chinese flautist Guo Yue.
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Playing the Form
Westerners describe ways in which playing T'ai Chi has changed their lives.
