BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated

Bouncing off the Walls: A Prison Soundscape

Ric Renton explores the meaning of sound in prison, both to inmates and prison officers.

Arguably best in the world, will Birmingham win the 2026 12-Bell Striking Contest?

Séamas O'Reilly unravels the mystery of his father's unusual film archive.

Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.

A journey through stone, memory, and the traces we leave behind.

After a violent assault left him with no memory, Stephen McAll pieces together his story.

In which one Dee has a most magical encounter with another.

Olly Alexander reads from letters about the experience of gay men in wartime Britain.

A love letter to one of the most important letters anyone can receive

We await sunrise at Bulgaria’s July Morning festival – named after a British rock song.