The Beauty of Everyday Things

Poet Ian McMillan explores the beauty of everyday things, places and encounters.

• 29 mins

Brood X

Stories and memories of four summers when the Brood X cicadas came to town.

• 28 mins

Shifting Soundscapes

Sound artist Alice Boyd retraces the steps of legendary field recordist Martyn Stewart.

• 29 mins

Becoming German

British Jews are taking back the German citizenship that was stripped from their forebears

• 29 mins

The Psychology of a Second Life

Broadcaster Jaz Singh explores the psychology behind secret second lives.

• 29 mins

The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag

A poetic meditation on alcohol, psychosis, crime and prison.

• 28 mins

Sybil Phoenix, a Civil Life

A radio portrait of Sybil Phoenix, the first black woman to receive an MBE, in 1972.

• 29 mins

Infinite Scroll

The writer and sleep-deprived parent of a newborn, Ross Sutherland, stares into infinity.

• 29 mins

Reaching for Rossini

Young opera singers and their teachers reveal the beauty of Italian 'bel canto' singing.

• 28 mins

Hervé's Way: The Story of a One-legged Pilgrim

The amputee who recovered his will to live walking a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

• 28 mins

A Man Without Bees

Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo from Kenya's 'Land of Bees' looks for answers.

• 29 mins

Lasting Lessons

Five 17-year-olds volunteer for six months at a hospice. How will they fare?

• 29 mins

The Suitcase

Folk singer Sean Cooney opens his special suitcase full of stories of love, hope and joy.

• 29 mins

We Are Not Alone

In 1980s America, John P Timmerman recorded thousands of UFO stories in shopping malls.

• 28 mins

Rebirth

What happened when Clive Hammond's heart stopped beating?

• 29 mins

Reclusion

Will Self meditates on his withdrawal from city life and the meaning of reclusion.

• 27 mins

The Sun Does Shine

The story of Anthony Ray Hinton who spent years on death row for crimes he didn't commit.

• 28 mins

The Last of the Blind Piano Tuners

A sonic portrait of a disappearing craft through the lives of four blind piano tuners.

• 29 mins

Dark Crossing

A cross-Atlantic journey turns into a gripping psychological thriller.

• 29 mins

Voices from the Bog

Old voices offer new perspectives on the discovery of Lindow Man and Woman, 40 years on.

• 29 mins

Stockport: Britain's Karaoke Town

The crazy tale that Karaoke was invented in Stockport and stolen by the Japanese.

• 29 mins

The Horse at the Door

Why is Isy Suttie haunted by the memory of a creepy old horse knocking at her door?

• 29 mins

Ceefax Strikes Back... with Count Binface

Count Binface resurrects the mighty Ceefax. With one small hitch. It’s on the radio.

• 29 mins

My Night With Tracy - How the Darwin Cyclone Made a Man of Mike Thomson

Illuminated - Radio 4's home for creative documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.

• 29 mins

The Shipping Forecast: A Haven

Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day.

• 28 mins

One Hundred Ways of Listening

Distracted, privatised, enchanted. Tom Rice expands what it means to listen.

• 28 mins

God Next Door

Meet the Manchester man who believes he is God - and the people who share his belief.

• 28 mins

In Pieces

In this sound-rich, tender meditation, Hana Walker Brown examines burnout.

• 29 mins

Anger and Us

Siblings Sam and Bon Stone are angry. For the first time, they explore how they feel.

• 29 mins

The Memory Catcher

Can taking a photograph keep hold of the person you love even when they have no memory?

• 28 mins