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Illuminated Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 19:15
    BBC Radio 4

    The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive

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

  2. Wednesday 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Grand North Atlantic Home Video Archive

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

  3. Wednesday 15:30
    BBC Radio 4

    All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  4. Thursday 15:30
    BBC Radio 4

    The Metaphor Consultant

    The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee

  5. Next Friday 23:30
    BBC Radio 4

    All Under One Magnetosphere

    Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.

  6. Next Sunday 19:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Ringing the Bullring

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

  7. Wed 26 Aug 2026 15:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Ringing the Bullring

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

  8. Wed 26 Aug 2026 15:30
    BBC Radio 4

    Lab-Grown Life

    Caroline Steel explores how synthetic biology is helping us to engineer life.

  9. Sun 30 Aug 2026 19:15
    BBC Radio 4

    Bouncing off the Walls: A Prison Soundscape

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

  10. Thu 3 Sep 2026 16:30
    BBC Radio 4

    The Power of the Bayeux Tapestry

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