Slow Radio

Disengage from the frenzied pace of modern life with this diverse selection of programmes. Tune in, drop out. It's time to go slow.

Radio 3,139 episodes

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Sleeper Train
A collage of rhythm and movement as overnight trains weave their way across Ukraine.
25 Feb 2024,30 mins
Morocco Suite
Travels across the southeast of Morocco: a sonic road trip in four movements.
28 Jan 2024,30 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Husky Howls and Oystercatchers
Relax with a mix of music and natural sounds.
09 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Clock
Time unravels in this hypnotic audio journey inside the delicate mechanism of the clock.
01 Jan 2024,29 mins
Berlin's Hidden Soundscape
A combination of field recordings and images translated to sound.
05 Nov 2023,29 mins
Sound Mirrors on Romney Marsh
Echoes from the sea and the sky: a visit to the Romney Marsh acoustic mirrors.
29 Oct 2023,31 mins
Sounds of the Earth: From the Himalayas to Dehli
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
13 Oct 2023,30 mins
A Journey Through Ramallah
A journey through Ramallah captures nature sounds and a community's musical rhythm.
01 Oct 2023,30 mins
The Legend of the Grigna
Sounds of an ascent on foot to the summit of the imposing North Grigna Mountain in Italy.
24 Sep 2023,30 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Rooks, Bats and Toads
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
20 Sep 2023,31 mins
The Hum of the Hive
Immerse yourself in the sound world of honeybees.
27 Aug 2023,29 mins
Sounds of the Earth: The BBC Wild Isles Mix
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
11 Aug 2023,37 mins
Transmitter
What do BBC transmitters hear at 11.30 at night?
25 Jun 2023,30 mins
Sounds of the Earth: The Blackbird, the Nightingale and the New-born Lamb
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
16 May 2023,30 mins
The Sounds of the BBC’s Wild Isles
Sounds from the BBC television series Wild Isles, introduced by Sir David Attenborough.
02 Apr 2023,29 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Brazilian Rainforest and Banjo Frogs
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
29 Mar 2023,30 mins
Inside the Temple
Following the rhythm of worship in a Hindu temple across a whole day.
26 Mar 2023,30 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Seychelles and Barbados
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
06 Mar 2023,31 mins
The Glacier in Retreat
Charting the progress of glaciers through recordings from deep within and around them.
26 Feb 2023,30 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Scottish Highlands, Faroe Islands
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
31 Jan 2023,30 mins
A Journey Across the Steppes
Experience an immersive journey by train across the vast expanse of the Kazakh Steppe.
29 Jan 2023,29 mins
A Sunday Walk Through Harlem
A Sunday stroll through the New York neighbourhood of Harlem on a cold winter's day.
25 Dec 2022,30 mins
The Reindeer
The Reindeer follows the epic travels of a reindeer mother and her young.
24 Dec 2022,29 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Sanderlings on Shetland, Birds in Buenos Aires
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
14 Dec 2022,31 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Water Falling, Curlews Calling
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
30 Nov 2022,27 mins
Sounds of the Earth: City Sparrows, Wallowing Elephants
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
08 Nov 2022,24 mins
Underground Wales
Owen Sheers's radio poem explores the sound world of the underground spaces of Wales.
30 Oct 2022,29 mins
Sounds of the Earth: Cows, Rain and a Wren
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
04 Oct 2022,32 mins
Fair Winds
The ever-present and changing sound of the wind on Fair Isle.
28 Aug 2022,29 mins
Sounds of the Earth: May
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds.
22 Jul 2022,39 mins