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Illuminated Episodes

  1. The Big Ask

    How many questions have you asked today? Were any of your questions meaningful?

  2. Nobody to Call

    A moving online post leads Kevin Core into the world of 'lonely death' funeral appeals.

  3. Fantasy Park: Fifty Years On

    The greatest rock concert ever? Bob Harris hears the story.

  4. A Georgian Polyphonic Feast

    Come to a banquet of Georgian song, food and wine.

  5. The Story of Solent City

    Owen Hatherley presents the extraordinary story of the Solent City plan.

  6. Night Bus

    Ian Burke celebrates Manchester's new night bus service.

  7. The Endemic Truth

    As reports of child sexual abuse rise, survivors unite for meaningful action.

  8. Thirty Eulogies

    The story of haemophiliac Suresh Vaghela.

  9. Bellboy

    Can Marcus save the bells that changed his life?

  10. Scattering

    Tim Dee reflects on the scattering of his father's ashes.

  11. The Memory Catcher

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

  12. Anger and Us

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

  13. In Pieces

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

  14. One Hundred Ways of Listening

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

  15. The Shipping Forecast: A Haven

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

  16. 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.

  17. Ceefax Strikes Back... with Count Binface

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

  18. The Horse at the Door

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

  19. Stockport: Britain's Karaoke Town

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

  20. Voices from the Bog

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

  21. Dark Crossing

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

  22. The Last of the Blind Piano Tuners

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

  23. The Sun Does Shine

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

  24. Reclusion

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

  25. Rebirth

    What happened when Clive Hammond's heart stopped beating?

  26. We Are Not Alone

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

  27. The Suitcase

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

  28. Lasting Lessons

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

  29. A Man Without Bees

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

  30. Reaching for Rossini

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

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