Radio Atlas

An unsettling portrait of snipers in the midst of the war in Bosnia in 1992. By Stephen Schwartz for DR (19th December 1992) Familiar surroundings transform and friends and acquaintances turn into enemies. Contains content that listeners may find distressing. Sniper was the winner of the 1993 Prix Italia for Documentary. In the transcript for … Continue reading "Sniper"

An organist opens up the sound of silence. By Phoebe McIndoe and Marta Medvešek (2023) Made in 1929 to accompany silent movies, with 913 pipes and 66 registers, it was the biggest cinema organ in Germany. But the organ’s grandeur wasn’t celebrated for long. Soon after its construction, sound film took over and the Babylon’s … Continue reading "Kinoorgel Babylon"

A prelude into a world where language and magic are one. By Axel Kacoutié (2023) This was created as part of the audio artist Axel Kacoutié’s live In The Dark event – an evening of magical audio, conjuring aural visions to transport you through time, and space, returning you back to yourself and the world. It … Continue reading "A Mother Tongue (Magic Prelude)"

Three children care for their mother as her words start to fall away. By Aurélia Balboni (2015) ‘My Mother’s Words’ (‘Les Mots de Ma Mère’) tells the everyday life of a woman who loses her words. By her side, her three children, each in their own way, watch over her, set the tempo and organise … Continue reading "My Mother’s Words"

A grandfather and granddaughter explore a silence in their family history. By Max-Lena Vanden Eynde (2022) Max-Lena Vanden Eynde’s grandfather grew up in a family of fifteen children. In 1940, the two eldest sons – Pol and Louis – were called up as reserve recruits. Only one of the two brothers returned home after the … Continue reading "At the Foot of the Bed"

A homage to the Giallo film genre, set within the True Crime podcasting scene. By Ross Sutherland for Imaginary Advice (2022) Story by Ross Sutherland Translated by Cristina Marras (cristinamarras.com) Performed by Cristina Marras and Ross Sutherland Additional voice acting by Andrea de’Cesco, Gianfranco Bitti, Fausta Laddomada Original music by Jeremy Warmsley (jeremywarmsley.com) Produced by … Continue reading "The True Crime of Your Frozen Death"

An audio feature for the animal world By Saška Rakef, Tina Kozin, Bojana Šaljić Podešva, Matjaž Miklič and Pia Brezavšcek (2021) Plunge into the sonic landscape of the jackal, as they stalk around a human settlement. Listen as voices from the Anthropocene emerge from busted radios, talking into the night. Directed by Saška Rakef Script … Continue reading "The Voice of Jackal"

A vision from beneath the waves By Caroline Sascha Cogez (2021) Winner of the Københavns Radiobiograf Shortdox 2021 With Andreas Skovby Hansen Interview, edit and sound design by Caroline Sascha Cogez For a longer Danish version of Andreas’ story click here.

An elderly couple tumble into a dialogue with the frogs in their pond. By Ruben Nachtergaele and Eva De Groote (2021) For ‘City of Fables’ six people were scouted in the city of Bruges, each of them with a remarkable story about an encounter with an animal. These interviews were the starting point for six … Continue reading "Heralds of Rain"

Two lives intersect at a country’s edge. By Sigita Vegytė for LRT (2021) In the summer of 2021, dozens, and later hundreds, of people started illegally crossing the Lithuanian border from Belarus every day. As a result, Lithuania reinforced its border protection, building a metal fence and a barbed-wire barrier and assigning troops to help … Continue reading "I Remember His Look"