As the air gets colder and the days get shorter, we could all use a little laughter. January 20th is “Blue Monday”, supposedly the saddest day of the entire year. In preparation, Talia Augustidis has spent the past 12 months curating a collection of “funny sounds” – a joyful mix of audio documentaries, sketches and […]

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Are you human? Step into a world where we abandon this idea and call for new genres of existence. Axel Kacoutié is curating an evening of audio storytelling that goes beyond the fringes of biology, technology and law, which we are so used to using to define our bodies. Alongside pieces by international makers, Axel […]

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Inspired by this year’s RESONATE Podcast Festival, In The Dark and Sound Fields are hosting an evening of innovative, captivating audio pieces which blur the boundary between fact and fiction. RESONATE’s 2024 theme is “Docu-fiction”, so Talia Augustidis has scoured through audio archives to curate a selection of pieces that make you think, laugh and […]

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An informal get-together for those making podcasts and radio documentaries in the Bristol area. Whether you are a veteran producer, or looking to start pursuing your sonic visions, come and meet others in the audio community to share your experience and get to know others in the field! Free event.WHEN: Friday 18th October – from […]

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The Rom-Com Game is a story-generation exercise where one writer tries to bring two characters together and the opposing writer tries to break them apart. At this special live event, Imaginary Advice will be previewing a brand new story: a collaboration between Ross Sutherland and novelist Joe Dunthorne (The Adulterants, Submarine). Control of the story will pass […]

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Nick van der Kolk is presenting a new and never-before-heard work-in-progress and hidden gems from his critically acclaimed podcasts: Love + Radio and The Secrets Hotline. First published in 2005, Love + Radio is the longest running narrative podcast in the world. The Guardian named as one of the greatest podcasts of all time: “It […]

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Terroir, from the French word meaning earth or soil. It’s, a term traditionally used in gastronomy to define and explain how the environmental factors in a wine’s provenance affects its taste. But couldn’t every single thing that is grown for us to eat be affected by its own terroir?     As part of the the XMTR […]

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Join us for an inspiring evening of creative and experimental audio from new producers, held at the beautiful Dalston East Curve Garden. A team of curators from In The Dark and Transmission Roundhouse will listen to over 200 pieces sent in by audio creators from around the world – from students to self-taught producers to […]

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What does the everyday sound like? How do we inhabit the quotidian at this time of unravelling?  In the beautiful concert room of Burgh House, Phil Smith is presenting pieces from two ongoing projects: Tagebuch and Settings. Settings brings together interview material, found sound, field recordings and live music to ‘set’ the words of a selection of poems, […]

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