In the Dark & Mayfest Radio present Paraskevidekatriaphobia (the fear of Friday 13th). A communal, lights-out listening event at The Wardrobe Theatre. Come and get (un) lucky for Friday the 13th with a night of audio adventures and storytelling in sound from In the Dark. Radio tales of good luck run dry, bad omens, ill fortune, […]
This month we’ve teamed up with The Grant Museum and Bat Detective for an after hours auditory exploration of bats. Bats use sound like no other animal, using ultrasonic waves of sound to navigate and find prey in a world of near complete darkness. Discover the strange and unheard calls of these creatures of […]
Good news! The application deadline for the Whicker Awards has been extended until 14th February 2016! The In The Dark Audio Award is taking a sabbatical year, but never fear! We’ve teamed up with The Whickers World Foundation who have created a new audio award, to be presented at Sheffield Doc/Fest, dedicated to reward outstanding […]
We are so happy to be kicking off 2016 with composer and producer, Iain Chambers. Iain has a unique history working in sound and radio, having produced specialist music programmes for BBC Radio 3 for 10 years, co-founded music concrète collective Langham Research Centre and formed the forward-thinking arts and media co-operative Open Audio. Most recently […]
Back in October the In The Dark London gang were invited to take part in a week long residency in Margate for the PRAH Foundation. They did lots of listening, recording and improvised musical audio drama (really). Some things worked, some didn’t, some will definitely work at some point in the future (when we get […]
The In The Dark Audio Award is taking a sabbatical year, but never fear! We’ve teamed up with The Whickers World Foundation who have created a new audio award, to be presented at Sheffield Doc/Fest, dedicated to reward outstanding radio documentaries and podcasts. The award winners will still reflect the In The Dark sensibilities, but with a […]
Resonance FM, London’s groundbreaking art radio station returns to In The Dark. Join us at The Social for a hand picked selection of experimental rarities from an archive covering more than thirteen years of highly original broadcasting. In a first for In The Dark, Resonance Radio Orchestra will join us for a live radio art performance written and composed […]
We’re back at the British Library and for this season we’ve been thinking about people’s imaginations, their dreamscapes, their inner voices and inner worlds. Paul Wilson (Curator of Radio at British Library), Hugh Chignell (Professor of Media History at Bournemouth University) and Dr Amanda Wrigley (Research Fellow at University of Westminster) have delved into the archives […]
In the Dark Radio returns to the Manchester Science Festival, with a sonic exploration of food, cravings, and appetite. In a specially-commissioned work by the award-winning sound designer, Eloise Whitmore, In the Dark brings you gastronomic sounds & culinary noises. Join us for an audio adventure through our mysterious desires. From the science of food […]