
Slow Radio
An antidote to today’s frenzied world. Step back, let go, immerse yourself: it’s time to go slow.Listen to the sounds of birds, mountain climbing, monks chatting as you go about your day. A lo-fi celebration of pure sound.
Latest episodes

May 29, 2022 • 29min
Very High Frequency Between Gravesend and Greenhithe
The sounds of a small boat on the tidal Thames and the calls on its two-way radio.

May 25, 2022 • 34min
Sounds of the Earth - April
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds. Featuring recordings of spring birdsong in Bath, Leamington Spa, Gloucestershire, and the island of Mauritius, sent in by Radio 3 Breakfast listeners Colette Wilson, Anthea Asprey, Judy Bailey and John Fenner.

Apr 24, 2022 • 30min
Slow Motion Sounds
Stockholm-based artist Milo Lavén reveals the hidden world within slowed-down sounds.

Apr 19, 2022 • 34min
Sounds of the Earth - March
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds, from the Fens to the Scilly Isles via St Albans and Shaftesbury. Featuring recordings of birds, frogs and horses made by Radio 3 listeners Susie Nicholls, Tom Perrett, David Learner and Stuart Macer.

Mar 27, 2022 • 29min
Coventry's Riley Square
City life and moments of calm – a sound portrait of Riley Square in Coventry, recorded with artists Georgiou & Tolley.

Mar 16, 2022 • 32min
Sounds of the Earth - February
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds, from Kenya to New Zealand via Lancashire and the Cotswolds. Featuring recordings made by Radio3 Breakfast listeners Cathy Tattersfield and Josh Clarke, and BBC Natural History recordists Trevor Gosling and Nigel Tucker.

Feb 25, 2022 • 29min
Northumberland's Electric Coast
The sounds of energy generation across the industrial heart of Northumberland.

Jan 30, 2022 • 31min
Sounds of the Earth - January
Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds. From midwinter on the English coast to the floodplains of Central Brazil via an Oxfordshire canal and a Somerset millpond, this month's mix focuses on birds.Includes listener recordings made by Michael Bawtree and Paul Miles, BBC Natural History Unit recordings from Tim Bevan and Paul Reddish, and several made by sound recordist Chris Watson.

Jan 6, 2022 • 30min
Nick Luscombe's Japan Winter
Tokyo-based DJ and broadcaster Nick Luscombe explores the sound of winter in Japan.

Jan 2, 2022 • 29min
A Sonic Journey across the Universe
The sounds of the cosmos revealed through the sonification of astronomical data.
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