Radio Atlas

A vibrant, tender documentary exploring the complex, fierce love uniting Matěj and his family. By Tereza Reková for Czech Radio Dvojka (25th December 2016) Matěj has perfect pitch and a phenomenal memory – often speaking in remembered fragments of fairytales and television shows. He also suffers from extensive autism with signs of Asperger syndrome. Winner of … Continue reading "Matěj"

A tender goodnight when the morning is uncertain. Produced by Eva Moeraert (2016) Winner of the 2017 HearSay Festival ‘Celebrate’ GanBéarla Award and the 2016 Korte Golf Radio Prize. In remembrance of Bernard De Rycke, with special thanks to Bernard and his wife Machteld Van Vlaenderen.

An operatic love story in its final act. Produced by Sindre Leganger for NRK (16th October 2016) Freddie Bagron, a retired opera singer, is preparing for an important performance – an act of love for his terminally ill wife, Turid. The doctors tell him Turid’s cancer is incurable but in Freddie’s mind, Turid is recovering.

The former Danish professional football player, Bo Henriksen, gives his team a testosterone-heavy pre-match speech. Produced by Ole Fugl Hørkilde and Kim G. Hansen for Radio24syv (14th September 2013) An inspirational bonus episode of the podcast to mark Radio Atlas’s second birthday.

A lonely man waits for someone to sit and listen. By Susanne Björkman for Sveriges Radio (1974) A short documentary from one of Susanne Björkman’s first radio assignments. A serendipitous recording of a lonely man in a ‘Beer Cafe’ in Malmö. As Susanne approached his table, he began a spontaneous monologue about his loneliness, which … Continue reading "Man at Beer Cafe"

An impressionistic documentary about strangers meeting in darkness. Produced by Jiri Slavicinsky for Czech Radio (February 2017) Blindfold Yourself was shortlisted for the 2017 HearSay Festival ‘Celebrate’ GanBéarla Award. It was recorded in November 2016, at the Hug workshop/performance, organized by British composer Verity Standen and the Prague association Voicescope.

In February 2015, Joachim Gerhard has reached the city of Elbeyli on the border between Turkey and Syria and stands within sight of Kobane, a city under fire. He shouts in despair into his phone. He is trying to persuade his two sons Mike (18) and Klaus (25) to come back to Germany with him. … Continue reading "Papa, We’re in Syria"

A documentary-fairytale set at Christmas. Produced by Kristin Heien for NRK P2 Radio Documentary (20th December 2015)

Intimacy and distance between lovers in a late night conversation. Produced by Sayre Quevedo (2017)

On a dark night, in a small Danish town, Thomas Andersen has a violent encounter with his double. Produced by Thomas Arent Andersen for Third Ear x Politiken (9th November 2015)

What remains when we start to disappear? Resounding with music, humour and humanity this feature blends the story of a pianist documenting his own decline and the residents of a care home near the Dutch border of Essen. Musically interweaving reality and fiction we dive into the internal world of people who feel that they are … Continue reading "Everyday Something Disappears"

An astronomer’s daughter ventures into his past – exploring the universe inside his head as his words and memories begin to leave him. Produced by Maartje Duin for VPRO (22nd October 2015)

An immersive look at the lives of drug addicts in the French countryside. Moving between young women struggling to loosen the grip of heroin on their lives and the people employed to help treat them, arrest them and monitor them. Produced by Mehdi Ahoudig for ARTE Radio (2014) Winner of the Prix Europa for Best … Continue reading "Junkies in the Country"

Everyone in this story is dead. Everyone except its storyteller, Bengt Bok. As he walks around a cemetery, the voices of people he’s interviewed in the past emerge from the earth. Produced by Bengt Bok for Sveriges Radio (2016)

A montage of mothers trying to reach their children. Produced by Mathilde Guermonprez for ARTE Radio (2015)

Waves of memory, the story of a light going out – an exploration of love, loss and parallel worlds. Produced by Þorgerður E. Sigurðardóttir for RANA/Radiophonic Narration (2009) Þorgerður E. Sigurðardóttir takes us into the story of Sigrún, an Icelandic woman reliving memories of loss and love, searching for solitude in her house by the … Continue reading "Still Swimming"

A dynamic sonic portrait of the 2001 crisis in Argentina. The sound artist Joaquín Cófreces explores how a society becomes an accomplice to its own misfortune. Produced by Joaquín Cófreces for FM La Tribu (2005) ‘Robbery’ won the second prize in the feature category at the Bienal de Radio Mexico in 2006 as well as … Continue reading "Robbery"

An interview with a writer called Writer veers into dangerous territory. Produced by Katharina Smets for VPRO (20th February 2015) This was the third part of a series called ‘Detroit Detour’, produced in collaboration with the musician Inne Eysermans for VPRO in the Netherlands. The series was made possible by the support of the Dutch … Continue reading "Writer"

A tender documentary about love, invention and a light that hasn’t gone out. Produced by Sindre Leganger for NRK (26th April 2014) From the light of the stars overhead, to the constant mysterious glow of a bulb in 87 year old Harald Brobakken’s apartment, Sindre Leganger’s documentary explores ideas of invention, love and imagination with extraordinary … Continue reading "Still Glowing...