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Falling Tree Productions

@fallingtreeprod.bsky.social
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We make documentaries and audio art for radio, podcasts and public spaces. Subscribe to the Falling Tree podcast to listen to audio docs and radio features from our three decades of radio-making - podfollow.com/6812121787 www.fallingtree.co.uk

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Weird Noise @weirdnoisezine.bsky.social · 7h
NEW ZINE - A Library Out of Air! Learn more in the Falling Tree quarterly newsletter below… weirdnoisezine.bigcartel.com/product/a-li...
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A Library Out of Air
An A6, 20-page guide to editing Wikipedia and essay on the evaporating artforms of radio and podcasting. Printed at PRINT.WORK in Leeds. Shipped with accompanying postcard. Over the next year, Falling...
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 7h
Building libraries out of air, the new Falling Tree archive podcast and a search for a shared audio language… Read our latest quarterly newsletter here - substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Poet and the Journalist
Building a Library Out of Air, a new Falling Tree archive podcast and the search for an audio language
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Step inside the House of Dreams… today’s edition of the Falling Tree podcast The artist Stephen Wright has spent years transforming every inch of the house he lives in into a work of art - reverberating with love, dreams, fantasies and past lives. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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Lucy Potter @lucypotter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Catching up with the BBC doc 'Faithless', which follows people who have left a religion. It highlights the lived experiences of growing up in what they term ‘high-control’ religions, the risks of leaving, and the challenges of navigating life afterwards. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Illuminated - Faithless - BBC Sounds
Examining the line between religious devotion and unhealthy control.
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Listening to the BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Faithless' last night, I was moved by the courage of the apostates who shared their stories, and heartened to see the BBC spotlight such an underrepresented group. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Illuminated - Faithless - BBC Sounds
Examining the line between religious devotion and unhealthy control.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy 80th to the Third! Here’s the anniversary doc Alan Hall made for their 60th… m.soundcloud.com/fallingtreep...
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Three And The Third
Stream Three And The Third by Falling Tree Productions on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tonight, in Illuminated on Radio 4, listen to Faithless… An exploration of the difficult line between deep religious devotion and unhealthy control, through the stories of four people who chose to leave their faith. Prod May Robson Music by @listentosteve.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Field Recordings @fieldrecordings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Crystal Palace Band warm up before the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain, York, UK on 20th September 2026 – by Alan Hall @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/09/24/c...
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Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A formative & canonical audio documentary for me (and many others). Perfect listening for today's autumn equinox.
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Geoff McQueen @thegeoffmcq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t know much about anything really. However, I do know a lot about radio features and Falling Tree are the best in the business. I can’t recommend that you subscribe to their podcast strongly enough as it’ll just be banger after banger. And WHAT a feature to start with too! Get on this.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Listen to Everything, Nothing, Harvey Keitel on the Falling Tree podcast Available on Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=DNT3... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0gLILCS...
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A beautiful celebration of @transom.bsky.social in Woods Hole, Massachusetts this weekend. One of the world’s most generous audio resources and creative centres for radio. We heard howling wolves at listening parties under the stars, talks infused with a deep love of radio and its possibilities…
A fallen branch dangles precariously amidst telegraph wires. The tops of the trees are lit with a golden light  A garden filled with people listening under the starsAn empty sandy beach, trees in the distance, blue skies overheadThe shadows of people gathering on a beach in the darkness for a nighttime swim
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Documentaries that invite a closer listen… We’re launching a new podcast built from nearly three decades of our Falling Tree documentary archives! Listen to Falling Tree for innovative docs, radio features and audio art - podfollow.com/6812121787
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efriend @efriend.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Listening to Problems with Julia Masli from @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social and it's absolutely lovely
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Problems with Julia Masli
Stream Problems with Julia Masli by Falling Tree Productions on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Radio art heaven on the airwaves now until late September! 👇
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Sound School Podcast @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Warm up your headphones! "Old School Sound School" a series featuring classic and weird docs 20+ years old. Coming soon! @prx.org @transom.bsky.social.
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Coming Soon: Old School Sound School
Coming Soon: Old School Sound School - Transom
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Nick S @holgate.permanent.red · 13/08/2026
(I see that all of the late Piers Plowright's recommendations here are available for listening; the lovely strange recent Midsummer Dreaming sequence on R3 is not, alas.) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
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BBC Radio 4 - Seriously..., Seriously... - Piers Plowright introduces a collection of his favourite documentaries for Seriously...
Legendary documentarian Piers Plowright picks a selection of favourites from Radio 4.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
'Death is the car you are waiting in.' Such an thought-provoking, hopeful listen this. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Illuminated - The Metaphor Consultant - BBC Sounds
The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee
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Garrett Tiedemann @whitewhalepod.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Resharing Continuous Wave from last week for those who missed it. Though, from the response, it seems like many have not. @bartona104.bsky.social continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/sound-is-a... Also, go listen to the pieces from @99pi.org & @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social. They will make your life better!
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Sound is a Time Machine
Filmmaker and sound designer Garrett Tiedemann became enchanted by the cinematic capacity of audio. He worries that podcasting is abandoning its world-building superpower for nothing in return.
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Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"The key to radio's future does not lie, as so many broadcasters seem to think, in doing more cheaply what television can do…Rather the key to radio's future lies in another direction: doing the things that television cannot do." — Jack Gould, NYT, 1952. We've been trying, Jack!
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Garrett Tiedemann @whitewhalepod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Had the pleasure of writing something for Continuous Wave from @bartona104.bsky.social and it’s out today. Check it out if you have the time and subscribe to her amazing newsletter if you have not already! She is doing amazing work.
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mudar salimeh @mdrsalimeh.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If this branch had been bigger, we would have had a tree of butterflies.
polyommatus butterflies
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Sound School Podcast @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A friend texted me the other day. Instead of typing "Sound School" she typed "Sounds Cool." I thought "Heck yeah!" The latest ep featres cool sounds from @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social, Georgia Walker, and @theradiophonic.bsky.social. @prx.org @transom.bsky.social transom.org/2026/sounds-...
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Sounds Cool!
Sounds Cool! - Transom
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"Half-Life is an excellent example of how narrative and non-fiction storytelling can capture the truth and prompt listeners to press play on the next episode... I was spellbound." Half-Life is in @transom.bsky.social's Sound School Podcast - 'Sounds Cool' (!) transom.org/2026/sounds-...
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Radio Atlas @radioatlas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Meaning emerges from a soundscape of bells in today’s Radio Atlas podcast… listen to Everything Has Its Own Story by @mariamargaronis.bsky.social www.radioatlas.org/everything-h...
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Great to see our BBC Radio 4 podcast Half-Life nominated in both the Documentary and History categories at this year's British Podcast Awards! www.britishpodcastawards.com/shortlist-2026
Text reads 2026 Shortlist on a background of pinks, oranges and greens. The British Podcast Awards logo in the top right hand corner.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It’s your last night to listen to Midsummer Dreaming before it disappears from BBC Sounds… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
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BBC Sounds - Midsummer Dreaming - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Midsummer Dreaming on BBC Sounds.
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Maj Duckworth | Trice @majduckworth.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Love how the voices are cut and overlap in this.. (gonna bite it for my own work 😬) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Just a week left to listen to this amazing collection of programmes. It’s doubtful you’ll hear better radio this year.
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
'The best radio is “almost like going into a trance”, adds someone else. Then comes another: “It is in fact your skull that has become the theatre.”' thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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What Midsummer Dreaming reveals about the Vitality & Fragility of BBC Radio | The Quietus
Jude Rogers praises a boundary stretching night on Radio 3 in the face of disastrous cuts at the BBC and the threat of charter renewal
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Bob Fry @bobfry.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Although it is a bit beyond mid-summer, this is wondrous listening. Helping me through the night. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Midsummer Dreaming - The Witching Hour - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Evening stroll soundtrack: more of this beautifully immersive experimental sequence @bbcsounds.bsky.social
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Two days left to send us your ideas for adventurous short documentaries on @josielong.bsky.social’s Short Cuts! You can find all the pitching info here: www.fallingtree.co.uk/pitch
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Wonderful to see the responses to last weekend’s Midsummer Dreaming! Listen to all nine hours - from twilight until the dawn chorus - on BBC Sounds now… www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 23/06/2026
I've added some functionality to my website that supports reading certain comics in their entirety online - with panels adjusting to desktop/mobile viewing! Here's my comic about AI art, automation, and the misunderstood history of the Luddites: tomhumberstone.com/luddites Read it for free!
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I'm a Luddite | Tom Humberstone
I'm a Luddite
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peter remote morrison @remotecore.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
For all you londoners talking about this morning's storm, @fieldrecordings.bsky.social has got you, relive the experience with this 15 minute recording. fieldrecordings.xyz/2026/06/23/t...
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Thunderstorm, just before dawn, London, UK on 23rd July 2026 – by Eleanor McDowall – Field Recordings
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"A must-listen... a vast selection box of sonic inventiveness..." Midsummer Dreaming is one of The Telegraph's picks of the week: www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/what-t...
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Alex Tobin 🎷 @shhhpeaceful.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Breathe in, breathe out… and fire up the VPN for this. Beautiful aural experiences to celebrate days getting shorter. 🌗
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BBC Radio 3 - Midsummer Dreaming
Verity Sharp presents a special dream-like night of documentaries from Radio 3's archives
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"It's so moving and thrilling to hear experimentation and art on the radio, to be given a portal into familiar-but-not-quite worlds with the connection of documentary and the soul-lift of music. We need more of this sort of thing." @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social Read observer.co.uk/culture/audi...
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Tim Barraclough @timrb60.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... We drove from Nottingham to Aldeburgh for the solstice,listening to the 4hrs from midnight to 4am , really great experience. Definitely a must listen. Shout out to @veritysharp.bsky.social ?? and everyone else involved for this.👏👏👏
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you've not yet caught up with Midsummer Dreaming, all nine hours are now available on BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 3 - Midsummer Dreaming - Available now
Available episodes of Midsummer Dreaming
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... Late morning soundtrack: first part of this fantastic sequence, the kind of thing that Radio 3 does so well! @bbcsounds.bsky.social
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Is there still a space for imaginative radio programming..? The answer is a resounding yes and, were proof needed, this Saturday BBC Radio 3 is devoting nine hours to mind-expanding features that push the boundaries..." - @radiotimes.bsky.social, Pick of the Week www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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BBC Radio 3 - Midsummer Dreaming - Available now
Available episodes of Midsummer Dreaming
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 21/06/2026
'We live in an age where visualised podcasts are becoming more popular on the BBC and beyond. Audio alone allows our imaginations free rein to wander and invent, to create our own alternative worlds.' What Midsummer Dreaming reveals about the Vitality & Fragility of #BBCRadio buff.ly/9GXAfat
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Jim Hawkins @jimallthetime.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
What Midsummer Dreaming reveals about the Vitality & Fragility of BBC Radio Jude Rogers salutes an inspired night of radio for this solstice: a vivid reminder of what we stand to lose thanks to BBC cuts and the threat posed by charter renewal thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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What Midsummer Dreaming reveals about the Vitality & Fragility of BBC Radio | The Quietus
Jude Rogers praises a boundary stretching night on Radio 3 in the face of disastrous cuts at the BBC and the threat of charter renewal
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... I caught aural glimpses of this marvellous sequence of programmes on Radio 3 during a restless night. I’ve downloaded them to listen at my leisure. @bbcsounds.bsky.social
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Midsummer Dreaming - Twilight - BBC Sounds
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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ginitaivas.bsky.social @ginitaivas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
BBC Radio3 🇫🇮23:30 ”Midsummer Dreaming sisältää kuusta heijastuvia radiosignaaleja, unistamme kudottuja dokumentteja ja tanssijoita, jotka esiintyvät duetossa nuorempien itsensä kanssa, sekä erityisesti valittua musiikki- ja kenttätallenteiden soittolistaa…” #Juhannus www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 3 - Midsummer Dreaming
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Maco Audio @macoaudio.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Looking forward to some adventurous radio www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 3 - Midsummer Dreaming, Twilight
From sunset until sunrise on the solstice, a night of dream-like radio documentaries.
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 20/06/2026
Tonight lads. Big night for the radio. This is what I'm doing after the show and back in the hotel. Radio 3 all the way.
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