Illuminated is BBC Radio 4's home for creative and surprising one-off documentaries that shed light on hidden worlds.Welcome to a place of... more
Composer Aidan Tulloch is fascinated by the physical process of making music – but fears he knows very little. He... more
The story of Anthony Ray Hinton who spent years on death row for crimes he didn't commit, with a soundtrack... more
Are we ever really alone nowadays, what with the extraordinary velocity of contemporary social circulation, whether this be the madness... more
When Clive Hammond was 31, he had a cardiac arrest. His heart stopped for eight minutes. But he can't remember... more
In 1980, Prestonwood Mall in Dallas contacted the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) with a unique request. It was the... more
On their last tour, the award-winning folk band The Young'uns took with them an old suitcase, some blank luggage tags... more
Alongside their A-levels, five 17 year-olds volunteer for six months at a hospice in Surrey. These are young people who... more
Why are all the bees dying? Simon Mitambo, an expert from Kenya's so-called 'Land of Bees', travels from his own... more
Hervé lost a leg in a motorbike accident. On the eve of the operation, he made a deal with God:... more
Did you ever have a recurring dream that you think might just be a memory? Or a nightmare so vivid... more