Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| And The Consequence Was | 20131011 | Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay for a week to play a game of audio 'Consequences'. As part of BBC Radio 3's celebration of twenty years of Between The Ears', the BBC's home for adventurous feature-making, five radio producers from different corners of the world play a week-long audio version of the popular childhood game Consequences. Over the course of the week, the five elements of the narrative game are introduced - the woman, the man, where they met, what they said and the consequence ... The series explores the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told - from documentary to drama, sound art to fantastical storytelling - with each player unaware of what has preceded them. 5. And the Consequence Was ... Mirroring the structure of the game itself, three stories are interwoven about the marks left on the body by love, accident and design, inspired by the words 'nobody can see what we can see' which appeared at the end of the first ever edition of Between the Ears in 1993. Producer: Steve Urquhart Steve Urquhart presents three interwoven stories about marks left on the body. |
| She Said-he Said | 20131010 | Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay for a week to play a game of audio 'Consequences'. As part of BBC Radio 3's celebration of twenty years of Between The Ears, the BBC's home for adventurous feature-making, five radio producers from different corners of the world play a week-long audio version of the popular childhood game Consequences. Over the course of the week, the five elements of the narrative game are introduced - the woman, the man, where they met, what they said and the consequence ... The series explores the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told - from documentary to drama, sound art to fantastical storytelling - with each player unaware of what has preceded them. She Said / He Said A dialogue between a couple about a third person who stumbled into their lives leaving an indelible impression. Produced by Bob Carlson, host of the American documentary series 'Unfictional'. Producer: Bob Carlson Bob Carlson's dialogue between a couple about a third person who stumbled into their lives |
| The Man | 20131008 | Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay for a week to play a game of audio 'Consequences'. As part of BBC Radio 3's celebration of twenty years of Between The Ears, the BBC's home for adventurous feature-making, five radio producers from different corners of the world play a week-long audio version of the popular childhood game Consequences. Over the course of the week, the five elements of the narrative game are introduced - the woman, the man, where they met, what they said and the consequence ... The series explores the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told - from documentary to drama, sound art to fantastical storytelling - with each player unaware of what has preceded them. In this monolgue, we hear from a man who wants to regain control over the soundworld he inhabits. Desperate to isolate himself from a world filled with pointless noise he builds a soundproof box in which to contain his ideal environment. Produced and narrated by Tim Hinman, founder of the Danish radio magazine 'Third Ear'. Producer: Tim Hinman Tim Hinman narrates a monologue about a man who wants to shut out noise pollution. |
| The Woman | 20131007 | Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay for a week to play a game of audio 'Consequences'. As part of BBC Radio 3's celebration of twenty years of Between The Ears, the BBC's home for adventurous feature-making, five radio producers from different corners of the world play a week-long audio version of the popular childhood game Consequences. Over the course of the week, the five elements of the narrative game are introduced - the woman, the man, where they met, what they said and the consequence ... The series explores the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told - from documentary to drama, sound art to fantastical storytelling - with each player unaware of what has preceded them. A portrait of a woman looking for a lover who may only exist in her imagination ... Australian radio producer Natalie Kestecher offers us a documentary fantasy about her unrealistic romantic demands. Natalie Kestecher describes a documentary fantasy about her unrealistic romantic demands. |