Life on a shanty boat

In 2017, audio producer Phil Smith travelled to Ukraine to attend his friend's wedding. There, somewhere between the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Odessa, he fell in love with the soundworld of the sleeper train: its steady hypnotic rhythms, the melody of hurtling through t ...  Show more

Relax with a mix of music and natural sounds, recorded by Radio 3 Sunday Breakfast listeners. Three dawn choruses from across the UK, starring woodland, garden and sea birds, follow on from the very different dusk chorus from the remote Greeenland town of Ilulissat, which feature ...  Show more

Take a deep breath and close your eyes...now let’s imagine we’re in a boat rowing down a beautiful river. We can visit wonderful places and learn incredible things, all in our imaginations. Join Caitie as she takes on a musical journey that is sure to delight and inspire young li ...  Show more

In this episode, we go back up the mountain to visit Dolly’s actual Tennessee mountain home. But, can you ever go home again? Dolly tells us stories about her first trips out of the holler, and shares with us where she lives now. Back on the mountaintop, standing under the rain b ...  Show more

Louise Fryer boards an historic fishing boat known to Britten as a child 

Mighty Mila has turned into a thunderstorm, so now Bobby Wonder, Grabstack, Lucy Wow, Kapow, and Lenore must navigate their boat down Pflugerville River through the storm, rapids, and more!