β¨Fresh from our Fellows
Blood Memory by Meera Kumar
A former Aryan Brotherhood member turned informant sits at the heart of this gripping doc. Through fractured memories and conflicting truths, it explores violence, redemption and the nature of belief
https://loveandradio.org/2026/02/blood-memory/
β¨ Fresh Fellow Commissions β¨
Transpecies by Chantal Romain
After implanting an antenna in his head, Neil Harbisson became the worldβs first officially recognised cyborg. A feature on identity, evolution and the blur between flesh and machine
π https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002njg5
β¨ Fresh Fellow Commissions β¨
Layby LivingΒ by Georgie Styles
From vanlifers to those pushed roadside by the housing crisis, this feature explores life on Britainβs fringes and the impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
π https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njg8
β¨ Fresh Fellow Commissions β¨
Two FacedΒ by Rose-Anna Hyde
After waking up with a different face in 2021, Rose-Anna began navigating Topical Steroid Withdrawal. A powerful, personal exploration of a condition rarely heard in mainstream media
π https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njg6
β¨ Fresh Fellow Commissions β¨
The King of Kingston Carnival by Aisha Antwi
From 1970s Ghana to 25 years of Kingston Carnival, John Azah turned longing into rhythm, colour and community. A joyful story of music and belonging
π https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002njgc
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β¨ Fresh Fellow Commissions β¨
A Lemurβs Song - Produced by Georgie Styles
In Madagascarβs rainforests, the critically endangered Indri lemur sings with rhythm strikingly like our own. What can their haunting calls reveal about the origins of music?
π https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rddl
Brilliant review from Samantha Hodder on Blood Memory by Meera Kumar, former Multitrack Fellow, for Love+Radio.
A bold, genre-defying series that trusts the listener and rewards close attention.
Read it here π
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Only two days to go until the open call deadline for our 2026 broadcasts.
To submit your work please visit our website for further details:
submissions.radiophrenia.scot
Deadline for submissions: 14th February, 2026.
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A quick reminder that there are just two weeks remaining until the open call deadline for our 2026 broadcasts.
To submit your work please visit our website for further details:
submissions.radiophrenia.scot
Deadline for submissions: 14th February, 2026
Provisional broadcast dates: September, 2026.
The latest edition of Talia Augustidis' "All Hear" newsletter is out and it's full of fantastic audio opportunities. This month's spotlight is on the Transom x Blue Mountain Center residency program. How about a month in the Adirondacks to work on whatever you want?
transom.org/2026/all-hea...
Baltic Analog LabΒ andΒ SKAΕ
U MEΕ½SΒ festival announce their first 2026 international open call for the artist-in-residence program, taking place from January to April 2026.
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Read more and apply: www.balticanaloglab.lv/bal-residency
ATTN all California-based early-career audio makers! Applications are live for our Catalina traveling workshop!
Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
A huge moment for Multitrack Fellow Aisha Antwi
her first BBC documentary is now on BBC Sounds.
A beautiful, heartfelt story of how John Azah brought the spirit of carnival to Kingston
Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Great news! Multitrack has received a Β£28,699 grant from the Amazon Regional Creatives Fund to expand our work with mid-career audio producers. This support will help us build new pathways in audio arts. More details on the project and how to apply coming in the new year!
Alice Wong died on Friday. She was 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, sheβs spent years of her life dedicated to advocating to hear from more people with disabilities on the radio.
In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that βradio enforces normalcy.β Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
π§ New File on Four "Abused For Our Food" from Multitrack alum Georgie Styles
After receiving undercover footage of UK farm workers βtreated like animalsβ - she spent a year tracking exploitation across supply chains, from caravans to supermarket shelves
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
ποΈ The Radio TechCon 2025 bursary is open! Deadline 5 Nov
Apply for a free ticket, travel support + a yearβs @radioacademy.bsky.socialΒ membership to attend the UKβs leading radio tech event (25 Nov @ IET London)
π https://www.radiotechcon.com/2025/tickets/bursaries/
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Today on BBC Radio4: 'Song of the Deer' reimagines the monumental C18th Gaelic poem, 'Moladh Beinn Dobhrain' - 'In Praise of Ben Dorain' - a celebrated Munro in the Scottish Highlands - featuring my husband Garry MacKenzie's translation! π₯³
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π± Congratulations to Multitrack Fellow Derick Armah on the release of Sound and the Soil
A powerful exploration of eco-anxiety, ancestral wisdom and creative resilience, uncovering how artists and communities are reimagining our relationship with the earth
