Author: Radio Atlas

In the hard-won solitude of Hong Kong’s urban bustle, a young woman stands before a long row of buildings so tall and so wide that the mountains beyond are completely concealed. But in the middle of this block, a huge opening has been left, a square hole eight storeys high and several dwellings wide. The people left this gap here, her father used to tell her, so that the dragon living in the ancient hillside forest could still fly out to sea. Sometimes she still dreams of him.

Produced by Jens Jarisch. Initially broadcast on Bayerischer Rundfunk in 2009.

Original music composed by Phillip Bellinger. Readings by Dorit Blau and Jens Jarisch. This feature won the Grand Prix Marulic in a slightly shortened form in 2009.

You can read an interview with Jens Jarisch about this feature on the Third Coast website.

They have been living together for thirty years – the Lady of Lengenfeld Castle (b. 1925) and her housekeeper (b. 1920). Quite alone in 600 square metres of space. Although this doesn’t mean that the two women address one another in the intimate ‘you’ form; only in the heat of an argument do they ever forget the polite ‘you’. And the arguments are unquestionably frequent, for both the former artist Christa Hauer-Fruhmann and Maria Moser, who was once a mere farm labourer, have learnt to come out on top in life.

The author Eva Roither together with sound-engineer Martin Leitner visited the ladies over a period of several years and recorded scenes from an unusual relationship.

Produced for the Feature Department of the ORF (Austrian Radio and Television), radio channel Ö1. Winner of the Prix Europa, 2011 and the feature-award at Stiftung Radio Basel.

Eva Roither (born 1969) studied literature and dramatics at the University of Vienna and at the Institute of Theatre, Film and Media Science. She began writing for several newspapers in 1990 and since 1993 she has been working for the cultural radio channel Ö1 at ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). Author of many features on various subjects, ranging from portraits of writers to documentaries concerning social policy and human relations. She has been the co-producer of the serial feature program Hörbilder since 2004.

Martin Leitner (born 1964) has worked for ORF (Austrian Broadcast Corporation) in Vienna since 1985 as tonmeister / balance engineer in different fields – live broadcasts, music production, radio drama, feature and acoustic art. He has been involved in many prize winning feature productions at the Prix Europa, Prix Italia, New York Festivals and Stiftung Radio Basel.

Recordings: Martin Leitner and Eva Roither

Mixing: Martin Leitner

Speaker: Karl Menradt and the Author

Special Sounds: Stefan Weber

Edited by: Elisabeth Stratka

Epilogue: Maria Moser died in May 2012 and a few months later, in March 2013, Christa Hauer-Fruhmann died. The entire art collection belongs now to the Lower Austria province and will be shown in a new built museum in Krems. The castle will be renovated and there are plans to transform it into a place for artists-in-residence.

The story of 87 year old Harald Brobakken – a man who believes that he has invented an everlasting battery. From the light of the stars overhead, to the constant mysterious glow of a bulb in Harald’s apartment, Sindre Leganger’s documentary explores ideas of invention, love and imagination with extraordinary tenderness.

Sindre Leganger (b. 1987) is an independent producer from Norway. He makes documentaries both for national and international audiences, such as ‘The Last Act‘ (NRK, 2016) and ‘Wood Fighting With Steel‘ (Love + Radio, 2016).

Still Glowing Strong received a Special Commendation at the Prix Europa in 2014. It was edited by Erki Halvorsen and coached by Kari Hesthamar.

In the first of a series of collaborations with the journal RadioDoc Review we’re featuring one of their articles on Still Glowing Strong, written by the radio producer Anna Elisabeth (Lisbeth) Jessen.

Still Glowing Strong · RadioDoc Review

Matthias Hellemans attempts to find intimacy through a telephone directory service.

Matthias Hellemans created this piece while studying at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen.

A tale of true romance, reckless driving, family secrets, kidnapping and the Danish upper class.

Written and produced by Krister Moltzen, with sound design and editing by Tim Hinman, for the Third Ear podcast.

Third Ear has been running since 2009 and is one of the most popular podcasts in Denmark – offering strange, dark and wildly funny documentaries.

thirdear.dk

Read more about Third Ear in this great (English language) interview on the Third Coast International Audio Festival website 

Charles, 30, is a crack smoker. He is also a thief, go-between and perspicacious observer of life on the edge. In fifteen brief encounters, Charles teaches us how to steal, sleep, love and get by in Crackopolis. Fifteen trips to an alternative, somber, violent and on occasion terribly funny town, so close yet so totally foreign.

In part three of Crackopolis, radio producer Jeanne Robet explores dangerous territory in the ‘The Village’.

Hear more from Crackopolis here: arteradio.com/serie/crackopolis
And learn about Jeanne Robet here: jeannerobet.com/

Translation by Simon John, original music by David Neerman, additional music, edit & mix by Samuel Hirsch.

Hear more from Crackopolis here: http://arteradio.com/serie/crackopolis
And learn about Jeanne Robet here: http://www.jeannerobet.com/

Charles, 30, is a crack smoker. He is also a thief, go-between and perspicacious observer of life on the edge. In fifteen brief encounters, Charles teaches us how to steal, sleep, love and get by in Crackopolis. Fifteen trips to an alternative, somber, violent and on occasion terribly funny town, so close yet so totally foreign.

In part two of Crackopolis, radio producer Jeanne Robet delves into the murky water between dealing drugs and taking them.

Hear more from Crackopolis here: arteradio.com/serie/crackopolis
And learn about Jeanne Robet here: jeannerobet.com/

Translation by Simon John, original music by David Neerman, additional music, edit & mix by Samuel Hirsch.

Charles, 30, is a crack smoker. He is also a thief, go-between and perspicacious observer of life on the edge. In fifteen brief encounters,  Charles teaches us how to steal, sleep, love and get by in Crackopolis. Fifteen trips to an alternative, somber, violent and on occasion terribly funny town, so close yet so totally foreign.

In part one of Crackopolis, radio producer Jeanne Robet offers us an inside look at the anatomy of a coke deal.

Hear more from Crackopolis here: arteradio.com/serie/crackopolis
And learn about Jeanne Robet here: jeannerobet.com/

Translation by Simon John, original music by David Neerman, additional music, edit & mix by Samuel Hirsch.

Þorgerður E. Sigurðardóttir takes us into the story of Sigrún, an Icelandic woman reliving memories of loss and love, searching for solitude in her house by the sea. Occasionally we get a glimpse into a different world that we didn’t know existed…

Þorgerður E. Sigurðardóttir is a radio producer from Reykjavík, Iceland. She works for RÚV, The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, producing and making documentaries as well as being the project manager for radio fiction. She is also a member of The Inner Ear, a group that works and plays somewhere on the border of fact and fiction, creating site-specific audio pieces and soundwalks.

Still Swimming was produced as part of RANA/Radiophonic Narration, a practice based education in sound narrative and radio feature making, aimed at professionals working from remote and small societies in the north. It was broadcast on RÚV in 2009. Consultance & mix: Rikke Houd

Still Swimming was featured on the Prix Europa short list in 2010.

Louise Tjaerandsen ventures out with her recorder late one summer night in Copenhagen. Too shy to talk to anyone she ends up sitting alone on a bench by the lake. Until a stranger approaches her…

‘4am’ was produced for the Hearsay International Audio Festival 2015.

Louise Tjaerandsen is half Danish/half Norwegian and is currently studying an MA in Radio at Goldsmiths in London. Her previous short doc, ‘Mother’, was shortlisted for DR’s radio competition P1 Shortdox.