A celebration of stories told through sound.

Call For Entries!
What’s New?
Deadline: 30th June 2023

May 26, 2023 / 0 comments

In The Dark London and Transmission Roundhouse are teaming up to bring you “What’s New?” — a curation of audio works from new producers, or established producers experimenting with new styles! The deadline for submissions is Friday 30th June, 11:59pm BST. Submission form >> The “What’s New” listening event will be held in London on…

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London Event
Tue 16th May
Guest Curator: Tess Davidson
The Jago, Dalston
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April 15, 2023 / 0 comments

What does it mean to be DIY in sound? Rough edges. Loose textures. Floating worlds that blur the lines between the sounds surrounding us and our everyday lives. Join us for an evening of unexpected and spontaneous audio works curated by Tess Davidson followed by a live performance between Femi Oriogun Williams and Tess that…

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Bristol Event
Weds 26th April
Poetry in the Dark
Watershed Cinema
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March 16, 2023 / 0 comments

A special event at Watershed Cinema as part of the Bristol Poetry Festival exploring the kinship between radio and poetry. Could they be considered sister mediums: both concerned with sound, voice, breath, imagery, imagination and the built-in music of language? Producer Mair Bosworth (BBC Audio / In the Dark) will be curating a selection of audio…

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London Event
Mon 3rd April
Guest Curator: Axel Kacoutié
MOTH Club
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February 24, 2023 / 0 comments

Axel Kacoutié is curating an evening of magical audio, conjuring aural visions that will transport you through time, and space, returning you back to yourself and the world. As a multi-award-winning creator, Axel uses sound, music and words to reveal a magic in the mundane. Their work has featured on the BBC, Guardian and Spotify…

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London Event
Mon 13th Feb 2023
Guest Curator: Lucia Scazzocchio / XMTR.FM
feat. live performance: The Devil Museum
IKLECTIK
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January 23, 2023 / 0 comments

  The Dark and XMTR are joining forces to bring you a historical selection of ‘experiments’ in radio and a live performance of the one-man radio play ‘The Devil Museum’ by Jacob Dwyer. The event is curated by Lucia Scazzocchio. Lucia launched the curated sonic storytelling platform XMTR.FM and accompanying show/podcast the Transmitter Radio Hour…

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London Event
Mon 16th January
Guest Curator: Bridey Addison Child
The Social
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November 23, 2022 / 0 comments

Join us for a night of not-quites, in-betweens; either ors and/or neithers! Bridey Addison Child is curating audio pieces about liminality at The Social. They will also perform their latest piece, accompanied by musicians Sarah McCabe, Alex Tay and Robert Reid Allan. Bridey is a poet, audio producer and drag king extraordinaire interested in work…

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Spring Short Feature Course
4th February – 28th May 2023
Online
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November 21, 2022 / 0 comments

In The Dark School is back! With more and more people interested in working in audio we have launched a school that offers professional training while also nurturing the spirit of creativity and experimentation that’s in all the audio we love. This four month long weekly course is suitable for beginners, migrants from other mediums…

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London Event
Thurs 17th Nov 2022
Guest Curators: Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard
Horse and Stable
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October 20, 2022 / 0 comments

Join us for an autumnal evening of listening with guest curators and long-term collaborators Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard. Phoebe and Redzi are the brilliant minds behind the Telling Stories Podcast and the award winning documentary The Last Taboo. They will be playing a selection of the work that has inspired them at the beautiful…

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Bristol Event
Home Grown Audio
The Wardrobe Theatre
24th Oct 2022

September 14, 2022 / 0 comments

A lights-out communal listening event celebrating creative audio from South West-based producers. Podcasts, radio documentary, audio stories… an immersive selection of creative and experimental audio by local makers. In the Dark is partnering with BCfm Radio to showcase new audio from across the South West. You’ll hear amazing new work by podcasters, radio producers, students…

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