Welcome to The Radiophonic Travel Agency, a free to use
resource brought to you by The Radiophonic Institute

​Walk, run, swim, drive, float, ride, fly, wheel and meander around
the world as we transport you to places near and far, using only
the magic of sound. freed from guidebooks and narration and with
only your imagination as companion, listen to the world in
joyous new ways

If you would like to submit recordings to be considered for a
Travel Agency journey then please get in touch:
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THE RADIOPHONIC INSTITUTE

Born from the profound legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, TRI exists to advance
the understanding, learning and sharing of creative sound, innovative music and related technologies
to the public through awards, workshops, network events, performances, free to access digital
services and educational initiatives. Our work is supported through partnerships
with the PRS Foundation, BBC R&D, The Daphne Oram Trust, and is funded by Arts Council England,
and a range of public and private organisations. TRI initiatives include The Oram Awards,
Estuary Sound Ark, The Museum of Sound, The Radiophonic Travel Agency and Sound Of The Year Awards

CREDITS

Created by The Radiophonic Institute with techincal support from BBC Research & Development

Techincal Lead for TRI: Dan Pollard

RTA Producers: Ilia Rogatchevski, Louis Gillespie, Sofia Stephanou, Hugh Jones

TRI Creative Director: Matthew Herbert
TRI Executive Producer: Sud Basu, Karen Sutton


JOURNEY CREDITS


Places of Refuge in Ramsgate
Presented by: Ramsgate Festival of Sound
Location Sounds: Dan Pollard

Swim the English Channel
All sounds by: Jordan Tewkesbury

Modern and Ancient Cities of Iran
Location Sounds: Lorenzo Dal Ri
Travelling Sounds: Lorenzo Dal Ri, Andy King, Dan Pollard

A Week in the Life of a Tree
From “A Week in the Life of a Tree” by Matthew Herbert
Location Sounds: Volker Zeigermann, Mike Schmidt

A Journey through the US Postal System
All Sounds: Alex Chambers

Látrabjarg Cliff Walk and Sea Colony
All Sounds and Words: Martin P Eccles

A Day Trip to Brighton
Presented by: Brighton Festival
Location Sounds: Hugh Jones
Journey Curation and Location Photography: Hugh Jones

Walk, Run, Ride & Work In The Forest Of Dean
Presented by: Forestry England
Location Sounds: Dan Pollard
Ecologist at Greathough Brook: Kate Wollen (Forestry England)
Works Supervisor at Noxon: James Britton (Forestry England)

Venice & Northern Italy
Location Sounds: Lorenzo Dal Ri, Dan Pollard, Jilis Molenaar, Belthaczar,
Giuseppe Aceto, BBC Sound Effects
Travelling Sounds: Andy King, Dan Pollard
Campo Bandiera e Moro Image: Wolfgang Moroder

Yellowstone National Park
Location Sounds: The National Park Service
Travelling Sounds: Andy King, Dan Pollard

Explore Detroit and the Great Lakes
Location Sounds: Rebecca Goldberg

Hiking with the Yamabushi Mountain Monks
Location Sounds from the “Mat Eric Hart Japan Collection”, a field project
supported by the British Library Sound Archive


A Descent into Zollverein Coal Mine
Location Sounds: Lorenzo Dal Ri
Location Images: Zeche Zollverin Archive

Walk with Little Amal
Location Sounds: The Walk Productions
Journey Images: The Walk Productions, David Levene, Wouter Vellekoop

Transmitter
Location Sounds and Images: Pieter Dewulf (Crystal Palace), Hugh Jones (Newhaven),
Dan Pollard (Bristol), Ella Kay (Saddleworth), Cameron Naylor (Penmaen Rhôs),
Robbie McCammon (Belfast), Peter Stollery (Aberdeen)

Midway Atoll Albatross and Petrel Colonies
Location Sounds and Images: David Mellor

Nature, Culture and History in the New Forest
Location Sounds and Images: Clive Brooks

An Apple’s Journey to Market
Location Sounds: Mike Collins (Apple Farm), Dan Pollard (Borough Market)

Listen Like A Banana
Location Sounds: Aaron Ibanez
Location Images: Andres Miolan, Joseph Lynn

Travel Along the Coventry Canal
Location Sounds and Images: Ludic Rooms

The Port City of Dubrovnik
Location Sounds and Images: Amble Skuse

Music and Markets of Essaouira
Location Sounds and Images: Amble Skuse

UK to Barbados Cruise
Location Sounds: Aaron Ibanez

Freshwater Ponds
Location Sounds & Images: Action Pyramid (Tom Fisher)
Additional extract from the album Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond by Action Pyramid and Jack Greenhalgh

Scotland Before & After the Highland Clearances
Written by Kenneth Murray. Sound design by Ella Kay. Special thanks to Kirsty Housley for
her assistance in shaping the story and production.
The recording “Wool Waulking Display at the inaugural Outlander Day at Highland Folk Museum” (Newtonmore, 2015)
appears courtesy of Steve McLeish and Outlandish Journeys. “Gaelic psalms at Back Free Church” (Isle Of Lewis, 2003)
was produced by Calum Martin and appears courtesy of Leum Music. Samples of dialogue are derived from
“The Western Isles” (1941, dir. Terence Egan Bishop) and appear courtesy of the British Council film archive
under a CC BY-NC 3.0 licence.
Journey Images from: Old House of Belford, The Smithy, Kinlochewe, Ross-Shire, Market Cross,
Aberdeen, At the Head of Aberdeen Docks, The Bridge at Connel Ferry, The Crinan Canal - Argyll,
The Day's work begins, sheep grazing, St Saviour's Church, Ballater, Glenmuick Chapel, Ballater,
The Chancel, Rosslyn Chapel, Ships in Granton Harbour, The MacKinnon Collection. Acquired jointly with the National
Library of Scotland with assistance from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Scottish Government and Art Fund.
Scotland market 1700 - British Library Archive C.128.k.10 69, Inverness 2024 - Image by Wolfgang Claussen Pixabay,
Glasgow Bridge 1890-1900 Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Ian Cylkowski, Unsplash,
David Brooks - Abandoned Croft - Unsplash.