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Forest 404

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Can you feel loss for something you've never known? An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood. With theme music by Bonobo. #Forest404

Forest 404 Podcast Guide

Listen to Forest 404, a Society & Culture podcast by BBC. Stream 28 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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S9: Bonobo’s Theme

Our final soundscape, a full playout of the Forest 404 theme tune, composed by Bonobo. The track samples the whistling bird from the Sumatra...

25:34May 30, 2019

T9: Love Letter to the Forest...

A love letter to the forests of the world. Written by David Haskell, read by Pearl Mackie. The first forests grew 400 million years ago. Tim...

25:34May 30, 2019

Ep9: Enigmata

Daria escorts Pan to The Convocation. An era has ended. Can, or should, a new one begin? An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Ta...

25:34May 30, 2019

S8: The Memory Transfer

A soundscape for Episode 8. Theia’s half-remembered memory of her daughter humming by the sea's edge, used by Guggy for the brain transfer....

4:01May 23, 2019

T8: How will humans die out?

A talk for episode 8, an ode to Theia. Anthropologist Michael Rivera on our evolutionary history compared to other less successful species w...

10:03May 23, 2019

Ep8: Future Conditional

Pan and Theia have a plan, but it’s a sketchy one and it’s probably going to go wrong. An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tany...

20:13May 23, 2019

S7: Daria’s Nightmare

A soundscape for Episode 7. A full playout of one of Daria’s nightmares. Flesh and feather aberrations, horrific chirruping little fluff bal...

5:15May 16, 2019

T7: Would you vote for an AI government?

A talk for Episode 7. Biofuturist and sci-fi writer Elsa Sotiriadis on whether AI would run the country better than us humans. Produced by E...

7:19May 16, 2019

Ep7: Dreams of the Autopilot

Daria has a confession to make – a secret from her past that haunts her every night. An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya...

18:05May 16, 2019

S6: Pan’s Dwindling

A soundscape for Episode 6. A full playout of Pan’s dwindling as her system shuts down. Cicadas accelerate into oblivion, whales call from t...

4:59May 9, 2019

T6: What is death in the digital age?

Cemetery Historian Katie Thornton on what happens to our digital selves when we die. Where are the cemeteries for our digital ghosts and who...

7:14May 9, 2019

Ep6: A New Leaf

In fear of seeing another civilisation self-destruct, Theia uncovers the truth behind Pan’s journey. An environmental thriller starring Pear...

22:14May 9, 2019

S5: Theia's Hometown

A soundscape for Episode 5. A walk through Theia’s hometown, the streets of St Petersburg. Headphones are best. With sound design by Graham...

4:47May 2, 2019

T5: Will we all become cyborgs?

A talk for Episode 5. Bioethicist Andy Miah on what cyborgs today can tell us about humanity’s future. Will genetic modification and life ex...

7:32May 2, 2019

Ep5: Last Days of the Slow World

Theia tells Pan the story of how the old world came to an end. An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywo...

24:22May 2, 2019

S4: Woodland Walk

A soundscape for Episode 4. A British woodland thick with birdsong; blackbirds, larks, dunnocks, wood pigeons. The rustle of leaves and the...

5:04Apr 25, 2019

T4: Why do trees live so long?

A talk to go with Episode 4, when Pan sees her first ever tree. Forest canopy cameraman and expert tree-climber James Aldred explains how tr...

6:03Apr 25, 2019

Ep4: Of Earthly Delights

Daria and The Hands close in on Pan as they race towards the oil lake. An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pip...

23:48Apr 25, 2019

S3: Whale Songs

A soundscape for Episode 3. A full playout of the whale song that sent Pan to sleep. A watery montage of humpback, orca, bowhead and blue wh...

6:23Apr 18, 2019

T3: Could I live in darkness?

A talk to go with Episode 3. Now that Pan is down in The Inner, chronobiologist Herman Wijnen talks through what happens to our minds and bo...

8:11Apr 18, 2019

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