Best Lighthouse London Podcasts (2024)

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Moon rise with an orchestra rehearsal through an open door, North London, UK on the night of 18th September 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall 3:55

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“At the top of a hill in North London, as the Harvest Supermoon rises, the sound of an orchestra rehearsing pours into the night through an open door. Buses, children playing in the distance and wind noise on a bad phone microphone flow in and out of the melody as the conductor stops and starts the musicians.”…

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Bells, St.Nicholas Church, Canewdon, Essex - 15th September 2024 9:00

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By a strange set of circumstances I found my self sitting, quite near to the village lock-up and stocks, outside Canewdon Church on a sunny Sunday morning. The bells were ringing for quite some time but just as I was relaxing in to reverie, a couple of things happened. A light aircraft was passing over head, and whilst that's nothing new in that ar…

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Mr. G's Bingo, Leysdown-On-Sea - 31st July 2014 18:01

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Over a number of years my good friend Graham and I took regular road trips out to very uncool places, for a change of scenery, to chew the fat, to talk crap and experience underwhelming facets of life. The story of this trip is fraught with danger but one of the highlights of our trip was playing Mr G's bingo in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Shepp…

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Herons at night, Isle of Mull, Scotland in late summer 2024 – by Paul Ridout 2:59

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“We stayed on the shore of Loch Scridain and the night air brought with it a slightly disconcerting sound. I eventually established that it was not babies being murdered in the woods but a lively heronry.”By Field Recordings

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Storm, Gelse, Zala County, Hungary - 27th August 2024 38:00

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Whilst staying with some friends in their forest retreat in Gelse, Hungary, a clap of thunder woke me up at around 5am so I recorded the storm pass over. The recorder (Sony D100) was placed just inside my door that connected to the outside terrace area.By Stuart Bowditch

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Late August night in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts, USA, 2024 – by Leah Kopperman 2:54

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Fog at Swallowtail Lighthouse, Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada in July 2024 – by Lu Olkowski 1:35

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Symphony of sheep bells, near Telti, Sardinia on 10th July 2022 – by Samantha Hodder 1:02

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“I was travelling with my family on the island of Sardinia. We turned off the highway near Telti, a mountain town outside of Olbia, heading to an Agritourismo for dinner. At first I couldn’t make out what the clamorous sound was…it was both noisy and beautiful in the same moment. The sun was setting over the mountain, so I had to squint to see what…

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Hurdles and high jump at the Stade de France, Paris Olympics, France on Wednesday 7th August 2024 – by Alan Hall 3:09

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Stop the Far Right, Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, London, UK at 8pm on 7th August 2024 3:07

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“Hundreds of people gather in solidarity at one of the locations threatened by far right violence last night, as anti-racist groups across the UK respond to a list encouraging attacks on immigration centres. This followed a week of domestic terrorism from far right groups, fuelled by a poisonous political and media discourse in this country, which …

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Temple Station, London, Platform 1 - 21st January 2024 6:23

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I was on my way back from my Uncle's surprise 80th birthday party and I took a detour around the Circle Line on the London Underground, just for fun. I spent a couple of hours sitting on different platforms listening, absorbing, thinking.By Stuart Bowditch

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Cave, Assos, Kefalonia in the morning, 24th July 2024 – by Alan Hall 5:15

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“It’s a cave at the foot of the hill at Assos under the old Venetian fortress. There’s a sea entrance (the light in the centre) and a small hole that gives access from a small pebble beach.”By Field Recordings

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Fizzing pylon, Chopwell Woodland Park, Gateshead, England, UK in July 2024 – by Tash Walker 1:06

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“I was on a walk in Chopwell Woodland Park which is on the fringe of Gateshead, and I came across this beautiful pylon. I heard it first fizzing with static among the trees, so when I saw it, I had to get my recorder out and capture it. That evening there was an amazing thunderstorm, which the pylon was clearly feeling hours before I could.”…

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Pétanque, Saint-Savin, France on 20th July 2024 – by Siddharth Khajuria 6:22

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“Full of chaotic bells from an 11th or 12th century Abbey in the town we’re staying in. Listen out for one of the Pétanque players stepping away from the game to admonish / check in on her dog!”By Field Recordings

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Northern Line, London Underground, London, UK in April 2024 – by Joe Wilkins 8:25

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“A journey on the underground. Eight and a half minute field recording. London, April 2024.”By Field Recordings

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Cowbells, Dolomites, Italy in early July 2024 – by Alex Lewis 1:08

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“Around the Dolomites in Northeastern Italy, you frequently come across herds of cows. Munching on grass and wagging their heads, their cowbells echo around the mountain valleys like wind chimes or […]By Field Recordings

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Egg, London, UK on 12th July 2024 – by Harpreet Purewal 0:11

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“disgusting – shall I put it up? Lol sure. It was so squelchy. Never heard an egg like it.”By Field Recordings

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After the election, Cours Julien, Marseilles, France just before midnight on Sunday 7th July 2024 4:33

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“People gather to celebrate in Place Jean Jaurès hours after the Nouveau Front Populaire (an alliance of left wing movements in France) beats both Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the far […]By Field Recordings

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Sweet Caroline behind a hedge, Bratch, England, UK on 6th July 2024 – by Helen Zaltzman 1:23

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“We were in a place called Bratch, talking a walk along a canal towpath. We had a big trivial argument, saw some baby moorhens and nice houseboats, and on the […]By Field Recordings

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Summer solstice at sunrise, Stonehenge, Salisbury, England on 21st June 2024 – by Yu Leng 6:47

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“It was recorded on summer solstice 21st of June in Stonehenge last week, where thousands of people gathered there to wait for the sunrise. Loads people brought drums and all kinds […]By Field Recordings

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Dyke March greets Restore Nature Now March in solidarity as they pass each other in central London, UK on 22nd June 2024 – by Laura Hurley 0:09

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Bamboo in the wind, Fire Island, New York, USA in June 2024 – by Will Coley 3:18

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Emergency alert test signal, Bergen, Norway at midday on 12th June 2024 – by Joe Harvey-Whyte 1:22

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“I made this recording recently whilst on tour in Norway. There was a national alarm test (similar to what we had in the UK a while back) and I was […]By Field Recordings

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Sutton Hall Railway, Sutton with Shopland, Essex - 24th June 2007 12:08

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In 2007 in was collecting sounds for a sound installation (called AWSoM) I was making with artist Damien Robinson for the Sutton-with-Shopland Music Festival. On Tabor Farm, where the music festival was to be held, is Sutton Hall Railway, a narrow gauge railway run by enthusiasts. This is a recording of my ride on one of the trains pulled by a stea…

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Inside of the cabinet under the sink in the laundry room, New York, USA on 10th August 2023 – by Jon Moskowitz 1:42

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“Don’t know if it qualifies as a field recording–it’s water draining through the pipes after a washing machine spin cycle.”By Field Recordings

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Goats – protected landscape managers on 5th June, 2024, in Pervalka, Lithuania – by Vaida Pilibaitytė 5:01

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“In the first week of summer in June 2024, I was out recording some interviews for my radio program on environment at the Curonian Spit National Park. There I visited […]By Field Recordings

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Humming a very old song on the 171 bus, London, UK at 11.20pm on 30th April 2024 – by Melissa Viney 1:33

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Donkeys in Dol, Hvar, Croatia on 29th May 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 0:59

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Waves on a pebble beach, Hvar, Croatia on 26th May 2024 – by Eleanor McDowall 7:08

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“Waves fizz and crackle on the shoreline”By Field Recordings

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Aulus-les-Bains, France on 4th May 2024 – by Tess Davidson 1:34

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“Recorded on Saturday 4th May 2024 in Aulus-les-Bains, a little village nestled in the French Pyrenees. I was out for a walk around the village watching the soft colours of […]By Field Recordings

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Gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork, Ireland in April 2024 – by Damian Drohan 1:45

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“This is a gibbon morning chorus, recorded in the car park of Fota House, near Cobh, Co. Cork. The car park is seperated from Fota Wildlife Park by a fence. […]By Field Recordings

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Sea organ in Zadar, Croatia on 17th March 2024 – by Marta Medvešek 2:21

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“Created by the architect Nikola Bašić in 2005. Everytime I visited the sea organ it was crowded with tourists. This time – although only for a brief moment – I […]By Field Recordings

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Stone mill milling corn, a village near Otočac, Croatia, on March 17th 2024 – by Marta Medvešek 2:05

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“When I asked if I may record, the lady said of course – she loves the sound, too, and plays it back from her phone when she’s away from the […]By Field Recordings

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Freight train and waves, White Rock Beach, B.C., Canada on 15th May 2024 – by Martin Zaltz Austwick 4:01

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Middlewick Ranges, Colchester - 11th May 2024 10:00

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In early May 2024 I went on a public walk around Middlewick Ranges as part of Jane's Walk Colchester 2024. The overriding theme of the walk was to raise awareness of the flora, fauna and diversity of habitats in this area, which is currently under threat of sale by the MoD and subsequent development of housing. So to aid the campaign of the good fo…

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Rattling corrugated iron roof and singing fisherman, Pilot Boat Station, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland on 23rd August 2023 – by Damian Drohan 2:02

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“It’s a contact mic recording of a corrugated iron roof sheet rattling in the wind. There was a fisherman in a nearby hut singing and you can just pick him […]By Field Recordings

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Flag poles drumming in the wind, La Napoule, France on 15th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 1:47

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Solar Eclipse, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Suzie McCarthy 6:54

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Wren and cathedral bells, Exeter, England, UK in early April 2024 – by Paul Ridout 2:00

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“I was in Exeter last weekend and as I walked round the north side of the cathedral this wren was singing louder than the bells.”By Field Recordings

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Dawn, Chewton, Victoria, Australia in April 2024 – by Camilla Hannan 20:40

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“I recorded this while Easter camping the other week at my friend’s place in Chewton, Victoria. Nothing like sleeping in a tent to get you up early! But this was totally worth […]By Field Recordings

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In the path of totality, Limerick Forest, North Grenville, Ontario, Canada on 8th April 2024 – by Laura Nerenberg 2:06

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“It’s a park with marshes, trails and boardwalks. It was in the path of totality, so we traveled there to witness the total solar eclipse — about 45 minutes from […]By Field Recordings

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Singing extractor hood in an easterly wind, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland on Friday 29th March 2024 – by Damian Drohan 1:08

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“…a singing extractor hood in my mum’s kitchen which makes this deep rumbling tone when the wind catches it from outside the kitchen window. It only happens with an Easterly […]By Field Recordings

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Micro Bats, Dularcha Railway Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia on 15th August 2023 – by Glenn Legge 5:56

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“Micro bat (large footed myotis bat) sounds and voice reflections from inside the disused (since 1932) Dularcha Rail Tunnel, Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia. Audible sounds include: bat sounds, bird sounds, footsteps, […]By Field Recordings

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Westminster Palace Clockmaker’s Workshop on 14th November 2023 – by Andrew Strangeway 0:34

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“The various heritage clocks belonging to parliament are serviced here. The sound of two clock movements on test after repair. Their ticks drift in and out of phase with each […]By Field Recordings

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Evening waves, La Napoule, France on 9th April 2024 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick 1:06

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March for Palestine, London - 27th December 2009 10:00

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In 2009 I joined my friend, artist and activist Nicola Field on a March for Palestine through the streets of London to the Israeli embassy. Occupation persists and grows. Marches persist and grow. Hope persists and grows. Ceasefire now! XBy Stuart Bowditch

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Partial eclipse, Morro Bay, California, USA at 11.11am on 8th April 2024 – by Rebecca Nolan 3:30

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Two minutes before the total eclipse, McGill Campus, Montreal, Québec at 3.24pm on 8th April 2024 – by Cristal Duhaime 5:54

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Famous Potatoes Barn Dance, Paglesham, Essex - 16th July 2016 10:51

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In 2016 I was recording a variety of locations for the Essex Record Office Sound and Video Archive 'You Are Hear' project https://www.essexsounds.org.uk . One of the threads of interest were 'Quiet Places' so I headed out to the sea wall at Paglesham, near the final resting place of The Beagle (Darwin's Ship), next to the abandoned oyster beds, ove…

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Mary Valley Rattler, Gympie Steam Train 967, Queensland, Australia on 22nd November 2023 – by Glenn Legge 8:06

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“The sounds of a working steam tourist railway as engine 967 winds it’s way from Gympie to Amamoor in the Mary Valley, Queensland, Australia. Sounds include ambiences from inside the […]By Field Recordings

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