Radio & TV listings

Alan Davey, the controller of BBC Radio 3, picks out three great moments to tune into this June

A Nightingale’s Map of Berlin

Berlin has become a refuge for nightingales, some of the most mythologised birds on earth. Between the Ears brings to life the sounds and stories of the nightingale across the districts of the city. Between the Ears: 6 June, 6.45pm

Tranquility Inc.

Elizabeth Alker (see p22) steps back to the 1980s, when a new kind of music emerged in Japan, thanks to the huge advancements in music technology. It became known as ‘Kanky Ongaku’, meaning ‘environmental music’, which combined traditional Japanese techniques with hyper-modern practice. Sunday Feature: 27 June, 6.45pm

Ivor Gurney: Unmouthed

Ivor Gurney spent the final years of his life in an asylum where he produced hundreds of poems and songs, 80 per cent of which have never been heard. We’ll hear many of these for the first time, with contributions from poets Andrew Motion and Simon Armitage and baritone Thomas Allen. Sunday Feature: 20 June, 6.45-7.30pm