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Now, A Span of Autonomy by Patrick Bernard.

Colin Ward was far from the stereotype of the black-masked, bomb-throwing anarchist, and yet until his death in 2010 he was one of the foremost writers – and greatest thinkers – of what remains a misunderstood philosophy, but one that has a profound relevance for us today. His ultimate belief was in people, and that freedom is a social activity, but most importantly that it is always rooted in the local and the everyday.

An audio documentary about Colin Ward which tells the story of anarchy in the UK through his life and work, and an alternative history of the 20th century seen from an anarchist perspective.

Featuring interviews with friends, family, former colleagues and fellow anarchists including Ruth Kinna, David Goodway, Sophie Scott-Brown, Eileen Adams, Ken Worpole, Sol Pérez Martínez, Martin Stott, David Knight and Roman Krznaric.

Produced by Patrick Bernard with the generous support of a Crowdfunder and a Jen Angel Anarchist Media Grant from the Institute for Anarchist Studies.

Thanks to Ben Ward and Mike Dibb.

In memory of Harriet Ward.

In partnership, Resonance FM & Extra broadcast a summer’s worth of radical radio featuring new and archival radiophonic artworks, community activism, sound art, experimental literature, documentary, innovative music and more.

A 24/7 live broadcast that's part of The Spell or The Dream, a new project by resident Somerset House Studios artist Tai Shani. The Dream includes programmes from the Resonance FM archive alongside new commissions and archival work by artists, writers, musicians, academics, economists, activists and thinkers, exploring dreaming as a radical act of imagination. At the heart of the project is The Spell, a huge new sculpture taking over the Somerset House courtyard in London: a dreaming figure suspended in time, holding space for crisis, resistance and renewal.

Midnight to 9am: Deep Dream. Echoing the introspective and uncanny world of dreamscapes with audiobooks and music playing overnight.

9am-7pm: Day Dream. Archives of artists, musicians and radio stations playing a selection of radio documentaries, sound works, plays, music playlists and conversations.

For more information visit https://www.dreamradio.net/schedule.

In partnership, Resonance FM & Extra broadcast a summer’s worth of radical radio featuring new and archival radiophonic artworks, community activism, sound art, experimental literature, documentary, innovative music and more.

FUNKT was a festival of electronic music and sound art from Cologne, which took place on the 16th, 17th and 18th of April 2021.

The festival featured sound art, computer music, homemade instruments, DIY electronics, radio play, noise, data sonification, field recordings, radio art, sound studies, historical anchor points, niches, insider tips, and different generations of Cologne's electronic and sound art landscape.

Full details and line-up: https://www.gerngesehen.de/funkt

The FUNKT programme was developed under the project management of Georg Dietzler by Anke Eckardt, Claudia Robles-Angel, Dietmar Bonnen, Dirk Specht and Felix Knoblauch, in cooperation with Sarah Washington and Knut Aufermann.

Thanks to sponsors Musikfonds e. V. with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the special programme Neustart Kultur, Kunststiftung NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia Endowment for the Arts), the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.

In partnership, Resonance FM & Extra broadcast a summer’s worth of radical radio featuring new and archival radiophonic artworks, community activism, sound art, experimental literature, documentary, innovative music and more.