All Under One Magnetosphere is an audio feature, commissioned for BBC Radio 4's Illuminated series, sharing my ongoing research into radio and DIY technologies. I travelled to Svalbard and Tromsø / Romsa in December 2024 to record radio waves emitted by atmospheric disturbances and other natural phenomena through DIY antennas and receivers.

Electromagnetic waves fill the universe, radiating from solar storms and bursts of lightning, but also from our electronic devices and infrastructures. Using simple, DIY tools, a community of audio enthusiasts translates these waves into sound, uncovering hidden sonic worlds.Five dedicated ‘natural radio’ enthusiasts venture beyond the electromagnetic pollution of the city, tuning into the Earth’s natural static to reveal a rich, textured soundscape, rarely heard.

We recorded many interviews as part of our research process, which I also cut into a longer narrative feature titled Sunspots and Earth Static. We hear from Alyssa Moxley, Dan Tapper, Matt Parker, pantea, Rob Stammes, Sébastien Robert and Stephen McGreevy, who share stories of listening for very low frequency radio waves.