Sister Sounds

A Black and queer-led audio production company spotlighting and working with people of the global majority and other marginalised communities.

[Jay Sykes 🎙📻🎨📖🎓🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 He/They @JaySykesMedia]

Friends, followers…

I am ridiculously proud to share that
Vessels of Memory: Glass Ships of Sunderland has been selected for Pick of the Week
@Ayako_Tani | @Sister_Sounds

6:15pm on @BBCRadio4 📻🎉

Huge thanks to the PotW team:
@FelixWhite | @AntaineMacAoidh | @PeteLiggins

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

Vessels of Memory is Pick of the Week, alongside some brilliant audio work.

Pick of the Week will broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday, 30th June, at 18:15. You can also listen again for 30 days via BBC Sounds.

[Dr. Caroline Mitchell @carolinereith]

TONIGHT at 7.15pm on BBC Radio 4 “Vessels of Memory” radio documentary about glass ships in bottles in Sunderland made by my colleague @JaySykesMedia commissioned through @sunderlanduni #MARadio grad @Sister_Sounds @UoSResearch @PMCallaghan @LeeHallTweets @richardberryuk

[Jay Sykes 🎙📻🎨📖🎓🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 He/They @JaySykesMedia]

A heartwarming moment, when @hughlevinson sent this review from @RadioTimes, penned by @SimonOHagan

I’m thoroughly proud of our documentary about @ayako_tani’s journey through #Sunderland’s Glass Ships in Bottles industry

This Sunday, 7:15pm on @BBCRadio4 - @Sister_Sounds

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

SO excited for this.

[School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow @UofGChem]

Tune in to @BBCRadio4 this Sunday at 7:15pm to hear our amazing School Glassblower @ayako_tani discussing scientific glassblowing and the production of glass ships in bottles! 🧪🚢 @UofGSciEng @UofGPE

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

2024*

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

Discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles, as scientific glassblower @ayako_tani meets the pioneers of this now endangered craft. Produced by @JaySykesMedia for BBC Radio 4.

Airing 23/06/25 - 7:15 PM

A Sister Sounds Production
https://t.co/OngI6pMfe5

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

@BlackAutistics I missed this. Would u consider and email today?

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

Discover the lost legacy of Sunderland’s glass ships in bottles, as scientific glassblower @ayako_tani meets the pioneers of this now endangered craft. Produced by @JaySykesMedia for BBC Radio 4.

Airing 23/06/25 - 7:15 PM

A Sister Sounds Production
https://t.co/OngI6pMfe5

[Jo Howell @maverickart]

Glass Ships in bottles
Working for Dr Ayako Tani as she delves into the history of the #Glass ship in a bottle.

Artwork by Dr Ayako Tani #photography ⁦@JaySykesMedia⁩ https://t.co/qQOmSGvw88

[We Make Culture @we_make_culture]

We’re so excited for the William's Castle listening party on Friday🎶

The songs in the drama come from our “Songs of the Streets” project, and our own @hollysounds & @PaigeTemperley will be playing them live!

Come and listen to the drama, it’s free: https://t.co/PMYf6Q47lI

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

Just a reminder to anyone that would like to attend the listening party for William’s Castle on Friday. It is free to attend but tickets are needed. You can get them here:

https://t.co/1IRGQSPAbF

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

@gillyhope1 Heya, from 12:22 ish onwards the not supposed to be aired chat has not been edited out.

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

And a Sister Sounds production.

[Gilly Hope @gillyhope1]

William Elliot the boy who inspired #WilliamsCastle written & produced by @JaySykesMedia Who joined me @BBCNEandCumbria to give us an insight into putting the work together take a listen @17nineteen @sunderlanduni link in comments

[Gilly Hope @gillyhope1]

William Elliot the boy who inspired #WilliamsCastle written & produced by @JaySykesMedia Who joined me @BBCNEandCumbria to give us an insight into putting the work together take a listen @17nineteen @sunderlanduni link in comments

[Dr. Caroline Mitchell @carolinereith]

In tears - an important story beautifully told. The underlying research and involvement of musicians and community members is fantastic. Well done all and look forward to listening with you on Friday ( I’ll bring more tissues)

[CULTURED. North East @culturemag]

5 min warning! William's Castle will be broadcast on @BBCRadio4 at 2.15pm. Inspired by a note left 125 yrs ago by a Sunderland boy who didn't want to be forgotten & the community effort to remember him

You can read all about the audio drama @TheQTonline
https://t.co/Ci38RGQwlI

[Uni Of Sun Comms @UniOfSunComms]

A letter written by a young orphaned Sunderland choir boy in 1897 is the inspiration behind a new @BBCRadio4 audio drama by @sunderlanduni's @JaySykesMedia - written & produced for Sunderland graduate @Tal_Herbert's @Sister_Sounds https://t.co/lzXqDi3sUu

[Dr. Caroline Mitchell @carolinereith]

Looking forward to this on the radio and incredibly proud that this Sunderland story has transitioned from letter to idea, to script, to broadcast by two graduates (and now colleagues) of our wonderful #MARadio @JaySykesMedia and @Sister_Sounds @msmirandasawyer @RadioStudies

[Jay Sykes 🎙📻🎨📖🎓🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 He/They @JaySykesMedia]

Many thanks to @mylesashby for penning this @BBCNews piece about ‘William’s Castle’. What a delightful, delicate drama-doc this was to work on with @Sister_Sounds & @17Nineteen 🥰📻🎉

Broadcasting at 2:15pm on Easter Monday (1st April) on @BBCRadio4

https://t.co/AsCeui4ziA

[Sister Sounds @Sister_Sounds]

Shout our to @UOSMICE for funding Sister Sounds

[Uni Of Sun Comms @UniOfSunComms]

A letter written by a young orphaned Sunderland choir boy in 1897 is the inspiration behind a new @BBCRadio4 audio drama by @sunderlanduni's @JaySykesMedia - written & produced for Sunderland graduate @Tal_Herbert's @Sister_Sounds https://t.co/lzXqDi3sUu