Episodes
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01 | 01 | Misadventures | 20120110 | Nina Garthwaite, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. In the first edition of Short Cuts, she delves into tales of misadventure - starting with a chance encounter on a train where a couple's absorption in the crossword disguises a possible hidden romance. And encompassing the writer Joe Dunthorne's reminiscences of his misspent gap year selling door to door in Australia. From the charged atmosphere on the London underground to distorted visions on the top of a mountain - Nina navigates tales of love, loss and wild abandonment. Produced by Eleanor McDowall Tales of misadventure: A chance encounter on a train and gap year reminiscences. A showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound.NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound.A selection of brief encounters, true stories and found sound find a home in this new series for BBC Radio 4. | |
01 | 02 | Divided We Stand | 20120117 | A selection of brief encounters, true stories and found sound find a home in this new series for BBC Radio 4.NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. In the second edition of this series, 'Divided we Stand', we hear stories of separation - political, personal and playful. From the story of a singing airman in World War Two, and his feelings about the class divide to a classic tale of unrequited love between an animated cat and mouse, Ignatz and Krazy Kat. We eavesdrop on a breakdown of communication between a Nigerian woman and an Irishman and listen to the lilting musicality of a litany of peace walls and separation barriers from around the world. Produced by Eleanor McDowall A selection of brief encounters, true stories and found sound find a home in this new series for BBC Radio 4. NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. | |
01 | 03 | The Comfort Of Strangers | 20120124 | NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. In this third edition of the series we seek the 'Comfort of Strangers' as Nina examines the ties which bind us to those we barely know. We hear a heartbreaking tale of companionship between a woman and an injured whale alongside the story of a Danish legionnaire who spent four years entrusting his life to a circle of strangers, thrown together in terrible circumstances. The writer DEBORAH MOGGACH relays an act of extraordinary kindness from someone she didn't know and the musician Jack Lewis explores how those closest to you can sometimes seem like strangers as he interviews his brother Jeffrey. Produced by Eleanor McDowall NINA GARTHWAITE examines the ties that bind us to those we barely know. | |
01 | 04 LAST | Lost For Words | 20120131 | NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon In the Dark, presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. In the final edition of the series we find ourselves 'Lost for Words' as Nina explores our difficulty expressing ourselves. In 'The True Language', the sound artist JOHN WYNNE examines our attachment to the first language we learn - and what happens when it starts to disappear. We discover how simple geographical terms can become politically charged as the Irish novelist GLENN PATTERSON struggles to find the right word to describe his home. And the singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews reflects on the musicality of language. Produced by Eleanor McDowall Nina explores the difficulty people have in expressing themselves. | |
02 | 01 | Tracing The Line | 20120911 | 20160207 (BBC7) | Nina Garthwaite presents mini-documentaries with stories of lifelines. NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon 'In the Dark', presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. In 'Tracing the Line' we hear tales of lifelines, unfamiliar paths and lines broken and crossed. In one short the economics editor for Newsnight, PAUL MASON, offers us an unusual take on the UK's economic lines. We dive deep into Britain's underwater labyrinth of tunnels and caves in order to discover the tale of the 'Dead Man's Handshake' - only attached to the surface, and safety, by one thin lifeline. Whilst across the pond, we hear the story of an American who secretly wore a wire to record his life for five years. Produced by Eleanor McDowall NINA GARTHWAITE presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. The items featured in this programme were: Lifelines - Part One Produced by Kate Bland Kyrie Osbornum Featuring PAUL MASON Posterity Produced by David Weinberg LUAS Lines Written and read by Joseph O'Connor Produced by Leo Hornak Lifelines - Part Two Donald Semenza - The Line Produced by PEJK MALINOVSKI. In 'Tracing the Line', we hear tales of lifelines, unfamiliar paths and lines broken and crossed. In one short the economics editor for Newsnight, Paul Mason, offers us an unusual take on the UK's economic lines. We dive deep into Britain's underwater labyrinth of tunnels and caves in order to discover the tale of the 'Dead Man's Handshake' - only attached to the surface, and safety, by one thin lifeline. Whilst across the pond, we hear the story of an American who secretly wore a wire to record his life for five years. NINA GARTHWAITE, the founder of the public listening phenomenon In the Dark, presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. |
02 | 02 | Faking It | 20120918 | 20160214 (BBC7) | Nina Garthwaite presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. In 'Faking It', she blurs the line between fact and fiction with tales of love, lying and a loose grip on reality. The indie pop duo Summer Camp construct a 'documentary song' which delves into the falsity of flirting and those moments when we realise we've really fallen in love and the actor JONATHAN KEEBLE reveals his real - or is it his false - identity... Nina also learns how you successfully conceal your true self in the workplace, why you shouldn't trust your new boyfriend's grandmother and the dangers of picking a fight with a Ouija board. Produced by Eleanor McDowall The items featured in this programme were: Translations Featuring JONATHAN KEEBLE The Disguise Produced by Leo Hornak All There Is Composed by Summer Camp The Chamuyero Produced by Barney Rowntree The Séance Produced by Bob Carlson. Blurring the line between fact and fiction with tales of love, loss and bending the law. The indie pop duo Summer Camp construct a 'documentary song' which delves into the falsity of flirting and those moments when we realise we've really fallen in love and the actor Jonathan Keeble reveals his real - or is it his false - identity ... The S退ance |
02 | 03 | The Space Between Us | 20120925 | 20160221 (BBC7) | Nina Garthwaite presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. In The Space Between Us, Nina explores the difficulties and delights of distance. We travel to the outer reaches of the galaxy in the intriguing 'audio movie' Made Out of Meat and take a joyful journey to the middle of absolutely nowhere with the writer Ian Sansom. We hear tales of family tussles over living space, a pop song constructed around a gap in understanding between scientists and the general public, and a look at the spaces in our speech patterns as the comedian Dan Schreiber explores the importance of a well placed...pause in the delivery of a joke. Produced by Eleanor McDowall The items featured in this programme were: Mind the Gap Featuring Dan Schreiber Tears, Gravity and Distance Produced by Karl James They're Made Out of Meat Produced by Jonathan Mitchell Silent Comedy Produced by Rachel Hooper The Table Produced by Katie Burningham Higgs Boson! Produced by Mad Genius. NINA GARTHWAITE explores the difficulties and delights of distance. |
02 | 04 | Into The Wild | 20121002 | 20160228 (BBC7) | Tales of transgression, wild children and dangerous encounters with ferocious beasts. NINA GARTHWAITE presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. This week, Nina ventures 'Into the Wild' with tales of transgression, life threatening encounters with ferocious beasts and one mother's look at the wildness of her young children - who she refers to as her 'gleeful barbarians'. In the middle of the night, we plunge beneath the silvered mercury surface of a moonlit lake, with the wild swimmer Kate Rew, and venture into a nightmarish adventure on an unsafe safari with the author Kester Brewin. Produced by Eleanor McDowall The items featured in the programme are: Wild Water - Part One Featuring Kate Rew Can't Rewind the Past Produced by STEVE URQUHART Produced by Sarah Boothroyd Produced by Jessie Levene The Fear of Surviving Featuring Kester Brewin Chain of Missing Links (El Pajaro Volador) Produced by Brendan Baker Wild Water - Part Two Featuring Kate Rew. |
02 | 05 | Making The Cut | 20121009 | NINA GARTHWAITE presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. This week, Nina hears about the cuts we make and how we learn to recover from them. From not making the cut in a team to the actions of a rogue hairdresser. We hear one man's story of how he coped working inside an Irish 'meat factory' and the unusual soundtrack that enveloped him, and a modern retelling of the old Persian fable which looks at how the moon got her scars. Produced by Eleanor McDowall The items featured in the programme are: Derby Tape Club - Cut Up Found sound from Mark Vernon Meat Factory: Earworms Produced by Ronan Kelly Featuring Glen Morris Two Little Girls Explain the Worst Haircut Ever Produced by Jeff Cohen Not Untouchable Produced by Matilda James Christine Jorgensen Produced by PEJK MALINOVSKI and Seline Baumgartner. Nina Garthwaite hears about the cuts we make and how we learn to recover from them. | |
02 | 06 LAST | Blackout | 20121016 | NINA GARTHWAITE presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. We hear tales of adventure, transgression and terror in the dark as Nina switches out the lights for the last programme in this current series - Blackout. The writer Ben Shattuck describes the last reported Jonah-esque trip into the dark, dank belly of a whale and asks - could you ever survive? Grandmaster Caz delves into hip hop mythology and tells the story of how the music came on in the 1977 New York City blackout... after the lights went out. And there are tales of dangerous trips in complete blackness and sparks flying after the lights have tripped. The items featured in the programme are: Let's Get it On Produced by STEVE URQUHART Light at the End of the Tunnel Produced by Clare Coyne Swallowed by a Whale Produced by MARTIN JOHNSON Featuring Dr Andrew Morley Headlights Produced by NINA GARTHWAITE Lights Out Produced by Delaney Hall Produced by Eleanor McDowall Nina Garthwaite presents tales of adventure, transgression and terror in the dark. | |
03 | 01 | Someone To Watch Over Me | 20130528 | In the first programme of this series of Short Cuts, Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries which peel back the curtain, peer into the darkness and look out at those who are watching us. By turns delightful and unsettling, today's audio adventures include the secret games teachers play when they're invigilating exams, a photographer whose ambition is to capture 'still lives' of people unawares in their homes at night, and a glimpse of the devices you can buy to spy on those supposedly close to you. Produced by Eleanor McDowall. The items featured in the programme are: Produced by Sara Parker Stand by Me Produced by Benjamin Partridge I Was Bruce Lee Produced by Leo Hornak Cracking the Love Code Produced by Bob Carlson All Eyes on Us Produced by Steve Urquhart She Sees Your Every Move Produced by Jonathan Mitchell Josie Long presents short documentaries which look out at those who are watching us. | |
03 | 02 | Taking Flight | 20130604 | 20130805 (R4) | JOSIE LONG presents a selection of short documentaries in which people hurl themselves into the air with the hope of taking flight. We glide through the air, fall into the sea and explore grand leaps of the imagination, which cross the border between dreaming and reality. From comedian HOLLY WALSH's tale of hurtling off the edge of a pier in a handmade helicopter, through to the story of a trapeze artist balancing on the edge of falling as he casts himself upwards. The items featured in the programme are: The Fall Featuring Charlie Morley Sky Boy Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Falling for Rambo Featuring HOLLY WALSH Produced by BENJAMIN PARTRIDGE The Dreamers Looking Up Originally broadcast in 'Space' from Radiolab http://www.radiolab.org Produced by Eleanor McDowall From comedian HOLLY WALSH's tale of hurtling off the edge of a pier in a handmade plane, through to the story of a trapeze artist balancing on the edge of falling as he casts himself upwards. |
03 | 03 | Split | 20130611 | 20130806 (R4) | Josie Long presents a series of delightful and adventurous short documentaries, brief encounters, true stories and found sound. She examines rips in the fabric of the universe, delving into stories of splits, divisions and tears. From broken hearts and split lips to broken bones and divided personalities. We hear from an octogenerian boxer who learnt to fight to stop others mocking his stutter, a mimic who taught herself how to assume alternate personalities and we recover from heartbreak using the 'Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline'. Produced by Eleanor McDowall We examine rips in the fabric of the universe as JOSIE LONG delves into stories of splits, divisions and tears. From broken hearts to divided personalities. We hear from a woman who was so tired of being in two minds that she surrendered all of her decision making to a piece of string, a mimic who taught herself how to assume alternate personalities and we recover from heartbreak using the 'Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline'. The items featured in the programme are: Originally broadcast in WireTap http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/ Produced by Natalie Kestecher The full version of this story can be found here: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/360/string/4010328 Split Voices Produced by Sarah Cuddon Other Halves Produced by Dennis Funk Josie presents stories of splits, divisions and tears. |
03 | 04 | Lines Of Communication | 20130618 | 20130807 (R4) | Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries about communication - messages that could break your heart, rescue you from a fight or save you from a long stay in jail. The writer Glenn Patterson explains why sometimes we should ignore the writing on the wall, and musician Tom Robinson describes the unlikely message he sent at a time when he was in a lot of trouble. Stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out. The items featured in the programme are: Guess Who Found sound from the collection of Mark Vernon http://www.meagreresource.com/ L'Esprit De L'Escalier Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Yanto Featuring Glenn Patterson Produced by Rachel Hooper Message from Above Featuring Tom Robinson Produced by Alan Hall Dear Sophie Produced by Sara Parker Conversations with Nic Featuring Esther Baker Produced by Eleanor McDowall Josie Long presents stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out. |
03 | 05 | Lost And Found | 20130625 | 20130808 (R4) | Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries with stories of loss and discovery. From being lost in the music to lost love - Josie delves into tales of forgotten cassette tapes, voices rediscovered and teenage rebellion. Hide and Seek Feat. Steve Colgan Lost in Music Produced by Steve Urquhart I am Luther Blissett Produced by Rosanna Arbon Fluctuations Produced by Phil Smith Lost Voices Feat. Jude Rogers Looking for Layla Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Producer: Eleanor McDowall |
03 | 06 LAST | Escape | 20130702 | 20130809 (R4) | Josie Long presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries and makes her escape as we hear stories of running away, flight and car chases. From breaking away to disappearing into escapism - we hear the tale of an 'unkidnapping' as a couple race across the Spanish countryside, alongside the story of a 93 year old wing walker getting lost in the clouds. Producer: Eleanor McDowall From breaking away to disappearing into escapism - we hear the tale of a narrow escape as three young Australian men desperately try to manoeuvre themselves out of trouble, alongside the story of a 93 year old wing walker getting lost in the clouds. The items featured in the programme are: Swimming in Snafu Produced by Meagan Perry River Guard Feat. LAURA BARTON Drive for Portugal Produced by Leo Hornak Head in the Clouds Produced by SARA PARKER Road Warriors Produced by Bob Carlson Originally featured in Unfictional http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf111202the_road_warriors Feat.LAURA BARTON Rpt Josie Long presents stories of running away, flight and car chases. |
04 | 01 | Fictions | 20130924 | 20140224 (R4) | Josie Long presents a sequence of unbelievable mini documentaries looking at bending the truth, fantasists and outright liars. Josie hears how the writer Ross Sutherland invented a mysterious secret society by accident and looks for secrets scratched into the sidewalks of San Francisco by an enigmatic writer known only as 'Nikko'. The items featured in the programme are: Hearts and Crafts Featuring the voices of Harriet Craft Featuring Raji James Wash Club Featuring Ross Sutherland Originally broadcast in the episode 'Standouts' on Snap Judgement http://snapjudgment.org/ Producer: Eleanor McDowall Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about bending the truth. |
04 | 02 | Hush | 20131001 | 20140303 (R4) | Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries about keeping quiet, being lost for words and complete silence. From the crushing silence after a musician's mistake to the tense hush that surrounds two teenage boys as they hide inches from their headmaster in an oversized box - tales of attempts to keep quiet and the struggle to raise your voice. The items featured in the programme are: Wilderness Feat. Kate Adie Produced by Sara Parker Hidden Feat. Kester Brewin Sailing By Feat. Pete Long and Diana Speed Produced by Leo Hornak Nobody Else Can Hear It Feat. Jack Davidson Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Hearing Voices El's Story Produced by Natalie Kestecher Originally broadcast in 'Stories of Silence' on ABC Josie Long presents a new series of short documentaries. Feat.KATE ADIE Tales of keeping quiet, being lost for words and struggling to raise your voice. |
04 | 03 | Resistance | 20131008 | 20140310 (R4) | Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance - from bursting into song to crashing a car into a wall. We hear from a woman whose encounter with an underground resistance movement led to tapped phones and aggressive encounters with ice cream salesmen and listen to the power of a collective as individual voices at a protest are woven into music. The items featured in the programme are: La esperanza muere al último Feat. Studs Terkel Nicholas Petron Produced by StoryCorps Heavy Iron Beast Produced by Leo Hornak Stories from the Underground Feat. Kathy Reina Produced by Will Drysdale Rabble Rousers Produced by Sarah Boothroyd http://sarahboothroyd.com Gentle Angry People Feat. the San Ghanny choir Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti http://storycorps.org Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance. |
04 | 04 | Growing Pains | 20131015 | 20140317 (R4) | Josie Long explores the painful process of growing up in a sequence of mini documentaries. From first steps to last love, we hear tales of controversial haircuts, the search for independence and the need to let go of the past. The items featured in the programme are: Singing Boys Prod. Rikke Houd Like Rude Boys Prod. Steve Urquhart Dark Eyes Prod. Natalie Kestecher Originally broadcast on ABC Radio National Scared Prod. John Biewen The Man in the Picture Prod. Sara Parker Danny and Annie Prod. StoryCorps Feat. voices recorded at the creative arts organisation Only Connect Prod.STEVE URQUHART Prod.SARA PARKER Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about the pain of growing up. |
04 | 05 | The Trip | 20131022 | 20140324 (R4) | Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about unusual journeys. Josie Long goes on a series of unusual journeys as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about adventurous trips. From searching for teenage misadventure through to finding yourself, we travel from the British seaside to the freezing landscape of Minnesota altering minds and bodies along the way. Frank Education Feat. Philip Bill Bruckner Prod. Hana Walker-Brown St Audries Feat. Margaret Pepper Prod. Olivia Humphreys My Father Takes a Vacation Prod. Martin Johnson Cold in Minnesota Originally broadcast on the Unfictional Podcast Prod. Bob Carlson Prod.MARTIN JOHNSON |
04 | 06 LAST | The Fear | 20131029 | 20140331 (R4) | JOSIE LONG presents a sequence of frightening mini-documentaries. JOSIE LONG gets scared as she presents a sequence of frightening mini documentaries. From the sound of fear to the feel of terror, we hear the story of a sleepwalking menace stalking through an American summer camp late at night and tales of how the young David O'Doherty was terrorised by his older brother. Producer: Eleanor McDowall The items featured in the programme are: Dead Man's Hand Feat. David O'Doherty Prod. Sophie Black Welcome to the Inn Feat. Wolfgang Georgsdorf Prod. Phil Smith The Casserole Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema featuring Zac Gvirtzman Prod. Sarah Cuddon Die From the podcast Random Tape Prod. David Weinberg Wilder Feat. Dave Benson Dead Man's Hand: Feat. David O'Doherty: Prod. Sophie Black Welcome to the Inn: Feat. Wolfgang Georgsdorf: Prod. Phil Smith The Casserole: Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema featuring Zac Gvirtzman: Prod. Sarah Cuddon Die: From the podcast Random Tape: Prod. David Weinberg Wilder: Feat. Dave Benson: Prod. Sophie Black. |
05 | 01 | Waking Life | 20140401 | 20230322 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries blur between real life and dreaming. From the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams, we hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist Susan Blackmore's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body. The items featured in the programme are: Feat. Susan Blackmore Prod. Sara Parker Feat. Walter Murch The Man Who Could Record Your Dreams Prod. Bob Carlson Originally broadcast on Unfictional An extended version of this story can he found here: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf110909the_man_who_could_re Last Words Feat. Kester Brewin Love is a Drug Feat. Helen Fisher Prod. Hana Walker Brown Answer Machine Found sound from Tape Findings http://www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/ JOSIE LONG presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries between 'real' life and dreaming blur. From the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams. We hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist SUSAN BLACKMORE's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body. Feat.SUSAN BLACKMORE Prod.SARA PARKER Feat.HELEN FISHER A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2014. Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries in which reality becomes dreamlike. |
05 | 02 | Trespass | 20140408 | 20230329 (BBC7) | Josie Long ventures where she shouldn't with this sequence of brief encounters, true stories and radio adventures about acts of trespass. Stories of stolen waxworks, formal letters severing friendships, and travels into unknown territory. Urban Exploration Feat. Bradley Garrett http://www.bradleygarrett.com/stills/ Stealing Snowdon Produced by Olivia Humphreys Crown the King Produced by Adam Kampe Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival 'ShortDocs' competition http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/collections/4-shortdocs The Disavowal Produced by Katie Burningham Munich Feat. Phillip Bull Bruckner Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Produced by Olivia Humphreys, Chloe White and Will Davies A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014. Josie Long presents a sequence of short documentaries about venturing where you shouldn't |
05 | 03 | Between | 20140415 | 20230405 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents a series of mini-documentaries exploring the idea of being in limbo. From the story of a journalist impersonating a journalist in an Afghan village based in Canada to the music of answer machine messages, Josie examines what happens when we are neither here nor there. Feat. Jurate Jurkeviciene Produced by Sara Parker The Village Feat. Chris Bowman Produced by Sophie Black The Gallery Feat. Fernando Maquieira Produced by Sarah Cuddon http://www.fernandomaquieira.com/index.php?/projects/out-of-mind/ 'Messages' From 'Portraits in Absentia Composed and Performed by Jocelyn Pook http://www.jocelynpook.com/ Nine Months Feat. Jane Dolby Produced by Hana Walker-Brown http://www.fishwiveschoir.co.uk/ http://singing-fishwife.blogspot.co.uk/ Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014. |
05 | 04 | Anonymity | 20140422 | 20230412 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name. From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us. Producer: Eleanor McDowall Featuring: Long Distance Feat. Victor LaValle Produced by Katie Burningham Undercover Feat. Fergal Keane The Mollusc and the Peacock Produced by Natalie Kestecher Anonymous Produced by Hana Walker-Brown First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014. Josie Long explores what happens when nobody knows your true identity |
05 | 05 | Mystery | 20140429 | 20230419 (BBC7) | Josie Long investigates small mysteries in this sequence of mini documentaries. Hearing tales of ghost ships, hidden underground kingdoms and the disappointment of discovering the banality of your family's secrets. The items featured in the programme are: Finding Sumo Produced by Bob Carlson First broadcast in 'Family Justice' on UnFictional: Love Letters Feat. Alan Dearn Ryou-Un Maru Produced by Martin Johnson The Underground Kingdom Feat. Ross Sutherland A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014. Josie Long explores the disappointment of banal family secrets. |
05 | 06 LAST | Explorers | 20140506 | 20230426 (BBC7) | Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and sexual exploration on the U Bahn. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn. Great Bear Rainforest Produced by Elizabeth Arnold Die Fremde Produced by Phil Smith Out of the Blocks (Extract) Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick Everest Glissando Feat. Stephen Venables Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Producer: Eleanor McDowall. A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014. Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. |
06 | 01 | Rabbit Holes | 20141007 | 20230503 (BBC7) | Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries, true stories and radio adventures. We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana - and Miranda July leads listeners into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water. We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana. Miranda July leads us into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014. Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries. |
06 | 02 | Connections | 20141014 | 20230510 (BBC7) | A message in a bottle, cast into the ocean, reaches a woman who needs it, a lifeboat adrift and isolated in icy waters and a crackling, radio connection offers a lifeline between friends. Josie Long hears tales of making contact. A message in a bottle, cast into the ocean, reaches a woman who needs it. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014. Josie Long hears stories of making contact. |
06 | 03 | Behind The Curtain | 20141021 | 20230517 (BBC7) | Secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO. Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes. There's secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014. |
06 | 04 | After Dark | 20141028 | 20230524 (BBC7) | Love found after a blackout, telephone counselling for bereaved rock star managers and erotica for the elderly. Josie Long presents tales of blackouts, late nights and bedtime stories. Josie Long presents tales from after the lights go out. |
06 | 05 | Nothing | 20141104 | 20230531 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents a programme about nothing. A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew, and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing. Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing. A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014. |
06 | 06 LAST | The Double | 20141111 | 20230607 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG hears stories of seeing double. Tales of doppelgangers, identity theft and a woman who offered a living counterpart to dead composers. Featuring a new 'documentary song' from Gaggle. Tales of dopplegangers, identity theft and a woman who offered a living counterpart to dead composers. Featuring a new 'documentary song' from Gaggle. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014. Josie Long hears stories of dopplegangers. |
07 | 01 | Here Be Dragons | 20150407 | 20230614 (BBC7) | A baby monitor which opens up a terrifying world, an explorer who ventures into the unknown and a woman who longs to disappear into space - Josie Long hears about dreams, desires and darkness in unmarked territories. On old maps, the uncharted areas - dangerous or unexplored landscapes - used to be marked with illustrations of sea serpents rising from the water or dragons stalking the land. Sometimes these areas would just be marked with a phrase, 'Here Be Dragons'. In this programme, Josie hears tales of modern exploration - from space travel to the insides of our bodies, from night terrors to new worlds. The items featured in the programme are: Produced by Peregrine Andrews Dangerous Appetites Feat. Joe Dunthorne The Blue Nile Feat. John Blashford Snell The Call Produced by Rikke Houd with Sheida Jahanbin. Josie Long presents stories of venturing into unknown territory. |
07 | 02 | Heartsong | 20150414 | 20230621 (BBC7) | From the first touch to the last kiss, Josie Long hears stories of love, loss and finding yourself. An audio diary shines a light on how we rebuild ourselves after the end of a relationship, a final kiss in a love affair holds us in a moment crackling with tension, and a first touch offers a moment of tenderness. The items featured in today's programme are: A Kiss Produced by Kaitlin Prest with music by Kyle Kaplan Editorial support from the School of Making Thinking, and Terrence Pender and Mitra Kaboli. Originally aired on Radiotopia's The Heart. http://www.theheartradio.org/ Edith's Passport Produced by Eloise Stevens with music by Raphaella Cello played by George Cooke When Will This End? Produced by Sally Herships with Carolyn Lenske Prepared to Love Feat. Adrian Howells Produced by Karl James Originally aired on The Dialogue Project You can hear the story in it's entirety here: http://understandingdifference.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/prepared-to-love.html. An audio diary shines a light on how we rebuild ourselves after the end of a relationship, how a final kiss in a love affair holds us in a moment crackling with tension, and how a first touch offers a moment of tenderness. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015. |
07 | 03 | Adaptation | 20150421 | 20230628 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of adaptation. A former ghost writer describes adapting someone else's life for the page, a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years and we hear two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet. The items featured in the programme are: Invisible Ink Feat. Mark McCrum Produced by Olivia Humphreys Martha's Mars Feat. Martha Lenio Produced by Tim Hinman The Sound of Damascus Feat. Sarah Dadouch Produced by Fiona Clampin Patience Feat. Frank Hewetson and Dima Litvinov. A former ghost writer describes the art of adapting someone else's life for the page, and a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years. Plus two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet. Taking part: Dima Litinov Producers Olivia Humphreys, Tim Hinman, Fiona Clampin A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015. Josie Long hears tales of people who adapted to strange new lives and from a ghost writer. |
07 | 04 | The Conversation | 20150428 | 20230705 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories of intimate conversations. A thirty year long conversation comes to an end, an undercover agent reveals how to flatter someone into prison and we discover the secrets of the 'dual form'. The items featured in the programme are: With the Caterpillar Feat. Bostjan Dvorak Produced by Phil Smith Colleagues Feat. Dr Irene Pepperberg Produced by Andrea Rangecroft He Was So Happy to See Me Feat. Ed Follis Produced by Leo Hornak 99 Words http://99words.co.uk/ Feat. Sally Potter Beverly Eckert Produced by Vanara Taing with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people. www.storycorps.org. Josie Long presents stories of intimate conversations. A 30-year-long conversation comes to an end, an undercover agent reveals how to flatter someone into prison and we discover the secrets of the 'dual form'. Featuring Bostjan Dvorak Featuring Dr Irene Pepperberg Featuring Ed Follis Featuring Sally Potter Executive Producer: Alan Hall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2015. Josie Long hears stories of intimate conversations - including the 'dual form'. |
07 | 05 | Songlines | 20150505 | 20230712 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of music and memory. From the song that proves your parents right - rock and roll really will lead you down a dangerous path of drugs and destruction - to the symphony that haunted one man's dreams for decades. The items featured in the programme are: 96 Tears Feat. Anthony Bourdain Produced by Ann Heppermann, Kara Oehler and Rick Moody Piano Man Feat. Barry Colson Produced by Sindre Leganger The Stage Feat. Grace Savage Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Lullaby Feat. Colin Dexter Produced by Phil Smith Dream Symphony Feat. Stuart Sharp Produced by Olivia Humphreys with Jodie Taylor. Josie Long hears stories of music and memory. From a song that proves your parents right - rock 'n roll really will lead you down a dangerous path - to the symphony that haunted one man's dreams for decades. Featuring: A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2015. Josie Long hears stories about the impact of music - from songs to symphonies. |
07 | 06 LAST | Investigation | 20150512 | 20230719 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories of investigations - both amateur and professional. The comedian Alex Edelman describes his search for a missing cult legend, a German historian talks about the trouble of tracking down Hitler's head and a group of young mothers gather together to solve the mystery of disappearing teething powder. A German historian talks about the trouble of tracking down Hitler's head. Plus, a group of young mothers gather together to solve the mystery of disappearing teething powder. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2015. Josie Long presents stories of investigations. |
08 | 01 | The Other | 20151013 | 20200422 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of 'others' and outsiders. From the other woman to the other Michael Jackson, Josie Long hears stories from 'others'. John Osborne explores how your identity can become inextricably linked with someone you've never met, two academics discover how a piece of theatre can push you outside of society and a homicide detective talks about how you communicate with someone whose actions are outside of your understanding. The items featured in the programme are: A Boy Called Michael Jackson Feat. John Osborne Flopsy Feat. Chris Knight and Camilla Power The Conversation Feat. Asbjorn Rachlew Produced by Ronan Kelly Originally featured in Curious Ear http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2013/0529/647430-radio-documetary-podcast-exam-asbjorn-rachlew-anders-breivik-norway/ Feat.JOHN OSBORNE The Other Woman. Josie Long presents stories of 'others' and outsiders. Two academics discover how a piece of theatre can push you outside of society. Plus a homicide detective talks about how you communicate with someone whose actions are outside of your understanding. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015. Josie Long hears stories about 'others' and outsiders. |
08 | 02 | The Clock | 20151020 | 20230823 (BBC7) | Josie Long with stories about time and timing. JOSIE LONG navigates the changing texture of a day - with stories from the rush hour commute through the night until first light. From an afternoon with Dr Clock the horologist through to a serendipitous voice reaching a woman in the darkness at 1am, we hear stories of time and timing. From an afternoon with Dr Clock the horologist through to a serendipitous voice reaching a woman in the darkness of the early hours, we hear stories of time and timing. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015. |
08 | 03 | Copycat | 20151027 | 20200429 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories of imitation and plagiarism. Howling like a wolf, stolen identities and poetry composed from borrowed words. Josie Long presents stories of imitation and plagiarism. Featuring: Inspiration Feat. Tom Robinson Howling Cameraman Feat. Rolf Steinmann http://rolfsteinmann.de/ Produced by Rachel Simpson Turd Ferguson Feat. Alex Edelman Produced by Sophie Black No More Questions Written and produced by Ross Sutherland A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 2015 The items featured in the programme are:
Written and produced by Ross Sutherland. Featuring: Tom Robinson Featuring Rolf Steinmann Producer: Rachel Simpson Featuring: Alex Edelman Producer: Sophie Black A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4,first broadcast in October 2015 |
08 | 04 | Afterlife | 20151103 | 20200506 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of what follows after the main event. Josie Long hears stories of what follows after the storm How imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change.JOSIE LONG hears stories of what follows after the main event. The items featured in this programme are: John Feat. John McAvoy and Darren Davies Produced by Sophie Black The Novelist Feat. Lily Kestecher, Noel Debien, Claudia Taranto and Milan Durovic Produced by Natalie Kestecher Sound engineer / sound design by Russell Stapleton The Man Who Couldn't Stop the Wind from Blowing Produced by Cicely Fell Original music by Smith & Watson. Original music by Smith and Watson. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015. How imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change. Josie Long hears stories of what follows after the main event. Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event; how imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change. * John Featuring John McAvoy and Darren Davies Producer: Sophie Black * The Novelist Featuring Lily Kestecher, Noel Debien, Claudia Taranto and Milan Durovic Producer: Natalie Kestecher Sound engineer / sound design: Russell Stapleton * The Man Who Couldn't Stop the Wind from Blowing Producer: Cicely Fell A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015. Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event. |
08 | 05 | Inheritance | 20151110 | 20200513 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of what one generation passes on to another. From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - JOSIE LONG hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. The items feature in the programme are: GEORGE BERNARD SHAW A Conversation Feat. Walter Murch Produced by Niccolò Castelli https://vimeo.com/136595444 The Waves Feat.SIAN PHILLIPS Interview recorded for the Empathy Museum http://www.empathymuseum.com/ Every Heart has a Limited Number of Heartbeats Produced by MARTIN JOHNSON and Ann Heppermann Originally featured in the Serendipity Podcast http://thesarahawards.com/subscribe/. The items featured in the programme are: Feat. Sian Phillips A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015. Featuring Sian Phillips A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015. Produced by Niccol Castelli |
08 | 06 LAST | Wild Water | 20151117 | 20200520 (BBC7) (BBC7) | From finding your way in a cold, dark sea swim to coping with the isolation at the bottom of the ocean, JOSIE LONG hears stories of wild water. The items featured in the programme are: Mirage Produced by Cicely Fell Pool Party Produced by Phil Smith Diver Produced by Andrea Rangecroft The Swim Produced by Jodie Taylor with Jenny Horwell. Josie Long dives into stories of wild water. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015. |
09 | 01 | Body Language | 20160621 | 20191001 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Reading Russian literature - without a book - in solitary confinement, speaking with someone else's voice and the need to be embraced. Josie Long delves into wordless communication. From the melody of your speech to the brush of skin on skin, Josie explores body language. We hear about secret codes sent through walls, a sudden bodily change which left a woman feeling like a stranger to herself and the importance of touch. Josie Long explores stories of wordless communication. Josie Long presents stories about wordless communication. Reading Russian literature - without a book - in solitary confinement and speaking with someone else's voice and the need to be embraced. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. |
09 | 02 | The Stranger | 20160628 | 20191008 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long encounters strangers. An innocent encounter tips from flirtation to danger, the professional stranger you never want to see on your door step and a partner whose revelation turns him in an instant into a stranger. Josie Long delves into stories of brushes with the unknown - flirtations, deceptions and the kindness of strangers. Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown from innocent encounters to professional strangers. From 2016. |
09 | 03 | Vanishing Point | 20160705 | 20191015 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of disappearance. From the man who'll help you disappear to coping with a sudden, shocking loss - Josie Long looks at vanishing points. We hear stories of private investigators, the search for solitude in the dust bowl and a woman's life changing in one devastating second. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016. |
09 | 04 | Illuminations | 20160712 | 20191022 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long looks for light in the darkness. A mysterious character offering to illuminate a course of action, an activist thrust into a glaring spotlight and the dull glow of car tail lights- Josie Long looks for illuminations in the darkness. Featuring the actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather walking onstage to collect Marlon Brando's oscar, a singing medium and Laura Barton on driving at night. A mysterious character offering to illuminate a course of action, an activist thrust into a glaring spotlight and the dull glow of car tail lights - presenter Josie Long looks for stories featuring illuminations in the darkness. First broadcast in 2016. Josie Long looks for light in the darkness and illumination. From 2016. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016. From the lick of flames to the glare of a spotlight – stories finding light in the darkness. Presented by Josie Long. From 2016. |
09 | 05 | Rivals | 20160719 | 20191029 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of rivalry. Fights for territory, standing your ground and petty feuds - JOSIE LONG hears stories of rivalry. From a bitter battle conducted in a laundrette to an ongoing argument between academics on either side of the world. Josie Long presents stories about rivalry. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016. Josie Long presents stories of rivalry. Josie Long presents stories about rivalry from a battle fought with whisky to a laundrette feud. From July 2016. |
09 | 06 | Field Guides | 20160726 | 20231108 (BBC7) | Josie Long ventures outdoors to present stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape - forests, lakes and skylines of the natural world. The lessons about love and life that we can learn from a fig, a walk in the woods and a connection to a lost love found in the water. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016. Josie Long presents stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape. Josie Long presents stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape, from fig musings to a walk in the woods. From 2016. |
09 | 06 LAST | Field Guides | 20160726 | 20191105 (BBC7) (BBC7) | The lessons about love and life that we can learn from a fig, a walk in the woods and a connection to a lost love found in the water. Josie Long ventures outdoors, hearing stories of how human hearts become tangled in the forests, lakes and skylines of the natural world. Josie Long hears stories of how human hearts entwine with the landscape. First broadcast in 2016. Josie Long hears stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2016. Josie Long ventures outdoors to present stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape - forests, lakes and skylines of the natural world. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2016. Josie Long presents stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape. |
10 | The End Of The Story | 20170417 | Josie Long presents short documentaries on things drawing to a close - from stories captured, bottled and buried over time, to reflections at the end of a life well-lived. The Kajakman Produced by Rikke Houd Too Many Miles Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/feature/too-many-miles Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker Harold Featuring Harold Stevenson Produced by Sarah Geis Josie Long explores what can emerge from an ending. | ||
10 | 01 | The Deep End | 20161017 | 20190417 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of falling in at the deep end. Josie Long hears short documentaries and true stories from people who have fallen in the deep end. From the man who sets out to scam the con artists trying to exploit him, to the hypnotist who finds himself face to face with Uday Hussein, we hear true tales of falling down the rabbit hole into unsettling situations - including the moment when the poet Ross Sutherland accidentally crossed the boundary between fiction and reality and found himself being dragged into a wrestling match. Wrestling With Fiction Featuring Heresy and Ross Sutherland Scamming the Scammers Featuring Don Mullan Produced by Claire Crofton Larry and Uday Featuring Larry Garrett Produced by Sarah Geis Josie Long presents stories about people who have fallen in the deep end. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 2016. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016. Josie Long presents stories about people who have fallen in the deep end, from scamming con artists to wrestling. From 2016. |
10 | 02 | Wild Youth | 20161024 | 20190424 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears tales wild youth - first love, sibling rivalry and dangerous encounters. Falling in love, losing yourself and vicious sibling rivalries - Josie Long presents tales of wild youth. We hear the writer Joe Dunthorne and his sister Leah try to unpick old family scars and a story of attempted teen rebellion from Mae Martin. Rivals Featuring Joe and Leah Dunthorne Featuring Mae Martin Julius and Moses Featuring Julius Matovu and Moses Walumsimbi Produced by Andrea Rangecroft First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016. Falling in love, losing yourself and vicious sibling rivalries - JOSIE LONG presents tales of wild youth. We hear the writer Joe Dunthorne and his sister Leah try to unpick old family scars and the story of a love affair gone awry which ended in armed robbery. Josie Long hears tales of wild youth: first love, sibling rivalry and dangerous encounters Stories of first love, sibling rivalry and dangerous encounters - Josie Long hears tales of wild youth. From October 2016. Producer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016. Stories of first love, sibling rivalry and dangerous encounters - Josie Long hears tales of wild youth. From 2016. |
10 | 03 | The Witching Hour | 20161031 | An invitation to wander out into the darkness, an actor who discovers she's been killed off in real life and a late night wander into the Icelandic night. Josie Long hears tales of the witching hour as she ventures out for a midnight walk in the woods. Josie Long hears tales of darkness and horror on a late night walk in the woods. | |
10 | 04 | Losing Yourself | 20161107 | 20190501 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of what can be found as we lose ourselves - from disappearing into anonymous environments to confronting existential threats. Josie Long hears stories of what can be found when we lose ourselves. Featuring Penny Rimbaud Lost Featuring Laura Barton Produced by Ibby Caputo First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2019. Stories about losing ourselves and disappearing into anonymous environments. Presented by Josie Long. From 2016. Producer: Ibby Caputo A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016. |
10 | 05 | Borderlands | 20161114 | 20231227 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG explores uncertain territory - from a micronation to the porous borders between dreams and reality. We hear from Prince Michael of Sealand, the head of state in an unrecognised micronation that sits in the North Sea, and the doctor who's documenting the dreams of the dying. Josie Long explores uncertain territory. Feat. Prince Michael of Sealand Interviewed by Deborah Coughlin Squatting the Embassy Producer: Olivia Humphreys Producer: Ed Lawrenson A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016. Josie Long explores uncertain territory - from a micronation to the porous borders between dreams and reality. From 2016. |
10 | 06 | Vox | 20161121 | 20240103 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown. Finding your voice, life or death conversations and seeking anonymity. Josie Long explores the power of the human voice. From losing yourself in a crowd of others to the medium who finds herself conversing with a murderer. Cards on the Table Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Frantumaglia Produced by Phil Smith Power and Freedom Produced by Sarah Boothroyd A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016. Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown from life or death conversations to seeking anonymity. From 2016. |
10 | 06 LAST | Vox | 20161121 | 20190508 (BBC7) | Finding your voice, life or death conversations and seeking anonymity - JOSIE LONG explores the power of the human voice. From losing yourself in a crowd of others to the medium who finds herself conversing with a murderer. Cards on the Table Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Frantumaglia Produced by Phil Smith Power and Freedom http://sarahboothroyd.com/home.html Produced by Sarah Boothroyd |
10 | 07 | The Dreamers | 20161128 | 20190515 (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of dreamers. Josie Long hears stories of dreamers - from the search for utopia to striving to transform into the writer Barbara Cartland. Becoming Barbara Produced by Natalie Kestecher Featuring Michaela Vieser Produced by Tim Hinman and Michaela Vieser Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People Originally made for Third Coast International Audio Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/feature/dear-face-at-deer-lake-with-deer-people Produced by Dear Deer Face Collective A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016. Josie Long presents stories about dreamers, from the search for utopia to becoming Barbara Cartland. From November 2016. |
10 | 08 | The End Of The Story | 20161205 | 20240117 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories on things drawing to a close - from stories captured, bottled and buried over time, to reflections at the end of a life well-lived. The Kajakman Produced by Rikke Houd Too Many Miles Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/feature/too-many-miles Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker Harold Featuring Harold Stevenson Produced by Sarah Geis A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016. Josie Long explores what can emerge from an ending. Josie Long presents stories about things drawing to a close, from story endings to reflections of a life well-lived. From 2016. |
10 | 08 LAST | The End Of The Story | 20161205 | 20170417 (R4) | Josie Long explores what can emerge from an ending. Josie Long presents short documentaries on things drawing to a close - from stories captured, bottled and buried over time, to reflections at the end of a life well-lived. The Kajakman Produced by Rikke Houd Too Many Miles Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/explore/feature/too-many-miles Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker Harold Featuring Harold Stevenson Produced by Sarah Geis A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
11 | 01 | Hope Dies Last | 20170221 | 20200527 (BBC7) | Josie Long with stories of hope in darkness. JOSIE LONG hears stories of hope found amidst the darkness - tales of love letters, hope on the water and the man who has steered 28,000 people safely to shore across treacherous waters from the end of a phone line. I must admit I'm deeply impressed by people who step out and do something and say something... whatever dreaming they would do it. A Mexican farm worker Jessie De La Cruz said, 'we have a saying in Spanish, when things look bleak, esperanzas mueren al ultimo. Hope dies last.' - Studs Terkel The features in this programme are: Dear John Featuring Pam and John Redman Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Bird in the Breath and Other Hopeful Cargo Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker Send Me Your Location Featuring Dr Ahmad Terkawi A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017. |
11 | 02 | The Pretenders | 20170228 | 20200603 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG presents stories of those who have pretended to be someone they're not. From an undercover cop to stars of the art world caught in an elaborate fiction. The features in this programme are: The Connor Brothers Featuring James Golding, Mike Snelle and Marion Harris Produced by Jodie Taylor Wife of a Terrorist Featuring Miss L A version of this story first appeared in the essay collection, The Good Immigrant. Featuring Ron Stallworth Produced by Claire Crofton A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017.. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017. . |
11 | 03 | Out Of Time | 20170307 | 20200610 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents documentaries about time and timing. JOSIE LONG presents documentaries about time and timing. From losing your grasp on the passing hours to a childhood fear of Sundays - how our experience of time gets under our skin. The features in this programme are: Tick Tick Tick Produced by Steve Urquhart Escaping the Present Featuring Sarah Shourd Produced by Andrea Rangecroft The Cymbal Crash Featuring Jim Gordon Produced by Maartje Duin Produced by Shanida Scotland A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2017.. |
11 | 04 | The Leap | 20170314 | 20200617 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of people who take a leap of faith. JOSIE LONG hears stories of courage, fresh hope and pinball wizardry - from two lawyers who pursue a sudden courageous career change in middle age to the pursuit of new love after loss. The items in the programme are: Go For It! Featuring Rev. Zenji Nio Produced by Just Be Cuz Geis and Geis: Pinball Machine Distributors Featuring Ruth and Jim Geis Produced by Sarah Geis Featuring Laura Barton The Understudy Produced by Sophie Townsend with Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime Originally made for the CBC podcast series Love Me http://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme/episode-7-make-believe-1.3681206 A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2017. |
11 | 05 | Counterpoint | 20170321 | 20200624 (BBC7) | Josie Long explores how we talk to people we disagree with. How do we talk to people we disagree with? How do we learn to listen? JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and stories about communicating across the divide. Featuring Giovanni Dettori Produced by Rachel Simpson Isolated Incidents Featuring Nikesh Shukla A version of this story was first published on Burnt Roti. http://www.burntroti.com/blog/isolated-incidents Forgiveness Featuring Eva Kor Produced by Claire Crofton A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2017. From the holocaust survivor who's dedicated her life to talking to those who hurt her to the musician who believes the world can be understood through the medium of counterpoint. |
11 | 06 LAST | So It Goes | 20170328 | 20200701 (BBC7) | We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and radio adventures in the spirit of KURT VONNEGUT, shortly before the tenth anniversary of his death - from peculiar travel suggestions to the kindness contained in a library. The writer Joe Dunthorne also engages Vonnegut in a dialogue, inspired by God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. Produced by Phil Smith Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God Featuring Roger Haworth, Evan Doorbell and Mark Bernay Produced by Cicely Fell Reporter on the Afterlife Featuring Joe Dunthorne and KURT VONNEGUT Josie Long presents radio adventures inspired by Kurt Vonnegut. AFalling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2017. 'We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.' |
12 | 01 | Postcards | 20170516 | 20200708 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home. JOSIE LONG presents stories of messages sent across borders. Unsent postcards, a last message and the journey for home. An old handwritten note, in pursuit of a woman who ran away, leads to a town submerged in water; the writer LAURA BARTON discovers a tranche of muted, unsent missives in a storage box; and we hear the voices of those who are far from home. Dear Martha Produced by Rikke Houd Envision Yourself a Free Man First made as part of the Restorative Radio project http://www.restorativeradio.org/audio-postcards-2/ Produced by Sylvia Ryerson A Very Different Time Produced by Phil Smith Featuring LAURA BARTON A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
12 | 01 | Postcards | 20170731 | Josie Long presents stories of those who are far from home. Josie Long presents stories of messages sent across borders. Unsent postcards, a last message and the journey for home. An old handwritten note, in pursuit of a woman who ran away, leads to a town submerged in water; the writer Laura Barton discovers a tranche of muted, unsent missives in a storage box; and we hear the voices of those who are far from home. Dear Martha Produced by Rikke Houd Envision Yourself a Free Man First made as part of the Restorative Radio project http://www.restorativeradio.org/audio-postcards-2/ Produced by Sylvia Ryerson A Very Different Time Produced by Phil Smith Featuring Laura Barton | |
12 | 02 | The Test | 20170523 | 20200715 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle. Personality tests, tests of character and knowing how to cheat.JOSIE LONG presents stories of people testing their mettle. The writers Ross Sutherland and Joe Dunthorne examine the Sutherland-Dunthorne luck index to see why one's success seems to mean the other's failure. James Acaster embarks on a quest in search of connection and oversized novelty letters, and we hear the story of two men who knew how to deceive the people examining them. The Wow Scenario Featuring James Acaster Project Alpha Featuring Mike Edwards Produced by Claire Crofton The Sutherland-Dunthorne Inverse Proportional Luck Index Featuring Joe Dunthorne and Ross Sutherland Personality tests, tests of character and knowing how to cheat. Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2017. |
12 | 02 | The Test | 20170801 | Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle. Personality tests, tests of character and knowing how to cheat. Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle. The writers Ross Sutherland and Joe Dunthorne examine the Sutherland-Dunthorne luck index to see why one's success seems to mean the other's failure. James Acaster embarks on a quest in search of connection and oversized novelty letters, and we hear the story of two men who knew how to deceive the people examining them. The Wow Scenario Featuring James Acaster Project Alpha Featuring Mike Edwards Produced by Claire Crofton The Sutherland-Dunthorne Inverse Proportional Luck Index Featuring Joe Dunthorne and Ross Sutherland | |
12 | 03 | Magical Realism | 20170530 | 20200722 (BBC7) (BBC7) (BBC7) | Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect. Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect - tales of snake-filled American towns, a visit to a shaman and of crashing back down to earth. The Curve of the Earth Produced by Stephanie Rowden http://www.stephanierowden.com The Shaman Produced by Rikke Houd Snake Pit, Waurika Produced by Sarah Geis Produced by Phil Smith A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
12 | 03 | Magical Realism | 20170802 | Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect. Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect - tales of snake-filled American towns, a visit to a shaman and of crashing back down to earth. The Curve of the Earth Produced by Stephanie Rowden http://www.stephanierowden.com The Shaman Produced by Rikke Houd Snake Pit, Waurika Produced by Sarah Geis Produced by Phil Smith | |
12 | 04 | Radio With Pictures | 20170606 | 20200805 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images. Defiantly staring down neo-Nazis, unwanted family portraits and a photographer searching for his subject years later - Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images. (Photo credit: Nathan Edwards/News Corp Australia) Woman in the Photo Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Resistance Featuring Tess Asplund Featuring Chimene Suleyman and Recep Süleyman Şehitoğlu A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2017. Featuring Chimene Suleyman and Recep Süleyman ?ehito?lu |
12 | 04 | Radio With Pictures | 20170803 | Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images. Defiantly staring down neo-Nazis, unwanted family portraits and a photographer searching for his subject years later - Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images. (Photo credit: Nathan Edwards/News Corp Australia) Woman in the Photo Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Resistance Featuring Tess Asplund Featuring Chimene Suleyman and Recep Süleyman Şehitoğlu | |
12 | 05 | Pause | 20170613 | 20200812 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of our desire for time to stop. Josie Long hears stories of our desire to pause - from dismantling a house which seems stopped in time to the difficulties of watching your child grow up. The House by the Creek Produced by Sophie Townsend Pony Produced by Ibby Caputo Private Black Motherhood and Public White Protest Originally made for the Hope Chest podcast https://stacialbrown.com/tag/hope-chest-podcast/ Produced by Stacia Brown A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2017. |
12 | 05 | Pause | 20170804 | Josie Long hears stories of our desire for time to stop. Josie Long hears stories of our desire to pause - from dismantling a house which seems stopped in time to the difficulties of watching your child grow up. The House by the Creek Produced by Sophie Townsend Pony Produced by Ibby Caputo Private Black Motherhood and Public White Protest Originally made for the Hope Chest podcast https://stacialbrown.com/tag/hope-chest-podcast/ Produced by Stacia Brown | |
12 | 06 LAST | Witness | 20170620 | 20200819 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness. Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness - from glimpsing the moment a parent changes to escaping a violent storm. Featuring Lois Gibson Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Tornado Featuring David Walker, Lindsay Martindale and Tobey Walker Produced by Ibby Caputo Music SFX from theming, digifishmusic, wjoojoo, davethetech, fridobeck, InspectorJ and Robinhood76 Scaffold Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in June 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
12 | 06 LAST | Witness | 20170807 | Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness. Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness - from glimpsing the moment a parent changes to escaping a violent storm. Featuring Lois Gibson Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Tornado Featuring David Walker, Lindsay Martindale and Tobey Walker Produced by Ibby Caputo Music SFX from theming, digifishmusic, wjoojoo, davethetech, fridobeck, InspectorJ and Robinhood76 Scaffold Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon | |
13 | 01 | Afterimage | 20170815 | 20200826 (BBC7) | A memory caught in a childhood drawing and a repeat encounter which offers hope at a point of despair - Josie Long explores the afterimage left by moments that touch us. We hear from Sion Jair who climbs mountains as a way to cope with disappearing memories. Sophie Townsend finds an image from her daughter's childhood, which captures a difficult moment from their past. And Dylan Park, five years after his first deployment to Iraq, finds an unexpected reminder of his first tour in Arizona. Brahim Featuring Dylan Park Mr Fix-It Produced by Sophie Townsend Featuring Sion Jair Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2017. Josie Long explores encounters which leave an indelible imprint. JOSIE LONG explores encounters that leave an indelible imprint. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
13 | 02 | Duet | 20170822 | 20200902 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of duets, the perfect conversational dance and gatecrashing honeymoons. She also talks to the other half of her long-running comedy partnership - Robin Ince. The poet John Osborne delves into late night radio phone in conversations, the artist Duncan Speakman invites the listener to engage in a duet and Phil Smith intrudes on a romantic moment. Towards Produced by Phil Smith A Duet for Here and There Written and produced by Duncan Speakman With conceptual development by Tineke De Meyer Written by John Osborne A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in August 2017. Josie Long hears stories of duets, conversations and gatecrashing honeymoons. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
13 | 03 | Tough Love | 20170829 | JOSIE LONG hears stories of difficult love and heartbreak. JOSIE LONG hears stories of heartbreak. Difficult love, women encoded in music and rebuilding yourself after you've been broken. LAURA BARTON offers a tender exploration of complex, enduring love, Natalie Kestecher rebuilds herself after a sudden shock and we dive into the sound of heartache. Featuring LAURA BARTON Twenty-Three Produced by Alan Hall Kintsugi Dog Produced by Natalie Kestecher Mix by Steven Tilley A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. | |
13 | 04 | Machines | 20170905 | 20200909 (BBC7) | A disembodied voice, digital ghosts and the contraptions we build that alter our humanity - Josie Long presents new short documentaries about machines. We hear from the voice of Siri in the UK about losing control of what you say. Also - the story of a digital version of yourself outliving you and our relationship to the tools we build and the scars they leave. Daniel Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Replika Produced by Charles Maynes and Mika Golubovsky 15 Years Produced by Shereen Ashman, Michelle Macklem and Daniel Guillemette A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017. Josie Long explores how machines effect our humanity. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
13 | 05 | In Motion | 20170912 | 20200916 (BBC7) | Escape artists, losing control of your body and losing yourself in water - Josie Long takes a twilight stroll across Hampstead Heath while she presents stories of movement. Pond Featuring Jessica J Lee Featuring Ian Waterman Produced by Rachel Simpson Original interview recorded for the Empathy Museum Lake Einstein Produced by Rikke Houd Sea Josie Long presents stories of movement. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017. |
13 | 06 | Lost In Translation | 20170919 | 20200923 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG presents documentaries about what falls through the cracks in translation. Secret languages, loving acts of translation and musical instruments with an unrecognised power - JOSIE LONG presents new documentaries about translation. From the man who introduced a poet to Iran through a tender act of love for his father, to a debate about breaching the peace. The Stash Featuring Lou Savelli Music by the Cabinet of Living Cinema Produced by Sarah Cuddon Be Myself Featuring Joe Benjamin Produced by Tayo Popoola Days of Razors, Nights Full of Rats Featuring Sahand and Ali Sahebdivani Produced by Maartje Duin A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017. |
13 | 07 LAST | Role Models | 20170926 | 20200930 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG hears stories of role models. What can we learn from the humanity of others? From seeing ourselves reflected in someone else? JOSIE LONG presents stories of role models - from surrogate father figures to people who create a path for others to follow. You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There's this idea that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. And what I've always thought isn't that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. It's that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves... Part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make a couple of mirrors. That I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back and might not feel so monstrous for it.' - Junot Diaz What can we learn from the humanity of others? From seeing ourselves reflected in someone else? JOSIE LONG presents stories of role models. Water Fleas Featuring Akira Sakata Produced by Phil Smith Featuring Nikesh Shukla Nadia Produced by Sophie Townsend Intolerants Not Welcome Featuring Mark Thompson Produced by Alan Hall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2017. |
14 | 01 | Out Of Thin Air | 20171114 | 20201007 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories which come out of nowhere. Josie Long hears stories which come out of nowhere. A story of creation, time and disappearance; a writer takes a precarious drive down an icy road imagining the dive into nothing at the edge of her vision, and the unexpected kindness of a stranger pulls a man back from the brink. Thin Air Feat. Laura Barton The Water Produced by Rikke Houd Originally broadcast on CBC's Love Me http://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme/the-island-and-the-sea-1.4234588 The Kindness of Strangers Produced by Claire Crofton A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
14 | 01 | Role Models | 20170926 | JOSIE LONG hears stories of role models. What can we learn from the humanity of others? From seeing ourselves reflected in someone else? JOSIE LONG presents stories of role models - from surrogate father figures to people who create a path for others to follow. You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There's this idea that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. And what I've always thought isn't that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. It's that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves... Part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make a couple of mirrors. That I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back and might not feel so monstrous for it.' - Junot Diaz A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. | |
14 | 02 | Incantations | 20171121 | 20201014 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories spell craft, poetry and art coming to life. What can a poet learn from a consultant sorcerer? Ross Sutherland explores the poetic possibilities of spell craft. A fragment of Sappho's poetic longing is unpicked alongside a reading by Anne Carson. And at night, in a gallery, art springs to life. Featuring Ross Sutherland and Dr Alexander Cummins After Fragment 31 Featuring Anne Carson and Jennifer Metsker Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker Nocturne Produced by Neville Edwards and Cathy FitzGerald On behalf of Antenna International for The National Gallery, London Original poetry by Jacob Sam-La Rose and Aoife Mannix A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Josie Long hears stories of spell craft, poetry and art coming to life. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2017. |
14 | 03 | The Insider | 20171128 | 20201021 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories from within hidden worlds. Josie Long hears stories from within hidden worlds - a doctor living in quarantine, the founder of a time travellers convention and a radio DJ offering a lifeline to prisoners. On The Inside Featuring Bruce Aitken Produced by Eliza Lomas The Time Traveller's Convention Produced by Jeff Emtman Originally made for KCRW's Here Be Monsters Music by The Black Spot https://www.hbmpodcast.com Featuring Dr Adaora Okoli Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.first broadcast in November 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
14 | 04 | Long Distance | 20171205 | 20201028/29 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of relationships stretched across space. Falling from a great height and last words across a telephone line - Josie Long hears stories of relationships stretched across space. From the crossover between skydiving, Soren Kierkegaard and falling in love, to the final words uttered into the ear of a loved one on another continent. Rafadan Yumurta Produced by Phil Smith On Top Produced by Maria Donvang Alfred and Katie Featuring Dr Alfred Aidoo and Katie Stakolich Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
14 | 05 | Libraries | 20171212 | 20201104/05 (BBC7) | Josie Long explores the way our collections and accidental archives define us. Josie Long explores the way our collections and accidental archives define us. Diving into a head full of palindromes, love letters, artistic accidents and family recipes. Featuring the writer Nikesh Shukla, the illustrator Ralph Steadman, love letter writer extraordinaire Janet Gallen, and Martin Clear, the winner of the World Palindrome Championship. Interview by Lina Misitzis Originally broadcast in The Heart episode Love Letters produced by Kaitlin Prest http://www.theheartradio.org/audio-smut/loveletters Ralph Steadman: Better than Being in a Tent Featuring Ralph Steadman Produced by Leo Hornak Yoko Is Not a Palindrome Featuring Martin Clear Produced by Miyuki Jokiranta Featuring Nikesh Shukla Featuring the writer Nikesh Shukla, the illustrator Ralph Steadman, love letter writer extraordinaire Janet Gallin, and Martin Clear, the winner of the World Palindrome Championship. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. |
14 | 06 LAST | Christmas | 20171219 | 20201223/24 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG hears new documentaries set at Christmas. A two-decade long commitment to writing a new Christmas standard, an Icelandic documentary fairytale and the comedian MARK THOMAS feature in JOSIE LONG's festive documentary special. The Night Before the Night Before Christmas Featuring Seymour Sarnoff Song performed by Jennifer Sheehan, arranged by Peter Millrose and written by Seymour Sarnoff Produced by Alex Lewis Solla Decorates for Christmas Produced by Rikke Houd Dad's Christmas Featuring MARK THOMAS Produced by Sarah Cuddon A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 01 | Never Let Me Go | 20180213 | 20201111/12 (BBC7) | Love lost and found, a lingering goodbye and the after image of a loved one - Josie Long presents stories of holding on. From the echoes of a partner that linger after their death to an extraordinary tale of love regained after fifty years apart. Her Name Was Jean Featuring Dennis Vinar, Karen Lehmann Vinar and Jean Voxland Produced by Andrea Rangecroft The Awkward Goodbye Produced by Duncan Cowles Featuring Dr Jacqueline Hayes Produced by Edward Lawrenson A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018. Josie Long presents stories about holding on. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 02 | Landscapes | 20180220 | 20201118/19 (BBC7) | From an island which resists invasion to a beloved city in which you can't be free - Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries where the landscape becomes a character. Ribbon Gums Produced by Sophie Townsend Resistance Featuring Lars Christian Kofoed Romer and Viola Produced by Rikke Houd Mosul Eye Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018. Josie Long presents short documentaries where the landscape becomes a character. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 03 | Colours | 20180227 | 20201125/26 (BBC7) | Blue skies, a rainbow of strangers and lipstick shades weave through today's short documentaries about colour. Josie Long explores how it affects the way we experience the world. Featuring Laura Barton Featuring Davia Nelson Produced by Benjamen Walker I Know Light Now Featuring Vanessa Potter Produced by Leila Hussain Ring a Rainbow Produced by Dennis Funk Josie Long presents a rainbow of stories about colour. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 04 | Unearthly | 20180306 | 20201202/03 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and stories about unearthly happenings - from the myths surrounding Lake Stechlin, which is said to boil whenever a major catastrophic event happens anywhere in the world, to an uneasy evening at a conference for exorcists. Possession Produced by Geoff Bird Psychic Blob Originally made for KCRW's Radio Race Music by The Black Spot Produced by Jeff Entman Featuring Jessica J Lee A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018. Josie Long presents short documentaries about unearthly happenings. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 05 | Silent Night | 20180313 | 20201209/10 (BBC7) | A quiet walk through an abandoned prison camp in darkness, late night ambient sound in the Maasai Mara - Josie Long listens for sounds in the hush of the night. Featuring Carl Cattermole Produced by Thomas Glasser and based on his documentary for National Prison Radio, Sounds Inside Crickets - Night - Maasai Mara Produced by Jonathan Zenti Ambient Sir Featuring Jordan Scott Jordan Scott's writing can be found at his website Lanterns at Guantánamo Produced by Jess Shane A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2018. Josie Long listens for the sounds that lurk in the darkness. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2018.. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. Jordan Scott's writing can be found at his website Lanterns at Guantကnamo |
15 | 06 LAST | The Answer | 20180320 | 20201216/17 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and stories about the quest for resolution. Years spent in search of a solution to Elgar's Enigma, an adult seeks an answer to a childhood letter and a mother records her young son's responses. The Being Sound Produced by Stephanie Rowden Get Pierced Produced by Duncan Cowles Counter Melody Featuring Bob Padgett (who runs the website The Enigma Theme Unmasked) Produced by Daniel Estrin, Jessi Carrier, Steven Jackson and Nick van der Kolk. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2018. Josie Long hears stories of seeking an answer. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 07 | Cinema | 20180327 | 20201230/31 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents new short documentaries drawn from the silver screen. Josie Long hears stories drawn from the silver screen. Luke Skywalker helps Joe Dunthorne reckon with his own mortality, the writer Ross Sutherland explores the hidden history of the audience and Amanda Foster offers an insight into the life of a stuntwoman. Luke Deathbringer Featuring Joe Dunthorne Body Double Featuring Amanda Foster Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Hollywood Forever Featuring Ross Sutherland A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018. Josie Long presents short documentaries drawn from the silver screen. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
15 | 08 LAST | Into The Woods | 20180403 | 20210106/07 (BBC7) | Josie Long ventures into the woods. From tree climbing to getting lost in the forest, Josie Long ventures into the woods. Featuring Sook-Yin Lee on the wild forest of her childhood, the musician and radio producer Phil Smith on the love and freedom of clambering amid the branches, and a mother and daughter losing themselves amongst the trees. Featuring Jochen Raiss and Leah Produced by Phil Smith Featuring Rachel and Carolyn Lloyd Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Behind My House Music by Sook-Yin Lee Produced by Sook-Yin Lee A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 01 | Afterwords | 20180522 | 20210113/14 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries in which words linger long after they're uttered. A dream-like journey, a man trying to prove he hasn't died and a reflection on a eulogy. Josie Long presents documentaries where words linger long after they're uttered. Featuring the voices of the oral historian Studs Terkel, recorded a couple of years before he passed away, and the writer Julia Cooper, finding the words she wished she could offer her younger self. A Taxi Stops Produced by Rikke Houd Featuring Jeremy Lee Bass Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Featuring Julia Cooper Produced by Veronica Simmonds A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018. A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 02 | Beginnings | 20180529 | 20210120/21 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about creating something out of nothing and the beginning of the end. Josie Long presents short documentaries about creating something out of nothing, fresh starts and the beginning of the end. From a band that existed before they'd ever met each other to the new beginnings which bring sweet, if painful, endings in a relationship between a mother and daughter. The Dandelion Adventure Produced by Geoff Bird Good Year for the Roses Produced by Sophie Townsend Meteor Shower Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on May 2018. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 03 | Civil Disobedients | 20180605 | 20210127/28 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them. A porcine presidential campaign, the feeling of freedom in a communal action and a Danish poet who helps you re-imagine the world - Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts. Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks about the feeling of liberty on a city street flooded with bicycles, we explore how Inger Christensen's words have fed into the imaginations of Danish activists, and we hear about Pigasus's curtailed political campaign. Pigasus the Immortal Featuring Abe Peck, Jim Lato and Judy Gumbo Interviews by Sarah Geis Produced by Maria Dønvang Critical Mass Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon Produced by Maria Dønvang A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 04 | The Watchers | 20180612 | 20210203/04 (BBC7) | Josie Long hears stories of observation. Josie Long hears stories of observation - from glimpsing who you might become to an artist who secretly surveilled her father. Rosalind Jana explores the crackle of possibility and hope in a love story observed across a crowded room, Johanna Heldebro talks about her art project - To Come Within Reach of You - in which she followed and photographed her father, and Sarah Algashgari talks about working at the first football match in Saudi Arabia that allowed female spectators. Deciphering Featuring Rosalind Jana Featuring Sarah Algashgari Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Following Father Featuring Johanna Heldebro Produced by Tom Henley A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2018. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 05 | Mistaken Identity | 20180619 | 20210210/11 (BBC7) | The lust to escape your life, gifts that make you feel misunderstood and a mystery with an elusive man at it's centre - Josie Long unfurls stories of mistaken identity. The writer Nikesh Shukla and his friends, Nick Hearne and Robbie Lingham, talk about the frustrating mysterious character who entered their lives after they sent a lamb chop into space. The Australian producer Natalie Kestecher is horrified by a gift from a close friend and a young woman plots her escape in a call from Laura Mayer's How Are You Doing Project. Navy Story Originally recorded for the How Are You Doing Project Produced by Laura Mayer The Gift Featuring writing from the Redundant Women series Produced by Natalie Kestecher Adam Featuring Nikesh Shukla, Nick Hearne and Robbie Lingham Josie Long unfurls stories of mistaken identity and people who have been misunderstood. The writer Nikesh Shukla and his friends, Nick Hern and Robbie Lingham, talk about the frustrating mysterious character who entered their lives after they sent a lamb chop into space. The Australian producer Natalie Kestecher is horrified by a gift from a close friend and a young woman plots her escape in a call from Laura Mayer's How Are You Doing Project. Featuring Nikesh Shukla, Nick Hern and Robbie Lingham A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
16 | 06 LAST | The Other Side | 20180626 | 20210217/18 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG hears stories of crossing over to the other side. JOSIE LONG hears stories of crossing over to the other side - from radio waves permeating political barriers to the migratory routes of eels. Radio 100 Featuring Leslie Rosin, Cornelia Saxe and Gregor Schuster Produced by Leo Hornak Featuring Laura Barton The Last Night Featuring Anny Shaw Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4. |
17 | 01 | Meals | 20181120 | 20210224/25 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries about food - from congee on a mountaintop to the nightmarish consequences of a family dinner. The writer Jessica J Lee tries to recreate a vivid sensory experience and Australian audio-maker MIKE WILLIAMS shares a visceral story of a Christmas Eve meal. Mutual Mastication Produced by STEVE URQUHART The Nightmare Before Christmas Produced by MIKE WILLIAMS Congee Dreams Produced by Jessica J Lee Last Requests Produced by Hannah Dean JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries about food. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2018. |
17 | 02 | Me And You | 20181127 | 20210303/04 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents new short documentaries and audio essays about intertwining with another person. A father and son stare out to sea and talk about a lost love, a woman writes a letter to her young daughter unpicking the complex intersections between motherhood, art, selfhood and capitalism, and a widow finds an unusual spirit guide for her grieving. Victoria, My Spirit Widow Produced by Sophie Townsend The Art of Knowing When to Retreat Produced by Stacia Brown Originally made for the podcast Hope Chest A Friend Produced by Sayre Quevedo A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2018. Josie Long presents short documentaries about intertwining with another person. |
17 | 03 | Untethered | 20181204 | 20210310/11 (BBC7) | Navigating the technological nightmare of the afterlife, the feeling of weightlessness during a late night drive and finding yourself adrift at sea - Josie Long presents short documentaries and mini works of fiction about finding yourself untethered to the world around you. Please Hold (Extract) Originally made for the podcast 'Imaginary Advice'. Featured in the episode 'After This Produced by Ross Sutherland Night Rider Produced by Ariana Martinez Lauren and Ken Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018. Josie Long presents short documentaries about feeling adrift. |
17 | 04 | Seasons | 20181211 | 20210317/18 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents new short documentaries and audio adventures tied to the changing of the seasons. Laura Barton offers an ode to the sticky heat of summer, we hear the beat of hummingbird wings in autumn and a love story tied to cold British winters and Colombia's 'spring city'. On Music Overheard Produced by Phil Smith Featuring Laura Barton Tiny Jalopy Produced by Michelle Macklem Olga Josie Long presents new short documentaries tied to the seasons. Josie Long presents new short documentaries and audio adventures tied to the changing of the seasons. Laura Barton offers an ode to the sticky heat of summer, we hear the beat of hummingbird wings in autumn and a love story tied to cold British winters and Colombia's 'spring city'. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall, A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018. JOSIE LONG presents new short documentaries and audio adventures tied to the changing of the seasons.LAURA BARTON offers an ode to the sticky heat of summer, we hear the beat of hummingbird wings in autumn and a love story tied to cold British winters and Colombia's 'spring city'. A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018. |
17 | 05 | The Gloaming | 20181218 | 20210324/25 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering darkness. John McCarthy and Brian Keenan look back on a single act of human kindness that glows amid much darker memories, a late night conversation explores the hope bound up in playing the lottery, and we hear as voices fade in a Danish hospice. Featuring John McCarthy and Brian Keenan Produced by Geoff Bird Fading Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Produced by Phoebe Wang Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering dark. John McCarthy and Brian Keenan look back on a single act of human kindness that glows amid much darker memories, a late night conversation explores the hope bound up in playing the lottery and we hear as voices fade in a Danish hospice. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018. |
17 | 06 LAST | Lasso The Moon | 20181225 | JOSIE LONG presents short Christmas-themed documentaries and adventures in sound. We hear from a long time resident of Santa Claus, Indiana, the comedian MARK THOMAS offers a tender reflection on Away in a Manger, and Karolyn Grimes - the woman who played Zuzu Bailey in the festive classic It's a Wonderful Life - explores how it's interwoven with her life. The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana Featuring Pat Koch Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Featuring MARK THOMAS Produced by Sarah Cuddon Featuring Karolyn Grimes | |
18 | 01 | Known For | 20190219 | 20210331 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing. Josie Long presents short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing. From the contested title of Britain's most haunted village to a tender reflection on an actor defined by their most famous role. Produced by Ross Sutherland Babi Featuring Rosalind Jana The Bystander Featuring William Genovese Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing. From the contested title of Britain's most haunted village to a tender reflection on an actor defined by their most famous role. |
18 | 02 | The Descent | 20190226 | Short documentaries about downward spirals, presented by Josie Long. | |
18 | 02 | The Forgetting | 20190226 | 20210414 (BBC7) | JOSIE LONG presents fragmentary short documentaries about lost memories. Searching for a half-remembered past, shape-shifting, elusive personal histories, forgetting yourself and a story of societal forgetting. Mother of Memory Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Seven Magic Mountains Featuring Laura Barton The Trace of A Cloud In A Chest (extract) You can listen to the feature in full here: https://soundcloud.com/charles-parker-prize/the-trace-of-a-cloud-in-a-chest-by-weidong-lin-silver-2015 Produced by Weidong Lin The Forgotten Produced by Karla Marie Sweet A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019. JOSIE LONG presents fragmentary stories of lost memories and societal forgetting. |
18 | 03 | The Descent | 20190305 | 20210421 (BBC7) | Falling space debris sparks an adventure across continents - and underpants dangling from a tree push a woman into a downward spiral. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about The Descent. The King and I Produced by Natalie Kestecher Skylab Featuring Stan Thornton Produced by Hannah Dean Seven Miles Deep Featuring Don Walsh Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about downward spirals, presented by Josie Long. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. |
18 | 04 | Oulipo | 20190312 | 20210428 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the work of the Oulipo, a loose collective of writers and mathematicians who use playful constraints in their work to spark new ideas. The Oulipo's name - Ouvroir de littérature potentielle - roughly translates as 'the workshop of potential literature'. They have produced works such as Georges Perec's La Disparition; A Void in the English translation, in which the letter e never appears; If on a Winter's Night a Traveller..., Italo Calvino's novel which features ten different first chapters of novels; and Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style, in which the same story is retold 99 times in a different style. Our workshop for potential radio features literary reviews, audio games and new stories from Joe Dunthorne, Jon Tjhia, John-Luke Roberts and Ross Sutherland. As Far As The I Produced by Jon Tjhia Peanut Butter Featuring Joe Dunthorne Featuring John-Luke Roberts The Other Ross Sutherland Featuring Roddy Forsyth and Ross Sutherland An alternate version of this story first appeared on the podcast Imaginary Advice Produced by Ross Sutherland Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by Oulipian constraints. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. The Oulipo's name - Ouvroir de litt退rature potentielle - roughly translates as 'the workshop of potential literature'. They have produced works such as Georges Perec's La Disparition; A Void in the English translation, in which the letter e never appears; If on a Winter's Night a Traveller..., Italo Calvino's novel which features ten different first chapters of novels; and Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style, in which the same story is retold 99 times in a different style. |
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18 | 05 | Between The Lines | 20190319 | 20210505 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about translation, interpretation and ideas that resonate in the gap between words - from the connection between one man and his translator, through Benjamin Clementine's interpretation of Satie, to the work of an ASL/English interpreter. In Translation Featuring Miwako Ozawa and Hiromitsu Shinkawa A version of this story first appeared in the BBC World Service documentary Found in Translation made by Whistledown Productions https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l3jxj Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti Gymnopédie Featuring Benjamin Clementine Produced by Mooj Zadie The Go-Between Featuring Christopher Desloges Music: Scorch by Nctrnm from the Free Music Archive Produced by Aliya Pabani Josie Long presents short documentaries about translation and interpretation. JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and audio adventures about translation, interpretation and ideas that resonate in the gap between words - from the connection between one man and his translator, through Benjamin Clementine's interpretation of Satie, to the work of an interpreter. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. Gymnop退die |
18 | 06 LAST | Early Spring | 20190326 | 20210407 (BBC7) | As the days lengthen and a new season approaches, JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the Rilke poem Early Spring. The People Who Feel Featuring Henry Córdova Produced by Ariana Martinez Falling Like Blossom Featuring Naoko Abe Produced by Sarah Cuddon Lilia is Listening Originally made for the podcast Love Me https://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme/in-the-distance-1.4899506 Produced by Sara Brooke Curtis, with Cristal Duhaime, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Sarah Geis Mix by Cristal Duhaime Readings by Stacia Brown JOSIE LONG presents adventures in sound inspired by the Rilke poem Early Spring. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2019. Featuring Henry Cordova |
19 | 01 | What Lies Beneath | 20190521 | 20210512 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about what lies beneath the surface of things - from a subterranean journey to a dive inside a painting. Seams (Extract) Originally made for the Timber Festival Produced by Geoff Bird The Neighbour Produced by Sophie Townsend The Box Originally made for the HearSay International Audio Festival Produced by Sofia Saldanha A Deeper Dive Featuring Richard Scott Produced by Alia Cassam Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019. |
19 | 02 | Desire Lines | 20190528 | 20210519 (BBC7) | Looking for love online, the desire lines we walk to a lover's house and the untethering of a breast-feeding baby from its mother - JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about being drawn towards the ones we love. Featuring LAURA BARTON The Real Tom Banks Produced by Jesse Cox Sound Engineer Timothy Nicastri Originally made for Radiotonic on ABC Radio National Untethered Featuring Nell Frizzell Production Team: ANDREA RANGECROFT and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019. Short documentaries about being drawn towards the ones we love presented by JOSIE LONG. A serendipitous encounter, the desire lines we walk to a lover's house and the untethering of a breast-feeding baby from it's mother - JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about being drawn towards the ones we love. |
19 | 03 | Mirror Image | 20190604 | 20210526 (BBC7) | Josie Long gazes into a mirror as she presents short documentaries and sonic adventures on reflections and doubles. A woman wrestles with an unsettling shadow, the double act Split Britches explore life as partners and performers and a work of sound art offers advice on becoming more becoming... Originally made for the Third Coast International Audio Festival ShortDocs competition Produced by Sarah Boothroyd Feat. Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver Produced by Alia Cassam The Detonator Originally made for CBC's Love Me Produced by Sarah Geis, Mira Burt-Wintonick, Cristal Duhaime and 'Kate Sound by Mira Burt-Wintonick A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries and sonic adventures on reflections and doubles. Josie Long presents short documentaries and sonic adventures on mirrors and reflections. |
19 | 04 | Nocturne | 20190611 | 20210602 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about what happens after darkness falls. From Mark Thomas's childhood nocturnal journeys to a late-night story told in the glow of a turf fire. The Little Nuneen Featuring Gerald O'Brien Produced by Regan Hutchins Escape Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon The Poem Explains Nothing Featuring Peter Beverley Produced by Peilin Li Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about what happens after darkness falls. |
19 | 05 | Nature Documentaries | 20190618 | 20210609 (BBC7) | Singing with whales, a cloud of bats and the ballad of a rare bird - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the natural world. Whale Duet A version of this story first appeared on the podcast Sound Matters Interview by Tim Hinman Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Bats in the Attic Produced by Jessie Lawson The Lord God Bird Originally broadcast in 2005 Produced by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions The song - Great God Bird - was written and performed by Sufjan Stevens To listen to the song in its entirety and to hear more Long Haul stories, go to www.longhaulpro.org Production Team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Short documentaries about the natural world presented by Josie Long. Singing with whales, a cloud of bats and the ballad of a rare bird. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the natural world. Producer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019. |
19 | 06 LAST | Press Record | 20190625 | 20210616 (BBC7) | The sounds of an empty apartment, the last tape of a loved one, the bootleg VHS tapes that helped inspire a musical movement and an erotic audio audition are at the heart of this edition of Short Cuts. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about significant recordings that have impacted people's lives. That DAT Produced by Natalie Kestecher The Stains Featuring Diane Lane and Allison Wolfe Produced by Allyson McCabe Sound Portrait of a Flat Produced by Jessica Gordon Braye A Place for Us Featuring Tricia Davies Nearn Produced by Alan Hall Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2019. |
20 | 01 | Deep Time | 20190813 | 20210623 (BBC7) | A solar eclipse repeats over and over, a musical key unlocks lost memories and a life marked out in books. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound on our experience of time. Crow Featuring Christina McLeish Produced by Jaye Kranz A Channel of Music Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Totality Written and produced by Mae-Li Evans Sound and composition by Calum Perrin This piece is an adapted extract from a performance developed and supported by The Yard Theatre, Camden People's Theatre and Hearsay Festival. Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Josie Long presents short documentaries about our experience of time. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019. |
20 | 02 | Keeping Faith | 20190820 | 20210630 (BBC7) | Looking for a miracle and searching for divine love - Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping faith. Recitation Featuring Madinah Javed Produced by Alia Cassam Crab Babygrow Featuring Sarah Mouracade Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Sook-Yin Lee Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019. |
20 | 03 | Self-portrait | 20190827 | 20210707 (BBC7) | Josie Long draws her own image whilst presenting short documentaries about turning the camera lens or microphone on yourself. A Private Ritual Written by Jess Bineth and Tilly Lawless Produced by Jess Bineth Ghosts Produced by Andrea Rangecroft How To Remember Produced by Axel Kacoutié ? Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself. Josie Long with short documentaries about turning the lens or microphone on yourself. Produced by Axel Kacouti退? |
20 | 04 | Musical | 20190903 | 20210714 (BBC7) | A spider infestation turns into a musical performance, the pianist Glenn Gould unpicks the magic of Petula Clark's Downtown and Patrick Haggerty talks about Lavender Country, which has come to be known as the first gay country music album. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about music and musicians. Featuring Patrick Haggerty Produced by Thomas Curry, Lauren Eisen and Sofie Strøbeck Featuring Glenn Gould Produced by Alan Hall Spiders! The Musical Produced by Phil Smith Image Credit: Matthew Wilson Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about music and musicians presented by Josie Long. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019. |
20 | 05 | Mary Oliver | 20190910 | 20210721 (BBC7) | Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? - Mary Oliver Josie Long heads out alone into nature to present short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the poet Mary Oliver. From a meditation on the seasons amid the changing climate, to an exploration of wanting with Laura Barton. Featuring Laura Barton Mary Oliver - Listening to the World (edited extract) Interview by Krista Tippett This interview was originally produced for The On Being Project onbeing.org To Fail as a Witness Featuring Anne Fosburg Produced by Ariana Martinez Special thanks to Anne Fosburg and collaborator Mitchell Johnson for the early correspondence that motivated this work. Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019. 'Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?' |
20 | 06 | Family Ties | 20190917 | 20210728 (BBC7) | A family whose women are bound by activism, poetry between generations and forging new families in later life. Josie Long presents short documentaries about familial connections. Radical Love Featuring Ash Sarkar Produced by Alia Cassam A Beautiful Arrangement Featuring Stefanie Clark and Jane Callahan-Moore Produced by Bill Healy Loose Lips Featuring Mark ‘Mr T' Thompson and Fiona Goffe Produced by Alan Hall Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about familial connections with Josie Long. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019. Featuring Mark Mr T' Thompson and Fiona Goffe |
20 | 07 LAST | The Archivist | 20190924 | 20210804 (BBC7) | The tattered book worth risking everything for, the man who can't forget and chronicling history one voice message at a time. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers. Memories Featuring Bob Petrella Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Messages from Manus Island Featuring Behrouz Boochani Produced by Femi Oriogun-Williams The Exercise Book Featuring Jeremiah Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Producer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019. |
21 | 01 | From The Heart | 20191119 | 20210811 (BBC7) | From a broken-hearted granddaughter's search for understanding to a collective conversation around desire - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about desire, love and heartbreak. ROW-cub Produced by Neena Pathak Texts I've Sent The Government Featuring John-Luke Roberts and River Hall Falckensteinscredo Produced by Phil Smith An Interrogation Produced by Erisa Apantaku Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire, love and heartbreak. |
21 | 02 | Sports | 20191126 | 20210713 (R4) | From rally car driving to the healing power of climbing - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about sport, exercise and competition. Go Faster Featuring Rosemary Smith Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Climb When Ready Featuring Cassius Adair and Martha Bennett Produced by Arlie Adlington Music credit: Negentropy by Chad Crouch That's It Featuring recordings from The Sound of Sport Produced by Bus Crush Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about sport. |
21 | 03 | Beasts | 20191203 | 20210818 (BBC7) | Magical creatures wrap themselves around you in the fog and we hear a musical tribute to furry beasts - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about real and imagined animals. Cat Names Produced by Joseph Keckler Ashi Magari Produced by Rikke Houd Touching the Elephant Presented by Kim Normanton Produced by Matt Thompson Mastered by Jon Calver Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997 Concerts for Dogs Featuring Laurie Anderson Produced by Tim Hinman Originally made for Sound Matters Production Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019. Short documentaries about creatures - both real and imagined - presented by Josie Long. |
21 | 04 | Maps | 20191210 | Navigating emotional terrain, finding joy in another world and mapping a continuum of thinking. Josie Long presents short documentaries about charting the territory. Pixels and Bits Featuring Stephen Sexton Produced by Alia Cassam Drive Straight Ahead Written by Jonathan Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick Produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime Originally broadcast on CBC's WireTap Playing in the Dark Featuring Gail Lewis, Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and Natasha Mumbi Nkonde Produced by Tej Adeleye Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about charting the territory with Josie Long. | |
21 | 05 | Bodies | 20191217 | Short documentaries and adventures in sound about the body presented by Josie Long. Joe Dunthorne searches for under-described parts of the body, Nanna Hauge Kristensen explores the division between body and mind and we hear the sounds of sleep. Production Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Joe Dunthorne dives into poetic descriptions of the body and we hear the sound of sleep. Visceral short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. Her Eyes Were Like... Featuring Joe Dunthorne, Caroline Bird, Ross Sutherland and Jack Underwood While You Were Sleeping Featuring Dr Jim Grayburn Produced by Calum Perrin Transition Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen | |
21 | 05 | Maps | 20191210 | 20210825 (BBC7) | Navigating emotional terrain, finding joy in another world and mapping a continuum of thinking. Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire, love and heartbreak. Pixels and Bits Featuring Stephen Sexton Produced by Alia Cassam Drive Straight Ahead Written by Jonathan Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick Produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime Originally broadcast on CBC's WireTap Playing in the Dark Featuring Gail Lewis, Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and Natasha Mumbi Nkonde Produced by Tej Adeleye Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire, love and heartbreak. From 2019. |
21 | 06 LAST | Bodies | 20191217 | 20210901 (BBC7) | Joe Dunthorne dives into poetic descriptions of the body and we hear the sound of sleep. Visceral short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. Her Eyes Were Like... Featuring Joe Dunthorne, Caroline Bird, Ross Sutherland and Jack Underwood While You Were Sleeping Featuring Dr Jim Grayburn Produced by Calum Perrin Transition Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Production Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2019. Josie Long presents short documentaries about the body. |
21 | 06 LAST | Noel | 20191224 | Icelandic Christmas characters creep out of the darkness, Scottee tells the story of a loving gift that travelled across countries and generations and the festive season bursts into song. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound for Christmas Eve. Festive short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. A 6 year old takes a rather un-childlike view on the realities of Santa Claus, Icelandic Christmas characters creep out of the darkness, Scottee tells the story of a loving gift that travelled across countries and generations and the festive season bursts into song. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound (for grown-ups) on Christmas Eve. I Don't Know Produced by Andy Mills with the musicians Matt and Jacob Boll, Corey and Cobey Bienert and Enoch Kim. Featuring Rósa Thorsteinsdottir and Eva Maria Jónssdottir from The Arni Magnussen Institute Produced by Rikke Houd Nativity Featuring Scottee Produced by Alia Cassam The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Reprise) Featuring Seymour and Stuart Sarnoff Produced by Alex Lewis Featuring R sa Thorsteinsdottir and Eva Maria J nssdottir from The Arni Magnussen Institute | |
22 | 01 | Endurance | 20200218 | 20210908 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about feats of endurance. A marathon runner needs to outrun a race official who wants her off the track, a woman goes on an exhausting dating quest and a writer living in the shadow of a nuclear reactor finds unlikely companionship with cockroaches. Josie Long presents short documentaries about feats of endurance. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about feats of endurance. A marathon runner needs to outrun a race official who wants her off the track, a woman exhausts herself while running through the personal ads and a writer living in the shadow of a nuclear reactor finds unlikely companionship with cockroaches. Featuring Laura Barton Mr Right Produced by Inge Hoonte Originally made for Deep Wireless 4 Runner 261 Featuring Kathrine Switzer Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Isn't it lovely? Produced by Phoebe Wang First commissioned as a part of the Constellations podcast's exhibition Resonant Bodies and then released in Constellations This piece was supported in part by the Wassaic Artist Residency Program. Kathrine Switzer photo credit - Boston Herald Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2020. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about feats of endurance. From February 2020. |
22 | 02 | Dancing On The Radio | 20200225 | 20210915 (BBC7) | Short documentaries and adventures in sound about dancing. Presented by Josie Long Josie Long presents toe-tapping, choreographed short documentaries and adventures in sound about dancing. From falling in love with movement to the art of staying still. Vogue Featuring Darren Suarez Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Screen Test Featuring Lucinda Childs Produced by Hannah Dean With music by Kayla Painter Includes audio from the upcoming Andy Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern It's a Commitment (Extract) Originally made for the Smash/Cut podcast Featuring Dr Brenda Dixon Gottschild and Dr Halifu Osumare Produced by Alexander Charles Adams and Margaret Laurena Kemp Music Credits: Revolution Void, Lloyd Rodgers, Kitchen Romance, and Alexander Charles Adams Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Josie Long presents toe-tapping, choreographed short documentaries offering three adventures in sound about dancing. From falling in love with movement - to the art of staying still. Includes audio from Andy Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern Music Credits: Revolution Void, Lloyd Rodgers, Kitchen Romance, and Xander Adams A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2020. Short documentaries and adventures in sound about dancing. With Josie Long. From 2020. Produced by Xander Adams and Margaret Laurena Kemp Josie Long presents stories about dancing. Josie Long presents stories about dancing from falling in love with movement - to the art of staying still. From 2020. |
22 | 03 | Tarot | 20200303 | 20210922 (BBC7) | Short documentaries inspired by the tarot deck. Presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the tarot deck. From an imagined reading with Madame Cinnamon Black in New Orleans to a card that helps two sisters understand each other. Sylvia Plath and the Tarot Pack Featuring David Trinidad and Rebecca Tamás Produced by Alia Cassam Shadow Work Produced by Ari Mejia Three Cards Featuring Madame Cinnamon Black Produced by Cristal Duhaime Originally recorded for 48 Hour Party People, a travel podcast hosted by Brendan Francis Newnam Thanks to Mira Burt-Wintonick, Brendan Francis Newnam, Jackson Musker, Danielle Henderson and the Historic Voodoo Museum Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020. Featuring David Trinidad and Rebecca Tamကs Josie Long presents stories inspired by the tarot deck, including a card that helps sisters understand each other. From 2020. |
22 | 04 | Call Me | 20200310 | 20210929 (BBC7) | Short documentaries that centre around a phone line presented by Josie Long. Wrong numbers that make the right connections and the comforting voices of strangers - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about phones. Monitoring Produced by Mark Vernon The Phoneline Made by Jodie Taylor, producer at Fat Rat Films This documentary featured recreated calls, all calls to NACOA's helpline remain absolutely confidential. Please Hold Produced by James T. Green Originally made for the podcast u+1f60c A 6 instead of a 9 Featuring Kasey Bergh and Henry Glendening Produced by Claire Crofton Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020. Josie Long presents stories about phones, from wrong numbers making right connections to comforting voices. From 2020. |
22 | 05 | Encounters With Old Texts | 20200317 | 20211006 (BBC7) | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a cryptic crossword, personal ads and the work of Dylan Thomas inspire new short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. Poem for October Featuring Terry Jones Produced by Sarah Cuddon Slow Burn Seeking Featuring Casey Orozco-Poore Produced by Ariana Martinez Produced by James T. Green Relics Featuring John-Luke Roberts Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries inspired by encounters with old texts. Presented by Josie Long. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by encounters with old texts. From March 2020. |
22 | 06 | Habitat | 20200324 | 20240228 (BBC7) | Growing up in a changing landscape, communicating disaster through a language barrier, a sonic illustration of the world's dwindling animal populations and finding hope outside our windows. Josie Long presents short documentaries on the climate crisis. Smoke Signals Produced by Natalie Kestecher Hearing Extinction Produced by Mona Chalabi and Emmy the Great Mother Earth Produced by Alia Cassam Terrace, Rome, Italy during the lockdown Produced by Daria Corrias Originally recorded for the Field Recordings podcast Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020. Short documentaries about our changing climate with Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about our changing climate. From March 2020. |
22 | 06 LAST | Habitat | 20200324 | 20211013 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries on the climate crisis - growing up in a changing landscape, communicating disaster through a language barrier and a sonic illustration of the world's dwindling animal populations. Production Team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about our changing climate with Josie Long. Growing up in a changing landscape, communicating disaster through a language barrier, a sonic illustration of the world's dwindling animal populations and finding hope outside our windows. Josie Long presents short documentaries on the climate crisis. Smoke Signals Produced by Natalie Kestecher Hearing Extinction Produced by Mona Chalabi and Emmy the Great Mother Earth Produced by Alia Cassam Terrace, Rome, Italy during the lockdown Produced by Daria Corrias Originally recorded for the Field Recordings podcast Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft |
22 | 07 | Storytellers | 20200331 | 20211020 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about telling stories with Josie Long. A subject feedbacks back to her documentarian, a voicemail tells a story and the writer Ross Sutherland wonders how storytelling advice could save a relationship in trouble. Nicola Talkback Produced by Jess Shane Music by Abby Swidler Easiness Featuring Ben Seretan Produced by Alex Lewis Originally produced for Audio Playground Marriage Story Featuring Ross Sutherland and Peter Saddington Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about storytellers. Josie Long presents stories about storytellers, from a voicemail to saving a relationship in trouble. |
22 | 07 LAST | Storytellers | 20200331 | JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about storytellers. A documentary subject responds to her documentarian and the writer Ross Sutherland wonders how storytelling advice could save a relationship in trouble. Production Team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries about storytellers. Short documentaries about telling stories with Josie Long. A subject feedbacks back to her documentarian, a voicemail tells a story and the writer Ross Sutherland wonders how storytelling advice could save a relationship in trouble. Nicola Talkback Produced by Jess Shane Music by Abby Swidler Easiness Featuring Ben Seretan Produced by Alex Lewis Originally produced for Audio Playground Marriage Story Featuring Ross Sutherland and Peter Saddington Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft | |
23 | 01 | The Sea, The Sea | 20200519 | 20211027 (BBC7) | Short documentaries on crashing waves and diving under the water. Presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the sea. The sounds of the sea, whispers into a wind phone and the dark, silent nights in Lyø, Denmark; a writer reflects on women dreaming of diving beneath the surface of the water; an Hawaiian surfer describes the exhilaration of riding through the barrel of a wave and stories from cliff-edge towns in the UK as the water comes ever-closer. The Wave Featuring Clyde Aikau Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema Produced by Sarah Cuddon The Widow of the Sea Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Featuring Margaret Drabble Originally recorded by Sarah Cuddon for The Diving Venus The View from the Edge Featuring Darcy Bayless and Juliet Blaxland who has written a book about her experiences in a cliff edge house called The Easternmost House. Produced by Chloe White and Jodie Taylor Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2020. Short documentaries about crashing waves and diving beneath the surface of the water. Presented by Josie Long. From 2020. |
23 | 02 | Dreaming | 20200526 | 20211103/04 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about the imagination presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about dreaming and the imagination. Dive into an astronaut's dreamscape, take an audio drawing lesson with Ebony Flowers and listen to Ursula Le Guin explore world-building. Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam The Astronaut's Dream Feat. Helen Sharman Produced by Edward Prosser Music by Kevin MacLeod Originally created for the Royal Institution Self Portrait in Outer Space Feat. Ebony Flowers Produced by Jess Shane Music by Chad Crouch and Abby Swidler Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Originally broadcast in 1990 Evin and Ian Produced by Georgia Moodie A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020. Short documentaries about dreaming and imagination presented by Josie Long. From 2020. |
23 | 03 | Kids | 20200602 | 20211110/11 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about childhood. Presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures with and about kids. Exploring the world through the eyes of a little boy, beauty pageants for children, a weather forecast takeover and finding a newborn on the subway. Let's Get Lost Together Featuring Eligh Moon Produced by Sara Brooke Curtis Beauty Queen Dropout Featuring Samara Addai Produced by Deborah Shorinde The Random Weather Report Featuring Niamh and Tommy Produced by Chris Attaway Originally produced for Audio Playground audioplayground.xyz Bundle on the Subway Featuring Pete Mercurio and Danny Stewart Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020. Josie Long presents stories about childhood, from a weather forecast takeover and finding a newborn on the subway. From 2020. |
23 | 04 | Words To Live By | 20200609 | 20211117/18 (BBC7) | Josie Long presents short documentaries on words to live by. Josie Long presents short documentaries about the writers and musicians whose words help us navigate the difficult moments in our lives. From James Baldwin to Adrienne Rich, the lyrics of Jimmie Rodgers to a new poem by Axel Kacoutié. James Baldwin in conversation with Studs Terkel Originally broadcast in 1961 Courtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive for george, breonna, ahmaud, and christian Produced by James T. Green Originally made for the podcast u+1f60c Dedications Featuring Mary Jean Chan Produced by Alia Cassam Featuring recordings of Adrienne Rich from the audio archives of the public radio show, New Letters on the Air, a production of New Letters magazine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City The Watertank Featuring Damian Le Bas Produced by Andrea Rangecroft You Got Through the Day Produced by Axel Kacoutié Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020. Josie Long presents short documentaries about the writers and musicians whose words help us navigate the difficult moments in our lives. From James Baldwin to Adrienne Rich, the lyrics of Jimmie Rodgers to a new poem by Axel Kacouti退. Produced by Axel Kacouti退 Josie Long presents stories about writers and musicians whose words help us navigate difficult moments in our lives. From 2020. |
23 | 05 | The Outside | 20200616 | 20211124/25 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about the outside world presented by Josie Long. Lying on your back and gazing at the stars in Australia, viewing the world through the eyes of a little dog and venturing outside your home - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the outside world. Emu in the Sky Featuring Krystal DeNapoli Produced by Krystal DeNapoli, Michelle Macklem, and Zoe Tennant Paws for Thought (featuring Little Oblong) Produced by Phil Smith Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020. |
23 | 06 LAST | Remix | 20200623 | 20211201/02 (BBC7) | Short documentaries about remixing and reinventing the world presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about remixing and reinventing the world. Jonathan Zenti builds something new from undelivered audio projects, Scottee's grandad becomes an emerging artist and we hear reimagined whale song. Porn Whales Originally made for In The Dark Radio www.inthedarkradio.org Produced by Ed Prosser Apology Letter Produced by Jonathan Zenti No Need to Shout Featuring Scottee and Liam Gallagher Produced by Alia Cassam The Toilets at Home Are All Gender Neutral Produced by Arlie Adlington Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2020. |
24 | 01 | Touch | 20200811 | Short documentaries about the sensation of touch presented by Josie Long. From a tender dance and the absence of a lover to the music a tongue makes as it touches the inside of your mouth - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the sensation of touch. Hard To Say Featuring Ed Werler Produced by Bente Birkeland Tongue Tied Produced by Sami El-Enany REGARDS TOP UP YOUR OWN ARTWORK FOR Feauring. Alexandra Smith and Angus Rogers Produced by Phil Smith Language is Born of Absence Produced by Mara Lazer Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about the sensation of touch. Presented by Josie Long. | |
24 | 02 | Moments Of Being | 20200818 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by Virginia Woolf's idea of Moments of Being. 'I find that scene making is my natural way of marking the past. Always a scene has arranged itself: representative; enduring. This confirms me in my instinctive notion (it will not bear arguing about; it is irrational) the sensation that we are sealed vessels afloat on what it is convenient to call reality; and at some moments, the sealing matter cracks; in floods reality; that is, these scenes - for why do they survive undamaged year after year unless they are made of something comparatively permanent?' Waves Featuring Milton Dawes Produced by Mira Burt-Wintonick Music by Carl Vézina How It Felt Featuring Sofia Saldanha, Katharina Smets and Ariel Mejia Produced by Eleanor McDowall The Fear Featuring Erisa Apantaku Produced by James T. Green 28 hours Featuring Beverley Bass Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about 'moments of being'. Presented by Josie Long. 'The past only comes back when the present runs so smoothly that it is like the sliding surface of a deep river. Then one sees through the surface to the depths. In those moments I find one of my greatest satisfactions, not that I am thinking of the past; but that it is then that I am living most fully in the present. For the present when backed by the past is a thousand times deeper...' Music by Carl V退zina | |
24 | 03 | The Question | 20200825 | Short documentaries on quiz shows and queries for an uncertain future. With Josie Long. Short documentaries and adventures in sound about quiz shows and queries for an uncertain future. Presented by Josie Long. Google Oracle Produced by Annina Lehmann The $64,000 Question Produced by Jodie Taylor from Fat Rat Films The Interview Featuring Laura Barton Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam | |
24 | 04 | The Departure | 20200901 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about leaving places behind. From zip wiring over the Iron Curtain, to reflecting on lost connections with your country of origin and a poem remembering the thousands of people lost to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Zip Wire Featuring Daniel Pohl Produced by Andrea Rangecroft half / half Featuring Hannah Kendaru, Lou Kendaru and Remi Kendaru Co-created by Lou and Hannah Kendaru. Produced by Lou Kendaru First developed for Future Currents hosted by The Doing Group Seed of the Fruit Featuring Mark 'Mr T' Thompson Produced by Alan Hall With the voice of Cherise Hamilton-Stephenson Statistics from slavevoyages.org Commissioned by the National Maritime Museum for UNESCO's International Day for the Rembrance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about leaving. Presented by Josie Long. | |
24 | 05 | Hinterland | 20200908 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about hinterlands - areas lying beyond what is visible or known. From how to read the dangers and possibilities of public space to the loving act of re-making the world in your hands. Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about hinterlands. Presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about hinterlands - areas lying beyond what is visible or known. From how to read the dangers and possibilities of public space to the space you might inhabit after you die. When You're Gone, You're Gone (extract) Presented / composed by Jocelyn Pook Produced by Kate Bland A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 3 Jarman's Garden Produced by Sherre DeLys Music by Chris Abrahams Cruising Produced by Mara Lazer When You're Gone, You're Gone (extract 2) | |
24 | 06 LAST | Tomorrow | 20200915 | Programming a stand up comedian, learning to challenge ideas of perfectionism through tending a garden, and poems looking towards a more empathetic future. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring our visions of the future. S.E.I.N.F.E.L.D. Produced by Ross Sutherland Originally produced for Imaginary Advice Learning/Unlearning Featuring Ciarra Jones Produced by Erisa Apantaku The Missing Featuring Roger Robinson Produced by Alia Cassam Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about our visions of the future with Josie Long. | |
24 | 07 LAST | Hauntings | 20200922 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about absences which leave a mark. A quiet city, a haunted literature and an attic filled with the sounds of secret symphonies. Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Short documentaries about absences which leave a mark. Presented by Josie Long. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about absences which leave a mark. An unexpected visitor, a haunted literature and a grandson searches for the truth about a grandmother he never knew. Ghosts Featuring Mariana Enr퀀quez Unexpected Guests (Extract) Produced by Phoebe Judge, Lauren Spohrer, and Nadia Wilson Originally made for the podcast Criminal Alicia Written and produced by Sayre Quevedo, with editing by Cristal Duhaime, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Sarah Geis, mixed by Mira Burt-Wintonick Originally made for the podcast Love Me Beloved Featuring Toni Morrison Produced by Shanida Scotland | |
25 | 01 | The Interpreter | 20201117 | From the act of translating dance into words to finding understanding between two divorced parents - JOSIE LONG presents stories of interpretation. What Is This Shape? Producer: Jess Shane Music: Daniel Pencer Featuring. iele paloumpis, Seta Morton, Alejandra Ospina and Krishna Washburn This research featured in this doc was catalyzed by the evening-length dance performance of In place of catastrophe, a clear night sky, which was set to premiere at Danspace Project in May 2020, but has been postponed due to COVID-19. It was directed by iele paloumpis in collaboration with Marielys Burgos-Meléndez, Seta Morton, Alejandra Ospina, Monica Rodriguez, Ogemdi Ude, Krishna Washburn, Adrien Weibgen and Marýa Wethers. For more information, please visit inplaceofcatastrophe.com The project featured in this doc was made possible, in part, by the Danspace Project Commissioning Initiative and Production Residency Program funded by the Lambent Foundation Fund of the Tides Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; with additional support through a 2019 Movement Research Residency, funded by the Scherman Foundation's Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund; and is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC); as well as Dance/NYC's Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program, made possible by the generous support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs CreateNYC Disability Forward Fund and the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, and with additional support from the New York Community Trust. Creative developmental residencies at The Chocolate Factory Theater, Queer Art Pride at Abrons Arts Center, AUNTS Residency at Mount Tremper Arts, and the Zil Culture Center in Moscow through the GPS/Global Practice Sharing program of Movement Research with funding from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, have also contributed to this ongoing research. Poem With Captions By Raymond Antrobus A Birthday Card Producer: Nanna Hauge Kristensen Sound Design: Astrid Hald I'm So Sorry Producer: Eleanor McDowall Music: Jeremy Warmsley Created for audioplayground.xyz Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries and adventures in sound about interpretation presented by JOSIE LONG. This research featured in this doc was catalyzed by the evening-length dance performance of In place of catastrophe, a clear night sky, which was set to premiere at Danspace Project in May 2020, but has been postponed due to COVID-19. It was directed by iele paloumpis in collaboration with Marielys Burgos-Mel退ndez, Seta Morton, Alejandra Ospina, Monica Rodriguez, Ogemdi Ude, Krishna Washburn, Adrien Weibgen and Marýa Wethers. For more information, please visit inplaceofcatastrophe.com | |
25 | 02 | Miniatures | 20201124 | JOSIE LONG presents a selection of miniature documentaries and tiny audio adventures. A short song about the joys of singing, a 3-minute elevator journey with the poet PAUL FARLEY, a snappy surrealist game and a journey into the world of the planet's tiniest inhabitants. Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Even shorter short documentaries with JOSIE LONG. Josie Long presents a selection of miniature documentaries and tiny audio adventures. A 3-minute elevator journey with the poet Paul Farley, a snappy surrealist game and a journey into the world of the planet's tiniest inhabitants. Mini Break The Pitch Written by Paul Farley Produced by Geoff Bird Five-Seven-Five Produced by Sami El-Enany and Axel Kacouti退 The Shape of You in Her Produced by Jonathan Williams Created for audioplayground.xyz Time is Happening Produced by Annina Lehman The Quiet Featuring Aisling Gallagher Produced by Calum Perrin An extract from Conversations Future Selves, a collaborative project commissioned by YLab and HARP An Acoustic Acclamation to Things Tiny Produced by Action Pyramid A Hymn to Cardea Featuring Stephen Jenkinson Produced by Phil Smith Production Team: Eleanor McDowall | |
25 | 03 | Readers | 20201201 | Short documentaries and audio adventures about the letters and books which reach unexpected readers - with JOSIE LONG. From the woman who has collected 8000 strangers' diaries to the letter treasured by a political prisoner who'd never met its senders. The Mother Featuring Cedric Jones, Sonia Sanchez and Haki Madhubuti Produced by Sarah Cuddon Revolutionary Greetings Featuring Lee Mostert, Freda Mostert, Estelle Leonard and Chris Giffard Produced by Neroli Price with additional reporting by Rasmus Bitsch Sally's Diaries Featuring Sally MacNamara Ivey Produced by Olivia Humphreys Production team: Andrea Rangecroft Letters and books which reach unexpected readers. With JOSIE LONG Letters and books which reach unexpected readers. With Josie Long. | |
25 | 04 | Silent Symphonies | 20201208 | JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and audio adventures about listening to the music which lies beneath the surface of things - uncovering one woman's secret musical rebellion and a sonic poem from audio artist Axel Kacoutié about mapping our differing experiences and associations with the world around us. Production team: Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries with JOSIE LONG listening to what lies beneath the surface. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about listening to what lies beneath the surface. Uncovering one woman's secret musical rebellion, rescuing musical scores written by prisoners in concentration camps and mapping our differing experiences in a sonic poem by the audio artist Axel Kacouti退. A Unique Literature Featuring Francesco Lotoro Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Mirry Featuring Tom Fraser, Margaret Drage and Geoffrey Drage Co-produced by Kirsteen McNish and Eleanor McDowall Music by Mirabel Lomer, Tom Fraser and Simon Tong A Sound Poem First broadcast in the Constellations podcast episode 'Inner Geographies Produced by Axel Kacouti退 | |
25 | 05 | The Caretakers | 20201215 | Short documentaries about caretakers. Presented by JOSIE LONG. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the caretakers who help our worlds to run and re-imagining the places we love. The Reason That I'm Still Here Featuring Usnia Granger Produced by Michael Segalov Featuring Scottee and his mum Sarah The Dustbin Man Cometh Produced by Ed Prosser From Surface to Core Feat. Miriam Gonzကlez Produced by Ariana Martinez Production team: Andrea Rangecroft | |
25 | 06 LAST | A Merry Little Christmas | 20201222 | 20231220 (BBC7) | Cold-calling Santa Claus, family gatherings and a solo tradition for the 25th December - JOSIE LONG presents festive short documentaries. Santa Clauses Produced by Noam Osband Merry Christmas Grandad Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon Christmas at the Movies Featuring Hanif Abdurraqib Production team: Andrea Rangecroft Short festive documentaries and adventures in sound presented by JOSIE LONG. A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2020. Cold-calling Santa Claus, family gatherings and a solo tradition. Josie Long presents festive short documentaries. From 2020. |
26 | 01 | Acts Of Love | 20210216 | 20230423 (R4) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that centre around acts of love - from the story of Ruth Coker Burks, who became a loving caretaker for hundreds of men during the AIDS epidemic, to the poet Nikita Gill's look at a love which ended in its beginning. Jewels from the Sun Written and read by Nikita Gill The Last Act Featuring Anita Barrows Produced by Phil Smith This interview first appeared in the documentary To Bear Witness on BBC Radio 3 in Between the Ears. Comet Dust Featuring Ruth Coker Burks Produced by Jodie Taylor and Chloe White Production team: Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about acts of love. |
26 | 02 | Correspondents | 20210223 | JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the act of writing - from pen-pals connecting across thousands of miles to the love letters that are cherished, hidden and lost. Production Team: Eleanor McDowall Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries with JOSIE LONG about keeping in touch. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about letter writing - Mother's Day cards travelling thousands of miles home, love letters that are cherished, hidden and lost, and a one-way correspondence bringing comfort during chemotherapy. Letters to My Dear Lovers Produced by Sofia Saldanha You Go First Featuring Helene Ishikawa Produced by Rachel Ishikawa Ursula Bloom speaking to Jack Singleton Home This Afternoon, BBC Radio, 1965 From Me To You Featuring Alison Hitchcock and Brian Greenley Produced by Helen Zaltzman First broadcast in The Allusionist podcast episode 66. Open Me part 1 frommetoyouletters.co.uk | |
26 | 03 | Motherhood | 20210302 | 20230430 (R4) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about mothers and motherhood. We hear a story of a recurrent dream about searching for an absent mother, Heather O'Neill delves into the ways her mother and her own experience of motherhood have threaded through her life, and the writer Nikesh Shukla reflects on ways to remember a mother you've lost. Production team: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about mothers and motherhood. Presented by Josie Long. Fragments Of My Mother Written and read by Nikesh Shukla Motherhood, a short story Featuring Heather O'Neill Produced by Sarah Cuddon Call Me Mother Featuring Raven Mandella Produced by Suzie McCarthy Mother, Unknown Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen |
26 | 04 | Moonlight | 20210309 | 20230507 (R4) | Short documentaries and adventures in sound which take place under the light of the moon, presented by Josie Long. From a night swim across a freezing cold lake to the writer Courttia Newland on astral projection. Home In Darkness Featuring Courttia Newland Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard The Night Swimmer Featuring the voice of Marilyn Korzekwa and the sounds of Lake Superior Produced by Kalli Anderson and Kaija Siirala Music: By Micah Smith, Jordy Walker and Off World Re: The Moon Written and produced by Ross Sutherland Originally made for Imaginary Advice Production team: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries which take place under the light of the moon presented by Josie Long. |
26 | 05 | The Gallery | 20210316 | 20230514 (R4) | Short documentaries and adventures in sound about artworks and artists, presented by Josie Long. From an audio re-imagining of Bridget Riley to the work of a courtroom sketch artist. The Mandjet A response to Shih-Li by Bridget Riley Produced by Sami El-Enany Adipositivity Project Feat.uring Substantia Jones Produced by Ellie Lightfoot with sound design by Miles Mercer Drawing From The Gallery Featuring Priscilla Coleman Produced by Ben Tulloh and Hunter Charlton A Model Life Featuring Sue Tilley Produced by Alan Hall This interview was originally broadcast as part of the documentary Art Values in BBC Radio 3's Between the Ears Curatorial team: Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about artworks and artists. Presented by Josie Long. Featuring Substantia Jones |
26 | 06 LAST | The Blue Of Distance | 20210323 | Short documentaries about the colour blue. Presented by Josie Long. Short documentaries and adventures in sound about the colour blue, presented by Josie Long. From a view of the earth from space to an affinity with the ocean. A Blue Gem Below Featuring Jessica Meir Produced by Lauren Armstrong Carter The Blue of Dover Featuring Naji Ali Produced by Hunter Charlton and Ben Tulloh A version of this story first appeared on the SwimOut podcast Almost Blue Featuring Laura Barton Curatorial team: Andrea Rangecroft | |
26 | 07 LAST | Unfinished | 20210330 | 20230521 (R4) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about looking for completion. A son who finishes his mother's novel, a family returning to a sacred place and an exploration of a body as ‘an unfinished product'. Return to Iraq Featuring Zohra Aly and Amina Alimohamed The Four Corners of the Heart Featuring Denis Westhoff BBC Archive of Françoise Sagan, 1989 Produced by Hannah Dean PMHx Written, sound designed, scored, and performed by James T. Green A special thanks to C'ne Rohlsen, Axel Kacoutié, C.C. Paschal, Cher Vincent, Zakiya Gibbons, and Veralyn Williams for editorial and artistic guidance. Curatorial team: Eleanor McDowall Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries with Josie Long about looking for completion. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about looking for completion. A son who finishes his mother's novel, a family returning to a sacred place and an exploration of a body as an unfinished product'. BBC Archive of Fran瀀oise Sagan, 1989 A special thanks to C'ne Rohlsen, Axel Kacouti退, C.C. Paschal, Cher Vincent, Zakiya Gibbons, and Veralyn Williams for editorial and artistic guidance. |
27 | 01 | Silence | 20210518 | A hush descends as JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries and audio adventures about silence. From an artwork that pulls sounds outside of the range of human hearing within it - vibrations in the soil, the sound of bats in Senegal caught on a supersonic microphone - to a story about the silence which lies between generations in a family. Curatorial Team: ALIA CASSAM and Andrea Rangecroft JOSIE LONG presents short documentaries about silence. Winter Forest, Bala, Ontario on 2nd December 2020 Recorded by Jess Shane Originally featured on the Field Recordings podcast The Inaudible Spectrum Produced by Sami El-Enany Mokadi Written and read by Sarah Baylis Four Thirty-Three with Aoife Produced by Phil Smith Exec Producer: Zakia Sewell | |
27 | 02 | Sensory | 20210525 | Josie Long presents visceral short documentaries and audio adventures about - or made to engage - the five senses. From the taste of a soup nearly lost to a storm, to a collective kiss in. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents visceral short docs about - or made to engage - the five senses. Josie Long presents visceral short documentaries and audio adventures about - or made to engage - the senses. From the taste of a soup nearly lost to a storm, to a collective kiss in. Featuring Ted Brown Produced by Olivia Humphreys Gow Gei Produced by Jess Ho and Michelle Macklem Restless Texture Featuring Ajay Chandra and Trish Cummings Produced by Calum Perrin Executive Producer: Zakia Sewell Josie Long presents visceral short docs about - or made to engage - the senses. | |
27 | 03 | Smoke And Mirrors | 20210601 | Josie Long presents magical short documentaries and audio adventures about illusions. From a series of magical failures to an illusion which helped steer someone safely home. Curatorial Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents magical short documentaries about illusions. Magic Mike Produced by Mike Williams Third Man Factor Produced by Olivia Humphreys Sand Produced by Ariel Mejia Exec Producer: Zakia Sewell | |
27 | 04 | Grace Notes | 20210608 | Audio adventures and short documentaries about music, presented by Josie Long. The soundtrack to an exploration of queerness, moments of transcendence in Indian classical music, and the folk singer Rowan Rheingans on her musical homage to a Dutch Jewish diarist. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Exec Producer: Zakia Sewell Josie Long presents short documentaries about music. Etty Featuring Rowan Rheingans Produced by Alia Cassam Nada - On Being Sound Featuring Pandit Uday Bhawalkar With thanks to Romila Thapar, Arun Khopkar and the George Harrison family Produced by HJ Radia Chasing a Meaning Produced by Erisa Apantaku Executive Producer: Zakia Sewell | |
27 | 05 | Land | 20210615 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about our connection to the land. The significance of the acorn for members of the Maidu tribe in northern California, and the storyteller Richard O'Neill on the stopping places woven into the British landscape. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Zakia Sewell Short documentaries with Josie Long about our connection to the landscape. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about our connection to the land. The devastation of bushfires in south eastern Australia, the significance of the acorn for tribal members from the Konkow Nisenan Maidu Nations, and the storyteller Richard O'Neill on the stopping places woven into the British landscape. Then came the birds Featuring Alice Ansara Produced by Sarah Mashman Winner of the HearSay Audio Prize Provoke' Award 2021 Our rocks are alive Featuring Alicia Potts Singing by Chanse Adams-Zavalla Co-produced by Michelle Macklem, Alicia Potts and Zoe Tennant Listen to the land Featuring Richard O'Neill Photo credit: Tiffany Adams Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Produced by Andrea Rangecroft | |
27 | 06 LAST | First Light | 20210622 | Josie Long presents short documentaries about illumination, the breaking of a new day, healing and hope. Light in the Winter Forest Written and read by Anna Selby First published in Field Notes (Hazel Press) Call Me Mother Featuring Sandra Caldwell and Shon Faye Produced by Thomas Curry The original version of this interview was produced for the Call Me Mother podcast from the production company Novel. The Day of Flowers Featuring Tamika Bell, Paulette Carrington, Starr Granger, Ivy Johnson, and Yvonne Newkirk Produced by Alex Lewis This audio feature was based on a collaboration with artists Mark Strandquist and Courtney Bowles to create a monument for former long-term and life-sentenced women in the American prison system called “On The Day They Come Home ?. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Zakia Sewell This audio feature was based on a collaboration with artists Mark Strandquist and Courtney Bowles to create a monument for former long-term and life-sentenced women in the American prison system called `On The Day They Come Home`. | |
28 | 01 | Leonora Carrington | 20210810 | 20220109 (R4) | Otherworldly encounters with a painting that comes to life, a surprise connection and fragments of a life... Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds of the artist, surrealist painter and novelist Leonora Carrington, a decade on from her death. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the work of Leonora Carrington. Otherworldly encounters with a painting that comes to life, a surprise connection and a magical summoning... Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the surreal worlds of the artist and writer Leonora Carrington, a decade on from her death. Interviewed by John Silver (1992) Archive courtesy of John Silver Down Below Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Prim Feat. Joanna Moorhead Produced by Sarah Cuddon A Summoning Produced by Sami El-Enany Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 |
28 | 02 | Portals | 20210817 | 20220116 (R4) | Josie Long presents short documentaries about portals and gateways. A safe passage into the world, a scent which can take you somewhere else and a swim in the moonlight to heal a broken heart. Eider Produced by Rikke Houd Featuring Courtney Rafuse Produced by Aliya Pabani To the Moon Featuring Marta Medvesek Produced by Marta Medvesek and Phoebe McIndoe Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries about portals and gateways. A safe passage into the world, a scent which can take you somewhere else... Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 |
28 | 03 | Video Games | 20210824 | 20220123 (R4) | Audio adventures and short documentaries about gaming, presented by Josie Long. The joy and frustration of new adventures, fast cars and family days out at the M6 Southwaite Services, and finding love by the fountain in Dalaran. Go South Produced by Mae-Li Evans Pole Position Featuring Steve, Alistair and Sandy Urquhart Produced by Steve Urquhart Meet you at the fountain in Dalaran Featuring Michelle and Alberto Naso Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries about gaming. Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Executive Production: Axel Kacoutié Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 |
28 | 04 | Tenderness | 20210831 | 20220130 (R4) | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about finding tenderness. Conversations with cats, the sound of a piano drifts through the night and a memory of old, lost love. Cat Chat Produced by Danny Greenwald The Piano Produced by Sofia Saldanha Originally made for Centro de Dramaturgia e Argumento (CeDA) and Antena 2 Marianne Marianne Ihlen interview recorded by Alan Hall Originally broadcast in the BBC Radio 4 documentary Leonard and Marianne Jan Christian Mollestad was talking on CBC's 'As It Happens www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries about finding tenderness. Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 |
28 | 05 | Repetition | 20210907 | Short documentaries about repetition with Josie Long. A writer stumbles across another version of himself online, delving into the world of positive affirmation and a tender exchange over breakfast. Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Short documentaries about repetition with Josie Long. 195 ways to thank someone for their letter, avoiding getting stuck in a thought loop and a tender exchange over breakfast. Thanks For Your Letter Written and read by Joe Dunthorne Meditation Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Miles Mercer Checking One's Levels Produced by Talia Augustidis Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
28 | 06 LAST | The Hidden Part | 20210914 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about what remains hidden from view. A writer learns more than she would like about her lover's past conquests and a man wrestles with hyper-visibility as he walks home. Everything, Nothing Featuring Laura Barton Surveillance Produced by Derick Armah and Ivan d'Avoine Into Shadow Featuring John Colverson Produced by Phil Smith Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 Josie Long presents short documentaries about what remains hidden from view. | |
28 | 07 | Elders | 20210921 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about guiding lights and those who have gone before - from finding connection with someone whose last dance was over a century ago to one of the last people in the UK to have performed an old ritual. Breath is Life (extract) Featuring Eileen Kramer Produced by Eleanor McDowall You belong to the land, and the land belongs to you Featuring Alice Starmore Interview and music by Col Gordon Produced by Katie Revell This interview originally appeared in the Farmerama series 'Landed My Flamenco Ancestor Produced by Yinka Esi Graves and Carys Wall Inspired by the documentary Gurumbe: Afro-Andalusian Memories by Miguel À?ngel Rosales Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries about guiding lights. Inspired by the documentary Gurumbe: Afro-Andalusian Memories by Miguel @ngel Rosales Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 01 | Red | 20211116 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the colour red. A redhead in a crowd of redheads, exploring notes of red on the piano, and a nation's relationship with the colour red. Roodharigendag (Redhead days) Featuring Shelby Vittek Produced by Gaby Caplan and Ellie Lightfoot The Little Red Piano Featuring Duncan Honeybourne Produced by Flora Zajicek Our home on native land Produced by Kalli Anderson The painting referred to in this feature is The Scream by Cree artist Kent Monkman. This piece includes short excerpts from news reports from the CBC, APTN News, CityNews, CTV, CP24, Global News and 680 News. It also includes the voices of Bob Paulson, Chief Allan Adam, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Cindy Blackstock. The music is Land Back by The Halluci Nation. Photo credit: Birgitta Honeybourne Curated by Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries about the colour red. Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 02 | Wheel Of Fortune | 20211123 | A writer wonders if she has been cursed by the comedian Stewart Lee, a man builds his home beside an active volcano, and the story of a clothes peg and it's strange, romantic power. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about luck, superstition and surrendering to chaos. Sandwiches Featuring Laura Barton and Stewart Lee Kilauea Featuring Gary Sleik Produced by Thomas Phillips Lucky 7 Featuring Richard O'Neill Photo credit: Gary Sleik ('Photo taken February 11, 2017 at 7: 48 a.m. about 7 km west of my home, on my morning walk to see where the lava was flowing on the surface. I was able to see these flows from my bed at night, more comfortable for me than most people I'm sure.') Curated by Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short docs about luck, superstition and surrendering to chaos. Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 03 | Past Tense | 20211130 | Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries about what's gone before. A daughter's decades-long search for a father who went missing as a political prisoner in South Africa, a poem by the German-American poet Lisel Mueller listing the parts that make up our memories, and the writer and comedian Heidi O'Loughlin untangles the stories woven into and around her Polynesian identity. Curated by Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Short documentaries looking into the past with Josie Long. Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries about what's gone before. A daughter's decades-long search for her father who went missing as a political prisoner in South Africa, a poem by the German-American poet Lisel Mueller listing the parts that make up our memories, and the writer and comedian Heidi O'Loughlin untangles the stories woven into and around her Polynesian identity. Nombulelo Booi Featuring Nombulelo Booi and Madeleine Fullard, with translation by Thenjiwe Kona. Produced by Catherine Boulle and Bongani Kona This piece is part of a larger, ongoing documentary project by Catherine and Bongani titled Time, Paper, Bone about the work of the Missing Persons Task Team, and the exhumation of James Booi's remains. The project won the 2021 Whickers Radio and Audio Funding Award. Necessities Written by Lisel Mueller Read by Lisel Mueller and Studs Terkel and from a conversation originally broadcast in January 1987. Courtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive From the South Pacific Written and read by Heidi O'Loughlin Curatorial team: Alia Cassam and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 04 | Inside Out | 20211207 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about how our sense of self collides with the world outside. Two Russian journalists find their lives turned inside out when they are classified as foreign agents, Keanu Reeves offers inspiration for one writer navigating his mixed-race identity, and a virtual world offers freedom and new possibilities for a man with Parkinson's disease. Featuring Will Harris Produced by Alia Cassam Hello, You're a Foreign Agent Featuring Sonya Groysman and Olya Churakova Produced by Mika Golubovsky and Charles Maynes A Second Life Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Gaby Caplan Sound designed by Ellie Lightfoot Curatorial team: Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Alia Cassam Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short docs on how our sense of self collides with the world outside. Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 05 | The Day After | 20211214 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the days after a life-altering event and imagining better futures. Three children look for the memory of their father on a baseball field, a resettled community wonders where they belong to and the writer Lola Olufemi offers experiments for imagining an alternative world. Curated by Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Josie Long presents short documentaries on the days after your life changes. Andromeda is a Baseball Diamond Produced by Ariel Mejia Resettlement Featuring Geraldine Brown, Jeanette Brown, Linda Slade Byrne, Hana Deir and Cecil Penny. All took part in the Fisheries Household Resettlement Program in Placentia Bay. Produced by Rebecca Nolan Experiments for the Day Before Yesterday's Tomorrow Featuring Lola Olufemi Produced by Tej Adeleye Programme image taken by Marilyn Marsh, courtesy of the Marine History Archive. Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
29 | 06 LAST | The Night Before Christmas | 20211221 | Josie Long presents short festive documentaries about the night before Christmas. A joyful Christmas scene discovered on an old tape, a poet holds the beauty and melancholy of a trip home on Christmas Eve, and Albert Woodfox reflects on 40 years of enforced isolation and the illumination and comfort offered by a group of schoolchildren in Liverpool. Forwards and Backwards Featuring The Djursland Fiddlers recorded by Torben Harbo in the 1970s. Produced by Rikke Houd Christmas Eve Written and read by Liz Berry Produced by Alia Cassam Albert Featuring Albert Woodfox and David Moorhead Produced by Sarah Cuddon Curated by Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié Executive Producer: Axel Kacouti退 | |
30 | 01 | The Horror! | 20220215 | The horror of renting, childhood pranks and being a woman online - Josie Long presents terrifying short documentaries and adventures in sound. Fictional horror stories begin to creep into a writer's real life as she finds herself followed across the internet by an anonymous poster. Two young women discover their perfect new rental property marred by one small flaw - a man secretly living in their basement. And three brothers do battle in a home filled with tales of ghost stories and the sound of old horror movies. Thump Thump Thump Produced by Chris Attaway A version of this story was first created for KCRW's 24 hour Radio Race The Brothers and the Banshees Produced by Geoff Bird The Antagonist Written and read by Nikita Gill Voiceover work by Tony Warmsley Terrifying short documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long. | |
30 | 02 | The Lovers | 20220222 | Returning to an old flame, a snapshot of a break-up and a cascade of crushes - Josie Long presents short romantic documentaries about falling in and out of love. Crushing Produced by Erisa Apantaku We've Only Just Begin Featuring Ben Bryant and Elizabeth Hepburn Produced by Olivia Humphreys Featuring Scottee and Brian Teeling Produced by Scottee Photo credit: Brian Teeling Short romantic documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long. We've Only Just Begun | |
30 | 03 | In Other Words | 20220301 | Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries on the words we use to express ourselves. An artist explores new ways to talk about pain, an activist tries to live authentically in a language that feels like it wasn't made for them, and a father and son connect through the language of love in Urdu poetry. Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries on how we express ourselves. Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries on the words we use to express ourselves. An artist explores new ways to talk about pain, an activist tries to live authentically in a language that feels like it wasn't made for them, and a son connects to his parents through an Urdu love poem. Makeshift Featuring Laura Pejak Produced by Nada Smiljanic and Jesse Lawson A fragment between two Produced by Raheel Khan Featuring Vada/ Promise - a poem by Rukhsana Nazi - from the collection Rutth Juggeh/The Night Awakes. With thanks to Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi from Intesaab Kahaani. Perceptions of Pain Featuring Matilda Glen Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard Producer: Andrea Rangecroft | |
30 | 04 | Weather Report | 20220308 | Clouds gather and rain begins to fall as Josie Long presents short documentaries about the weather. From a bird that emerges as a storm rolls across the sea from a writer's living experiment to get all her news from the weather report. Helicopter and Canoe Produced by Kaija Siirala Thank you to Kari Siirala, Bailey Renshaw, Maarit Siirala, Gord, Micah and Casey Smith for sharing their memories of the trip. Days Without Rain Written and read by Laura Barton Storm Petrels Featuring David Bensen and Dr. Bill Montevecchi Produced by Rebecca Nolan Storm clouds gather as Josie Long presents short documentaries about the weather. | |
30 | 05 | Wildlife | 20220315 | Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the natural world. Butterflies, rattlesnakes and feral chickens make their way through the short documentaries in Wildlife, as Josie Long presents audio adventures inspired by the natural world. I Dream of Rattlesnakes Produced by Sam and Todd Wemmer Voiceover work by Annabelle Wemmer Winner of the Third Coast International Audio Festival Shortdocs Challenge Chicken Roundabout Produced by Jake Lee-Savage Additional audio of the Chicken Man supplied by Nicholas Jenkins of Sounding Board Productions from their collection Suffolk Voices The Magnolia Exist Featuring Naja Marie Aidt Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen | |
30 | 06 | Where The Wild Things Are | 20220322 | Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the worlds of Maurice Sendak. As we reach the ten year anniversary of his death, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds of Maurice Sendak. We're In The Den Feat. Carol Doose, Evan Roberts and Sofia Beverley Turnham Produced by Phoebe McIndoe In the Hard Rock Night Kitchen Written and read by Tiffany Murray Additional material Joan Graham Extract from Terry Gross's interview with Maurice Sendak Originally aired 20th September 2011 on Fresh Air from WHYY | |
30 | 07 | Shorter Cuts | 20220329 | Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries and audio adventures. Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries and audio adventures in this episode built around miniature works of audio art. Our Shared Secrets Written by Joe Dunthorne Gretchen Bender - Artificial Treatment. 1988. Recorded at Studio PASS. N.Y. by B. Hutchinson. Published on TELLUS, the Audio Cassette Magazine #21 - Audio by Visual Artists. Donegal Revisited Produced by Phil Smith Redacted Mixtape Produced by Erisa Apantaku Doomscroll Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Breath of Fresh Air Produced by Redzi Bernard and Phoebe McIndoe Produced by Axel Kacouti退 | |
31 | 01 | I Will Wait For You | 20220524 | A wait of 33 years between a marriage proposal and a response, a skittish piano tries to avoid the stage and a young boy looks out to sea waiting for his father. Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating. Produced by Eleanor McDowall Isabel and Alf Featuring Isabel Bader Produced by Kalli Anderson Thank you to Isabel Bader, Ruth Clarke and Olivia Richardson. The Voice of the Sea Feat.uring Abel Coentrão Produced by Rebecca Nolan Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating with Josie Long. Feat.uring Abel Coentr o Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 02 | Sound Effects | 20220531 | Listening to the melodies in auctioneer school, reimagining the sound in your ears and a twilight audio-experience which takes you back in time. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by unusual sound worlds. The Auctioneer (Excerpt) Originally produced by Ned Sublette for New American Radio somewhere.org Accompaniment for Ever-Present Sounds Composed by Sami El-Enany Flying Fox Featuring Lawrence Pope Produced by Thomas Phillips Photo credit: Doug Gimesy Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by unusual sound worlds. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 03 | Devotion | 20220607 | Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries dedicated to our love for those around us - an invocation for creating new life, finding meaning in being stood up and decades spent hearing about, and helping, Britain's LGBTQ+ life. Alone Produced by Noam Osband Thank you for being here Featuring Switchboard volunteers past and present Produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith Originally from The Log Books podcast, produced by Tash, Adam and Shivani Dave An Invocation for All Fertility Treatments Accessing the Powers of the Universe: An Invocation for All Fertility Treatments is written and performed by Erica Gillingham Co-produced by Erica Gillingham and Andrea Rangecroft Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries on dedication. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 04 | Detectives | 20220614 | Josie Long, P.I. investigates a series of mysterious audio adventures and short documentaries including The Big Sleep (at 73) and The Case of the Disappearing Turtle. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about sleuthing with Josie Long, PI. Josie Long, P.I. investigates a series of mysterious audio adventures and short documentaries including The Young Detective, The Case of the Disappearing Turtle and The Big Sleep (at 73). The Missing Turtle Featuring Diana and Oliva Produced by Maria Dønvang Featuring Hilde Lysiak You Will Die at 73 Featuring Hugh Clegg and Jamie Robinson Directed by Hugh Clegg Music composed by Mathilde Koechlin and Jamie Robinson Sound Design by Carlos San Juan Juanchi Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 05 | Numbers | 20220621 | From a rhythm that weaves itself through memory to our relationship with deep time, Josie Long presents a countdown of numerically-inspired short documentaries. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft The Everywhen Featuring Dave Johnston-Pitt and Sam Juparulla Wickman Produced by Jaye Kranz The Yelling Birds of the Presidio Featuring Jenny Phillips, who also shared the field recordings used to create this piece Produced by Kalli Anderson and Kaija Siirala Counting to Six Accordion played by Kaveh Ghaffari, Tonbak by Farhad Asadi and Pedal Steel by Michael Eckert Produced by Arif Mirbaghi Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 06 LAST | Action! | 20220628 | An AI writes a Nicolas Cage film, a Matt Damon lookalike causes havoc and a story has it's climax removed - Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries and audio adventures. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries. An AI writes a Nicolas Cage film, a Matt Damon lookalike causes havoc and a story has its climax removed - Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries and audio adventures. Produced by Jesse Lawson and Arlie Adlington Originally created for KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race Nic O Las Produced by Suzie McCarthy The Juicy Part Produced by Jess Shane Sweat Feat. Laura Barton Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 07 | Twilight Hours | 20220705 | As the light fades, Josie Long presents short documentaries about hovering on the edge of darkness. A poetic dialogue prompted by an eager moon and a wander through nature in the gloaming. Produced by James T. Green and Ariana Martinez The History of Night Featuring Dr Andrew Flack Produced by Hunter Charlton Epilogue Produced by Sean Towgood Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about the fading light. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
31 | 08 | New Forms | 20220712 | A therapeutic technique sits at the heart of an interview and the protagonist of a novel speaks back to its writer - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which experiment with form. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries which experiment with form. Everything is Fine Forecast Originally produced for the podcast Randomly Generated Thought Written and performed by Ewan Cameron. Music and sound design by Ewan Cameron Life Partners Produced by Christina Hardinge Afterword Written and read by Bongani Kona Sound design by Catherine Boulle Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
32 | 01 | Radio | 20220906 | Treetop antennas, a witness from history and a dialogue with a loudspeaker - Josie Long presents short radio docs and adventures in sound inspired by broadcasts into the ether. From the forests of North Carolina, USA to the city of Kyiv, Ukraine - two ham radio enthusiasts seek each other out and a voice from the past prompts a dialogue on listening between a rabbi and a radio producer. Treetop Radio Featuring Volodymyr Gurtovy and Thomas Witherspoon Produced by Cicely Fell Here Comes Everybody Extract from Shake Rattle Roll - originally made for New American Radio Produced by Gregory Whitehead and Dan Lander www.somewhere.org Mattie's Broadcast Produced by Veronica Simmonds Featuring music from Alphabet of Wrongdoing by Cantor/Composer/Vocalist Daniela Gesundheit Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Adventures in sound inspired by broadcasts into the ether. Presented by Josie Long. | |
32 | 02 | Scenes From A Life | 20220913 | A car ride tumbles through grief, teenagers howl in the woods and a snapshot of a day's answering machines across America - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures where all the action unfolds in the present. Church in the woods, Louisiana, USA at 6pm in April 2020 Produced by Mara Lazer The Balloon Produced by Talia Augustidis Animal Tracking Class With Andrius GaidamaviĀ?ius Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė This recording was originally broadcast in the documentary Širdies formos pėdsakais (Heart Shaped Footprints) Thank you for Calling Produced by Jules Bradley Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries built only from scenes unfolding in the present. With Andrius Gaidamavi?ius Produced by Vaida Pilibaityt? This recording was originally broadcast in the documentary irdies formos p?dsakais (Heart Shaped Footprints) | |
32 | 03 | Memento Mori | 20220920 | A charged summer, a garden blooms again, a silent room and the rumbling of lava - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound which explore our mortality. A New Tense Author: Brit Jensen Sound: Martin Ožvold Music: Kaj T. Jensen, Bjørg Siedelman Christensen and Fagradsfjall Bower Produced by Phil Smith Dragonfly Featuring Rebecca Finkel Produced by Alexandra Salmon Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about mortality. Presented by Josie Long. Sound: Martin Ovold | |
32 | 04 | Competition | 20220927 | A bike race in memory of a Hastings fisherman, the football match that will never happen again, and the highs and lows of a dance competition through the eyes of a child. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the journey to first place. The Cha-cha Champion Featuring Emily, Marlene and Tomasz Produced by Sam Stone When Goss was God Written and read by Juliet Jacques The Ascent Featuring Gary Reid and Paul Joy Produced by Jodie Taylor and Will Davies Producer: Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries on the journey to first place. Presented by Josie Long. | |
32 | 05 | Symbols And Signs | 20221004 | Recurring dreams, tarot cards and a message from the universe - Josie Long presents short documentaries about symbols and signs. Look Cool Be Gay Produced by Jesse Lawson and Sylwia Osiecka Call Me Produced by Emily Finch The Magician Produced by Axel Kacouti退 Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about symbols and signs from the universe. | |
33 | 01 | Autobiography | 20221122 | A vision of the city after dark through the eyes of a graffiti writer, a poem addressed to a piece of legislation and a glimpse of what it means to sell the pain in your life as art. Short autobiographical docs, adventures in sound and new forms where producers turn the microphone on themselves. Presented by Josie Long. Dear Section 28 Produced by Tash Walker A406 Catharsis Produced by Scottee Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short autobiographical documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long. | |
33 | 02 | Intimacies | 20221129 | A writer discovers his digital double, the story behind a name and an erotic invitation - short documentaries about the intimate relationships between us. Presented by Josie Long. The Double Written and read by Joe Dunthorne A version of this story first appeared in the London Review of Books Intimacy Produced by Kristina Loring A Name That Sounds Pretty Produced by Erisa Apantaku Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
33 | 03 | Small Victories | 20221206 | A sibling faces an unfair accusation of teen pop vandalism, an academic conducts a study into missing forks and three friends search for the right note. Josie Long presents short documentaries about small and petty victories. For Fork's Sake Produced by Mike Williams Good Company Produced by Jesse Lawson The Gouging Produced by Steven Jackson Original music by Steven Jackson and Cue Shop, a music library and scoring co-op Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about small and petty victories. Presented by Josie Long. | |
33 | 04 | Expression | 20221213 | The secret language between partners, the melody of the voice, laughter from your belly and permission to scream - Josie long presents short visceral documentaries about how we express ourselves. Belly Laugh Featuring the voices of Jane Watson, Jean Mcglashen and Sue Relf with her husband Willy, and the laughter yoga session run by Brighton Laughter Club. Produced by Jodie Taylor AAAAH! Produced by Jesse Lawson Anatomy of a Voice Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Spencer Fox Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about how we express ourselves. Presented by Josie Long. | |
33 | 05 | Season's Greetings | 20221220 | Josie Long presents short Yuletide documentaries and festive audio adventures. Two women discover their families are tied by the true story behind the classic film It's A Wonderful Life, and a Ukrainian singing group in Canada remembers loved ones through Christmas songs as war continues in their homeland. Also, a profile on Father Christmas and a nativity criticism session with its young cast. Featuring Raymond Briggs and Janet Cohen First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981 Seneca Falls Featuring Elizabeth Kress and Kathy Williamson Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Featuring Harold Williamson and children from two schools in Sunderland Produced by Michael Barton From an episode of Children Talking called The Spirit of Christmas. First broadcast on Boxing Day 1963. Can We Come Carol? Featuring Natalia Telentso The singers are Eli Camilo, Natalia, Carlos, Olga, Vera, Olessia, Briga, Anna and Mira from the Montreal Koliada group that was co-founded by Natalia and Eli. Produced by Mira Burt-Wintonick Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short Yuletide docs and festive adventures in sound with Josie Long. | |
33 | 06 | Time Stops | 20221227 | 20240101 (R4) | As time appears to fall still between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that play with our temporal senses. Blight Created by Jocelyn Pook and John Smith Originally created for the series Sound on Film in 1996 Released on Purge Records Raven Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė Produced by Jules Bradley Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries that play with our perception of time. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures where time appears to stop. |
33 | 06 LAST | Time Stops | 20221227 | 20240101 (R4) | As time appears to fall still between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that play with our temporal senses. Blight Created by Jocelyn Pook and John Smith Originally created for the series Sound on Film in 1996 Released on Purge Records Raven Produced by Vaida Pilibaityt? Produced by Jules Bradley Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries that play with our perception of time. Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures where time appears to stop. |
33 | 07 | The River | 20230103 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the flow of water. A stream of voices from around the world speak of the myths and legends born from water. The author Damian Le Bas follows the ripples left by a tragedy on the River Medway in the 1850s. And at the confluence of two rivers, the writer Laura Barton looks to the poet Raymond Carver for guidance on her last decade. Other Water Written and read by Laura Barton In Fresh Water Featuring Ed Granston, Stephen Mallett and Damian Le Bas Produced by Damian Le Bas and Andrea Rangecroft A River of Voices Featuring Devi Lockwood, Jo Darrington, Zella Downing, Iain Wilson, Mark Binder, Ole vretveit, Lupita Pocket, Leszek Daworski, Ateli Nasoru, Steve Maina, Ryan Burns and 3 anonymous women in Mississippi. Produced by Samia Bouzid and Devi Lockwood Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries on the flow of water. | |
33 | 08 | Through The Looking Glass | 20230110 | A private empty gravel lot transforms into a community beach in the pandemic and an invitation to step inside a work of art - Josie Long presents short documentaries about worlds turned upside down. Bloordale Beach Feat. Shari Kasman Produced by Sarah Melton With music from Pop Plug & Canada Katana and Catjam Portals Featuring Cassi Namoda Originally produced for Shade Podcast's series Interludes. Conceptualised by Executive Producer, Lou Mensah and created by Audio Artist, Axel Kacouti退 Shade Podcast - https://pod.link/1469562537 FIELDS Original music by Ariana Martinez Produced by Ariana Martinez Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about worlds turned upside down. Presented by Josie Long. | |
33 | 09 | Without Words | 20230117 | From searching for voices in a sea of static to words falling away in a period of grief, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about moments when language evades us. A Study in Quietness Produced by Cat Gough Al Waqwaq Composed by Sami El-Enany Understanding Gwyn Co-created by audio producer Christina Hardinge and her interviewee Christina Sound designer & Composer Noemie Ducimetiere Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall Josie Long presents short documentaries about moments when language evades us. | |
33 | 10 | Fatherhood | 20230124 | Memories, love and snot. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the labyrinth of fatherhood. An Occasion for Tears Produced by Mike Williams In Third Person (For my son) Written and read by Raymond Antrobus Are You Here? Produced by Axel Kacouti退 Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long. | |
34 | 01 | Present Tense | 20230314 | A shared experience of sonic joy crosses over the boundary of a prison wall, a conversation across generations explores being alive to the present moment, and an audio artwork from the archives plunges a listener into the sensation of time speeding up. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that hold you in the present tense. The Evenings of Certain Lives (two extracts) Produced by Barry Bermange Composition by Delia Derbyshire (Radiophonic Workshop) Listening / Reminiscing by Lavender Suarez (via the producer Kalli Anderson) In The Moment Produced by Amalie Sortland Prisoncast! These sounds were originally recorded for Season 4 of the Motive Podcast from WBEZ, hosted by Shannon Heffernan WBEZ's Lauren Frost and Alex Keefe headed up the original Prisoncast! broadcast, which was hosted by Ayana Contreras. But a big team of producers and editors came together to record and mix the sounds. This Short Cuts edit was created by Shannon Heffernan Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft. Josie Long presents short docs and audio adventures that hold you in the present tense. | |
34 | 02 | Dig For Joy! | 20230321 | Listen to the music of decomposing mushrooms, look through a photographer's lens at a surprising streak of streaking in the 1970s, and explore the world of a Danish hospital clown who opens up a pocket of a different reality. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the joys that lurk beneath the surface of things. Mushroom Music Featuring Mati Araoz Produced by Seb Masters Featuring Boaz Barkan Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen The Streak! Featuring Ron Harr Including original compositions by Alan Goffinski Produced by Alan Goffinski Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short docs about the joys that lurk beneath the surface of things. | |
34 | 03 | On Wheels | 20230328 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about life on wheels. A woman cyclist rolls solo though the Scottish landscape, a car park becomes a vortex of roller skaters and Jungle music at night, and listening to the rhythms of all that spins. Carpark Cruisers and Jungle Movers Produced by Olivia Davies Wheel Talk Composed and produced by Sami El-Enany Postcards Written and produced by Rowan Rheingans Music composed and performed by Rowan Rheingans Bagpipes by John-Francis Goodacre Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Short documentaries about rolling through the world. With Josie Long. | |
34 | 04 | Invitations | 20230404 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that invite a listener to participate. From a musical performance to sinking into the perspective of your wall. Produced by Sharon Mashihi Originally created for the audio issue of McSweeney's magazine, in collaboration with Radiotopia Sharon's editor at McSweeney's was Claire Boyle. Additional notes were provided by Audrey Mardavich and Julie Shapiro. Three Layer Score Produced by Kalli Anderson Engineer: Chad Bernhard Composer and Narrator: Elizandro Garcia Montoya Performers: Kalli Anderson, Theo Carroll, Minna Finkelstein, Elwyn Finkelstein, Zack Finkelstein, Jacob Krupnick, Lu Olkowski, Jess Shane, Carly Stone, Kate Sutherland and Zoe Tennant Late night, with headphones, in a completely, utterly, dark room, with some space to move by Hofesh Shechter From Everyday Moments, produced by Fuel To hear more, visit Fuel Digital at https://fueltheatre.com/projects/everyday-moments/ Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries that invite a listener to participate. | |
34 | 05 | Creatures | 20230411 | Eavesdrop on the conversations of cows and go in search of the 'whistle pig', as Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about animals. Extract from Actual bird record of a nightingale no. 1. Published by The Gramophone Company Ltd in 1910. From the British Library Sound Archive, part of the Animals: Art, Science and Sound exhibition https://sounds.bl.uk Roger Produced by Kalli Anderson Does a Cow Know? Featuring Samar Nasrullah Khan Produced by Katie Revell Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about animals. | |
34 | 06 LAST | Fugitive | 20230418 | From pirate radio to queering futures, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring fugitive acts of resistance. Radio Free Dixie by Weyland McKenzie-Witter Produced by Weyland McKenzie-Witter Featuring Teishan Latner (Assistant professor of history at Thomas Jefferson University and author of Cuban Revolution in America: Havana and the Making of a United States Left, 1968-1992 (UNC Press, 2018). Claude Marks is the co-director of the Freedom Archive in Berkeley California 2023 A2 History class from BSix College in Hackney WHITE NOISE Produced by Axel Kacouti退 A Symphony of Quiet Produced by Tej Adeleye Featuring Professor Kevin Quashie, Mabel, Bridget, Flo and Idris from Out & Proud African LGBTI (OPAL) and Petals Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Executive Producer: Alan Hall Josie Long presents short documentaries exploring quiet acts of resistance. | |
35 | 01 | An Ending | 20230606 | From one last journey in the morning light to caring for an endling - the last of a species - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that begin at the end. Toughie Featuring Mark Mandica Produced by Sarah Craig Including recordings by Mark Mandica and Thomas Bancroft The Heart's Chorus (Extract) Originally created for the HearSay Festival in 2019 With musical performances from Niamh O'Brien (harp) and Wes Swing (cello) Produced and composed by Phil Smith Setting Sail (Extract) Originally broadcast in 1985 Produced by Piers Plowright Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries that begin with an ending. | |
35 | 02 | Movement | 20230613 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about being in motion - from scandalising dance moves to taking flight. The Twist Extract from Between the Ears: Monument (London 1935 - 1993) First broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1993 Composed by Ian Gardiner Produced by Alan Hall Performed by Ensemble George W Welch With a cast of voices from the BBC Sound Archive Life Begins in the Stillness Featuring Gabriel Rodreick Produced by Julie Censullo Unknown Person (from Baggage Allowance) Released on the album A Secret Code Composed and performed by Pamela Z Joy of Bundle Sound design by Axel Kacouti退 Written and produced by Lou Mensah Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about being in motion. | |
35 | 03 | Geographies | 20230620 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures centred on a specific point on the map. An Arctic voyage that veers off track and echoes for years in the minds of its passengers, a baking hot summer evening in Suffolk, and an audio essay exploring the effect of environmental racism on memories of the West London town of Southall. At Sea Featuring Dr Carol Cotterill, Liam Frost, Dan Harvey and the ship's crew Produced and read by Vicky Long 8pm, rural village garden, Suffolk, UK on 19th July 2022 Produced by Melissa Harrison Originally featured on the Field Recordings podcast The Personal is Political Written and read by Daljeet Kaur Jutla Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries centred around a specific place. | |
35 | 04 | Flow | 20230627 | From professional news watchers who speak each word aloud to melting ice, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the flow of stories through and around people. Produced by Jules Bradley Circulation Field Recordings from InspectorJ, Zimbot, Dobroide, Tosha73 on freesound.org Produced by Son Hanson Bikes Up Ben Nevis Featuring Iain Lynn Violin by Eloise Kenny-Ryder Produced and composed by Calum Perrin Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries on the flow of stories through and around people. | |
35 | 05 | Memory | 20230704 | An in-patient in a spinal injuries unit reconnects with herself by learning to cook again after a life-changing injury, friends remember the musician Joe Scurfield and the archive of folk music he left behind, and a radio cantata in memory of 12 civilians killed by US forces in Iraq in 2007. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about remembering, relearning and commemorating. Canto I, Crazy Horse One-Eight Produced and performed by Gregory Whitehead Commissioned by Magz Hall for the 2014 Radio Dreamlands project Feast Produced by Bronwen Livingstone The Tunebank Featuring Tim Dalling and Pete Challoner Produced by Rowan Rheingans Music performed by Joe Scurfield, Tim Dalling, Pete Challoner and Rowan Rheingans Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries exploring remembrance. | |
35 | 06 | Soundscape | 20230711 | From the texture of silence to sonic disappearances, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the soundscapes we inhabit. Omissa Oloisaan Produced by Miyuki Jokiranta A Moonlit Memory Featuring Salma Ahmed Caller Sounds from YleArkisto, reinsamba, Benboncan, Julius_galla, Straget, FaireDesVagues and SoundLover16 on freesound.org Produced by Taqwa Sadiq Sacha Taki Featuring Jonathan Grefa, president of the Ancestral Kichwa Population of Kawsak Sacha (PAKKS - https://pakks.org.ec/), Rosa Santi, Education and Health Coordinator of PAKKS, Dr. Paola Moscoso, Director of Voces del Bosque and Graciela Tupay (singer) With thanks to Amaru Grefa, External communication and media of PAKKS, Pastor Inmunda , ex president of PAKKS, Didier Lacaze, Director of Sacha Warmi Rosa Canelos, Sacha Warmi, Dr. Alice Eldridge, University of Sussex, Gustavo Chiriboga, Voces del Bosque, Sozapato, Voces del Bosque With recordings from Voces del Bosque https://www.vocesdelbosque.com/?lang=en Produced by Mickal Aranha Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about the soundscapes we inhabit. | |
35 | 07 | Art | 20230718 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures rediscovering the contexts that give cause to communities and their art. An Image Interrupted Produced by Danny Greenwald Featuring the voice of Taha Heydari | |
35 | 08 LAST | New Word Order | 20230725 | Made up, mixed or invented. Josie Long presents not-so-long-radio sound paintings melting how we use words to make space for who we want to be. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening Produced by Darragh Amelia Featuring June Katz, Patricia Hirsch, poet Xiao Yue Shan, photographer Anna Francesca Jennings and historian Alma Simba. The Magic of Waves Produced by Ȁve-Marie Bouch退 Remember There Is More Produced by Tej Adeleye Featuring activist Ngozi Alston, creator of the term Neuroexpansive; Dr Nick Walker, creator of Neuroqueer theory; Dr Ned Hallowell; Dr Keri Opai; Matana Roberts; Aiyanna Goodfellow, founder of Neuromancers and `a darling spook, writer, ghost whisperer, and friend'. Produced by Axel Kacouti退 Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short docs on how we use words to make space for who we want to be. | |
36 | 01 | Signal To Noise | 20230919 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about finding meaning amid the noise. The poet and audio producer Ross Sutherland seeks to understand the strange echoes in his hearing, a remnant from a house fire is transformed into music and the radio-maker Liza Yeager finds magic in a series of encounters. Hallucinations Featuring Dr Theresa Marschall and Lizzy Dening Produced by Ross Sutherland The Right Colour Candle Featuring Annegret Curtis, Ed Dadey and Jan Gehmlich Produced by Liza Yeager Stovepipe Wind Harp Summons the Frogs Produced by Fil Corbitt Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries on finding meaning amid the noise. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
36 | 02 | The Tipping Point | 20230926 | A small boy accidentally creates a vast new lizard population in his hometown, a sonic storm gathers and a writer takes his family on a precarious family boat trip. Josie Long presents short documentaries about situations tumbling out of control. Eight Go To Treasure Island Written and read by Joe Dunthorne A Mirror Featuring Steve Urquhart Produced by Eleanor McDowall With thanks to Rosalind Jana for pointing out the poetry of the Beaufort Scale Lazarus Lizards Narrated by Addie Produced by Jennifer McCord and Carrie Ann Welsh Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
36 | 03 | Echoes | 20231003 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that reverberate through time. An Urdu language lesson between a father and daughter reveals cultural loss and the father's longing to belong. A wife uncovers the fingerprints her husband left on their world before he died and with them, the microscopic details of grief. And a simple object offers comfort and connection to a grandmother and a long line of Indian women. Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries that reverberate through time. A simple object offers comfort and connection to a grandmother and a long line of Indian women; a wife uncovers the fingerprints her husband left on their world and with them, the microscopic details of grief; and an Urdu language lesson between a father and daughter reveals cultural loss and the father's longing to belong. Josie Long presents short documentaries that reverberate through time. Silver Cup: A Female Grammar Written and produced by HJ Radia With thanks to Laura Barton In loving memory of J.K Dave (1956-2023) Fingerprints and Lightbulbs Written and produced by Amanda Priestley 22 Words Featuring Safwat Saleem and his daughter Produced by Safwat Saleem Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
36 | 04 | Archival Imaginings | 20231010 | Josie Long presents short documentaries about our imaginations for collecting histories. | |
36 | 04 | Meeting Myself Coming Back | 20231010 | Notes to Self and Sonic Symmetry. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring what it looks like coming back to yourself. The News Produced by Jess Shane Featuring Jennifer Mills Drawn Onward Produced by Alan Goffinski and Sarita Bhatt Music, Mix and Sound Design by Alan Goffinski Man to Boy Produced by Christina Hardinge and Jack Miguel Featuring Jacob Kelly Music by Samuel Mumford Produced by Axel Kacoutié Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about coming back to yourself. Produced by Axel Kacouti退 Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
36 | 05 | Into The World | 20231017 | Visions and out of body experiences during birth and a name that stretches back through time - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the experience of coming into the world. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about coming into the world. Transition Produced by Kalli Anderson and apè Aliermo Featuring excerpts from SIMULA, an 8.2-channel sound installation by apè Aliermo and mixed and mastered by Rose Bolton. This composition includes sound recorded during three anonymous births and electromagnetic sound recorded in a hospital during one of the births. The voices you hear are Redzi Bernard, Becky Kenna, Amy Macfarlane and Andrea Gummo. Hope is the thing with feathers Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Originally broadcast, in a different version, on BBC Radio 3's Between the Ears Loweza Ayazi Featuring Nomkhubulwane Mnisi Produced by Kagiso Mnisi Produced by Kalli Anderson and ap耀 Aliermo Featuring excerpts from SIMULA, an 8.2-channel sound installation by ap耀 Aliermo and mixed and mastered by Rose Bolton. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Visions and out of body experiences during birth and a name that stretches back through time - Josie Long presents short documentaries about coming into the world. | |
36 | 06 | The Soil | 20231024 | A remnant from the Cold War becomes an accidental haven for wildlife, a poet and a tree surgeon search for the roots of a metaphor, and a musician searches for an anchor to home. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the ground beneath your feet. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about the ground beneath your feet. Always Moving Cello performed by Joe Reynolds Engineered by Yuri Shibuichi Composed and produced by Tendertwin (Bilge Nur Yilmaz) Memorial Landscape Featuring Kai Frobel Translator Jana Kosok Produced by Tom Phillips Poet / Tree A conversation between Matthew Reid and Raymond Antrobus Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft An accidental wildlife haven grows along the Iron Curtain and a poet and a tree surgeon look for the roots of a metaphor. Josie Long presents shorts on the ground under your feet. | |
36 | 07 | Creature Features | 20231031 | From a creature that leaps in the darkness of your basement to a fish that drains the life force of its partner - Josie Long presents creature features and creepy crawly short documentaries for Halloween. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft In Spirit Featuring James Maclaine, Senior Curator of Fish, at the Natural History Museum, London Produced and sound designed by Meera Kumar The Seventh Sense Thanks to Emma Rathbone, Gaye Williams, Ben Pagac, Mary Jane Epps, and everybody who shared a camel cricket story Music by Cue Shop, Big Lazy, and Blue Dot Sessions Produced by Jesse Dukes For the Pigeons Produced by John Luke Roberts | |
36 | 08 | Heart's Desire | 20231107 | Getting lost in childhood longings, the search for the home we carry inside ourselves and exploring true sexual desire in a world shaped by media and societal pressures. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that explore our desires. Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire. Curated by Axel Kacouti退, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft American Glove Cafe Featuring Conor O'Toole and Fán Written and produced by Conor O'Toole Are We There Yet? Featuring Angeliki Androutsopoulos, Garth Davis, Amira and Danita, plus recordings by Mary Hufford for The Library of Congress. Produced by Jaye Kranz Original commissioned and produced for Constellations podcast Desire Shapes Featuring Poppy Produced by Phoebe McIndoe Josie Long explores our desires with short documentaries and audio adventures to make your heart race. | |
36 | 09 LAST | Archival Imaginings | 20231114 | Josie Long presents short documentaries about our imaginations for collecting histories. Liminal prose and cryptic hotlines. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures navigating our relationship and imaginations to history collecting. The Flight of Sankofa Produced by Weyland Mckenzie-Witter Featuring Lisa Anderson, the Director of the Black Cultural Archives, Dr Etienne Jospeh of Decolonising the Archive and Christopher West the inaugural curator for the Black diaspora, John Hay Library, Brown University, who recently curated an exhibition using Brown University's Mumia Abu-Jamal collection. Xenoglossia Produced by Kamikaze Jones Fish & Chips (best listened to with headphones) Produced by Abira Hussein and Olani Ewunnet Recorded with Sue Bowerman Featuring the voices of Somali Aunties from London Special thanks to Alan Archer-Boyd, and Whose Knowledge? Produced by Axel Kacoutié Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
37 | 01 | Minis | 20240109 | Josie Long presents short documentaries that invite a listener to participate. The moment of time before a camera shutter closes, a symphony of ums reveals a partner's untruths, and two women linked by a phantom thread reflect on their changing bodies. Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries. Is This An Image? Produced by Jon Tjhia Death from Above Written and read by Joe Dunthorne Body of Work Featuring the voices of writer Marleen Kruithof and cinematographer Babette Mangolte Music by Nicola Mecca Produced by Georgia Walker What's in an Um? Produced by Talia Augustidis Charon Composed, produced and performed by Jamie Payne Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
37 | 02 | Instructions | 20240116 | A pamphlet from the 1980s illuminates the world we live in now, a musical invitation for your domestic space, and some dazzling canine choreography for your ears. Josie Long presents short documentaries based around instructions. How to Listen... including How Not To, How You Ought To, and How You Won't (Extract) Written by Stephen Potter and Joyce Grenfell Produced by Stephen Potter Originally broadcast on BBC Third Programme in 1946 Hot Dogs! Presented by Alan Smith Produced by Steve Urquhart Originally broadcast on Alan Smith's Mid Morning Show, BBC Radio Cumbria in 1999 Hell Rubs and Sobs Produced by Sami El-Enany How To Look 30 When You're 30 Produced by Jesse Lawson Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft From canine choreography to a musical performance in your kitchen, Josie Long presents short documentaries based around instructions. | |
37 | 03 | In Dreams | 20240123 | Two romantic partners find each other in their dreams, a research facility delves into the otherworldly, and a philosopher imagines a flow of time set to the rhythm of our rivers - Josie Long presents short documentaries that emerge from the dreams of others. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
37 | 04 | Roots | 20240130 | The musician Lucinda Chua traces the journey of a rose, a connection is forged between a young woman now and a trapeze artist on New Year's Eve 1942 and a touching personal archive illuminates the journey of a word. Josie Long presents short documentaries that go back to the start. Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
37 | 05 | The Net | 20240206 | Word spirits, back rooms and a reply all-pocalypse - Josie Long presents short documentaries that emerge from the internet. With thanks to Caroline Hesse, Donovan McGrath, Mary Dolejsi, Nicole Reinsch, Nalini Kumari, Zen Priest & Buddhist Scholar John Stevens (for permission to include his Classical Aikido Kototama Chant), and Critical Sound Explorer & Artist Matt Parker (for permission to include excerpts from The People's Cloud / Field Recordings of Internet Data Centres): https://www.earthkeptwarm.com Additional mixing by Maitreya Produced by HJ Radia The Back Rooms Produced by Mae-Li Evans The Bello Tolls for Thee Produced by Nadia Mehdi Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft | |
37 | 06 | Hereafter | 20240213 | Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the hereafter. |