Short Cuts

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié Written and produced by Lou Mensah Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié 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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié Executive Producer: Alan Hall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Khan Produced by Katie Revell Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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. 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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 A Different Reality 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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowal

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 Kacoutié Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié Shade Podcast - https://pod.link/1469562537 FIELDS Original music by Ariana Martinez Produced by Ariana Martinez Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Øvretveit, 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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Time Stops Produced by Jules Bradley Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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. Profile on Father Christmas 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 Nativity Criticism 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 N

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Kacoutié Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4