Short Cuts

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Porn Whales Originally made for In The Dark Radio www.inthedarkradio.org Produced by Ed Prosser Apology Letter Produced by Jonathan Zenti No Need to Shout Featuring Scottee and Liam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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 The Outside Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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1961 Courtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive for george, breonna, ahmaud, and christian Produced by James T. Green Originally made for the podcast u+1f60c Dedications Featuring Mary Jean Chan Produced by Alia Cassam Featuring recordings of Adrienne Rich from the audio archives of the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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Produced by Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Dreaming 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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

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 Maslow Produced by James T. Green Relics Featuring John-Luke Roberts Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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. Endurance 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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. Out of the Dark 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4