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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long

Episodes

  • The Insider

    28/11/2017 Duration: 27min

    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 On The Inside Featuring Bruce Aitken Produced by Eliza Lomas The Time Traveller's Convention Produced by Jeff Emtman Originally made for KCRW's Here Be Monsters Music by The Black Spot https://www.hbmpodcast.com Quarantine Featuring Dr Adaora Okoli Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Incantations

    21/11/2017 Duration: 29min

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

  • Out of Thin Air

    14/11/2017 Duration: 28min

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

  • Role Models

    26/09/2017 Duration: 28min

    What can we learn from the humanity of others? From seeing ourselves reflected in someone else? Josie Long presents stories of role models. "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 Water Fleas Featuring Akira Sakata Produced by Phil Smith Mirrors Featuring Nikesh Shukla Nadia Produced by Sophie Townsend Intolerants Not Welcome Featuring Mark Thompson Produced by Alan Hall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Lost in Translation

    19/09/2017 Duration: 30min

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

  • In Motion

    12/09/2017 Duration: 29min

    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 Movement Featuring Ian Waterman Produced by Rachel Simpson Original interview recorded for the Empathy Museum Lake Featuring Jessica J Lee Einstein Produced by Rikke Houd Sea Featuring Jessica J Lee Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Machines

    05/09/2017 Duration: 28min

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

  • Tough Love

    29/08/2017 Duration: 28min

    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. Tough Love Featuring Laura Barton Twenty-Three Produced by Alan Hall Kintsugi Dog Produced by Natalie Kestecher Mix by Steven Tilley Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Duet

    22/08/2017 Duration: 30min

    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 Late Night Radio Phone In Written by John Osborne Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Afterimage

    15/08/2017 Duration: 28min

    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 Mountains Featuring Sion Jair Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Witness

    20/06/2017 Duration: 28min

    Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness - from glimpsing the moment a parent changes to escaping a violent storm. Witness 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Pause

    13/06/2017 Duration: 29min

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

  • Radio with Pictures

    06/06/2017 Duration: 28min

    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 Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Family Portrait Featuring Chimene Suleyman and Recep Süleyman Şehitoğlu Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • The Test

    23/05/2017 Duration: 30min

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

  • Postcards

    16/05/2017 Duration: 28min

    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 Unsent Featuring Laura Barton Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • So It Goes

    28/03/2017 Duration: 29min

    "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. We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • Counterpoint

    21/03/2017 Duration: 29min

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

  • The Leap

    14/03/2017 Duration: 30min

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

  • Out of Time

    07/03/2017 Duration: 29min

    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 Sundays Produced by Shanida Scotland Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

  • The Pretenders

    28/02/2017 Duration: 29min

    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. Undercover Featuring Ron Stallworth Produced by Claire Crofton Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

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