Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
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.
The items featured in the programme are:
Someone to Watch Over Me 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
Produced by Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
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 Featuring Charlie Morley
Looking Up Originally broadcast in 'Space' from Radiolab http://www.radiolab.org
Produced by Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
Josie Long presents a series of delightful and adventurous short documentaries, brief encounters, true stories and found sound.
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:
Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline Originally broadcast in WireTap http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/
String 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
Produced by Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
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 A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
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 A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
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 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
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4
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Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures as the clock slips closer to midnight.
In the last Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4, 13 years after the broadcast of our first ever episode 'Misadventures', we listen to radio waves after dark with the Shortwave Collective, tumble into a radio poem alongside a sleeping child, tune into a late night pirate radio station from the early 1960s, and raise a parting glass.
At Least Featuring Xelis de Toro Produced by Phil Smith
Voice of Nuclear Disarmament With thanks to the British Library Sound Archive, and the family of John Hasted Produced by Jonny Matfin
Perhaps at Midnight, When All Boundaries Are Lost Produced by the Shortwave Collective
Good Company Featuring Jesse Lawson, Izzy Yon and Femi Oriogun-Williams Produced by Jesse Lawson
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall Mix by Mike Woolley Executive Producer: Alan Hall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
A friendship forged working the land, memories of volcanic eruptions from 800,000 years ago frozen in Antarctica’s ice cores, and the importance of wild, patient gardens. Short documentaries presented by Josie Long that rise up from the earth.
Wintering Music by Jules Bradley Produced by Jules Bradley
Melt Tones Featuring Dr Dieter Tetzner Produced by Anton Spice
Sue’s Garden Featuring Sue Trolle Music by Sóley Produced by Rikke Houd
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
A criminal defence lawyer finds a surprising new job foisted upon him and a son attempts to recover his joyfulness on a family holiday. Josie Long presents short festive documentaries and merry sonic adventures.
Family Yoga Produced by Kit Callin
A Conversation with my Mum at Christmas Featuring Rhik Samadder A version of this story first appeared in Rhik Samadder's memoir, I Never Said I Loved You Music by The Enchanted Cinema Produced by Sarah Cuddon
Miracle on the George Washington Bridge Produced by Luke Green
Santa Calls Featuring Matt Storrs Produced by Talia Augustidis
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Feeding the birds, sharing meals and chaotic menus - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about eating together.
Bird Feeder Produced by Stella Sims
And to Start... Produced by Mae-Li Evans
Foodhall Produced by Nadia Mehdi
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Time capsules and yesterday's dreams of tomorrow, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring lost futures.
That’s Merely an Adjective Produced by Zara Karschay
Time Play by Chelsea Kigano, Lily Sloane, Lilia Vega, and Emily Shaw Originally made as part of The 24-Hour Radio Race from KCRW's Independent Producer Project Music and sound design by Lily Sloane, with Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay by Ed Andrews Special thanks to David Lee
Letters Produced by Mika Golubovsky and Sasha Borzenko Featuring Zehnya Feldman and Natasha Zotova
Higher Ground Produced by Leila Goldstein Featuring Winda Safitri, Yoppi and Naya Hidayatul Alialna
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Siren song, lunar eavesdroppers and the gathering dark - Josie Long presents short documentaries about venturing into the night.
Siren Song Featuring melancholydi Produced by Kalli Anderson
Lunar Eavesdroppers An extract from Space Ham, first broadcast in BBC Radio 3's Between the Ears Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and Caroline Devine A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 3
Beneath Produced by Sami El-Enany
Brücke Featuring Stephen Jenkinson Produced by Phil Smith
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 venture into the forest.
Searching for Eden Written, performed and composed by Nyokabi Kariũki Drums - Chris O'Leary Field Recordings taken in Mũrang'a, Kenya
The Final Breath Featuring Robin Elms Produced by Kendra Hanna and Max Jungreis
El Manglar Featuring Paolo Realpe, founder of Muisne Desde Adentro Special thanks to Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara, co-founder and director of Comidas que Curan (Foods that Heal) Produced by Mickal Aranha
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Wishes, wonders, and wisdom. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures uncovering the power of words.
mother-house by produced by Catherine Boulle. Inspired by the guided visualisations accompanying the book 'Motherhood: Is it for me?' by Denise L. Carlini & Ann Davidman.
Weird World Whimsy produced and composed by Suzie McCarthy. Featuring actor, teacher and director, Mary Lou Rosato. Interview recording by audio producer Donelle Wederburn in New York City. The piece featured a canoe trip on the Tapiskwan Sipi, which runs through Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok territory in the unceded province of Quebec. Special thanks to Nina Garthwaite, Tom Todoroff, Emily Moulton, Katherina Lindekens and Emma Lehman from Noise Club.
Buranbur: a comfort in words by audio maker and producer Suhaar Ali. Featuring the first Somali woman elected to the cabinet, Fadumo Aalin, who talks about her mother and poet Hawo Jibril.
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Trying to capture a lost homeland on tape, reclaiming urban landscapes through the sound of skateboarding, and the noise that is one of the great equalisers of the world. Short documentaries that ripple through space - presented by Josie Long.
Sonic Skateboarding Produced by Alice Boyd and Tom Critchley Featuring Ben Dixon, Tom Critchley, Hannah, Zip and Bleu Music composed by Ben Dixon
Nat’s Apartment Written and produced by Emma-Lee Moss Music by Emma-Lee Moss and Nata Lee Hahn
Love in the Time of Flatulence Featuring Alison Downham Moore, Noam Osband, Zebulon Osband and Dahlia Osband Written and produced by Noam Osband
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 against the clock in an episode around time and timing.
Dad's Secret Life of Matchmaking Produced by Josephine Anderson Additional sound recording by Christopher Anderson
Loose Ends Produced by Jon Tjhia
There's Always a Next Time Produced by Steve Urquhart
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Star maps, messages from Earth to the moon and reaching out across distance as Josie Long presents short documentaries about constellations.
Star Map Featuring Ferdinand Hauge Leth Music by Kirstine Lindemann Captured by Trawl Hz Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen
News to the Moon and Back Recordings courtesy of the NASA archive Produced by Mika Golubovsky
The Complaints Department Featuring Evan Gregg and letters from www.dearmisterward.com Produced by Inge Oosterhoff
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
A black and white film transformed, searching the sunset for the green flash and a reimagining of red. Josie Long presents a kaleidoscopic collection of short documentaries.
Autism Plays Itself Adapted for radio by Jodie Taylor and Janet Harbord Based on the short film directed by Janet Harbord, produced by Whalebone Films and sound designed by Action Pyramid
Green Flash Written by Joe Dunthorne
Red of Visibility Produced by Phoebe McIndoe With thanks to THE ECCO founded by Jasmin Bauomy, where a version of this documentary was first created
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 which emerge from dreams, hidden places and the afterlife.
The Dreams (Extract) From Inventions for Radio by Barry Bermange and Delia Derbyshire Originally broadcast on the BBC in 1964
Zero Fixation Points Produced by Nada Smiljanic Location production by Avi Varma Archive courtesy of Rowan Farrell Featuring Professor Bridget Anderson and Dr Travis Van Isacker from the University of Bristol
The Quiet Violence of Dreams Produced by Kagiso Mnisi
Fragments Produced by Eleanor McDowall
Curated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Evaporating answers, mysterious music and disappearing dialects - Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost.
Pot-8-Toes Featuring Billy Butler and Wally Scott Originally broadcast in Hold Your Plums on Radio Merseyside
A Corner Seat in a Smoker, Facing the Engine Produced by Robin the Fog
Echoes of Cockney Produced by James Trice
Panchiko Produced by Tom Whalley
Curated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
