Short Cuts

Latest Episodes:

Bodies Dec 17, 2019

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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 first broadcast in December 2019.

Maps Dec 10, 2019

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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.

Beasts Dec 03, 2019

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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Concerts for Dogs Featuring Laurie Anderson Produced by Tim Hinman Originally made for Sound Matters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, first broadcast in December 2019.

Sports Nov 26, 2019

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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 the Heart Nov 19, 2019

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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, first broadcast in November 2019.

The Archivist Sep 24, 2019

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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 Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam Producer: Andrea Rangecroft

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

Family Ties Sep 17, 2019

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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

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

Mary Oliver Sep 10, 2019

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"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.

Wild and Precious 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

Musical Sep 03, 2019

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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.

Lavender Country Featuring Patrick Haggerty Produced by Thomas Curry, Lauren Eisen and Sofie Strøbeck

Downtown 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 Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

Self-Portrait Aug 27, 2019

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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