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Unearthly Mar 06, 2018

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Josie Long presents short documentaries and stories about unearthly happenings - from the myths surrounding Lake Stechlin, which is said to boil whenever a major catastrophic event happens anywhere in the world, to an uneasy evening at a conference for exorcists.

Possession Produced by Geoff Bird

Psychic Blob Originally made for KCRW's Radio Race Music by The Black Spot Produced by Jeff Entman

Lake Stechlin Featuring Jessica J Lee

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2018.

Colours Feb 27, 2018

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Blue skies, a rainbow of strangers and lipstick shades weave through today's short documentaries about colour. Josie Long explores how it affects the way we experience the world.

Blue Featuring Laura Barton

Lipstick Featuring Davia Nelson Produced by Benjamen Walker

I Know Light Now Featuring Vanessa Potter Produced by Leila Hussain

Ring a Rainbow Produced by Dennis Funk

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018.

Landscapes Feb 20, 2018

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From an island which resists invasion to a beloved city in which you can't be free - Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries where the landscape becomes a character.

Ribbon Gums Produced by Sophie Townsend

Resistance Featuring Lars Christian Kofoed Romer and Viola Produced by Rikke Houd

Mosul Eye Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

Never Let Me Go Feb 13, 2018

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Love lost and found, a lingering goodbye and the after image of a loved one - Josie Long presents stories of holding on.

From the echoes of a partner that linger after their death to an extraordinary tale of love regained after fifty years apart.

Her Name Was Jean Featuring Dennis Vinar, Karen Lehmann Vinar and Jean Voxland Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

The Awkward Goodbye Produced by Duncan Cowles

After Image Featuring Dr Jacqueline Hayes Produced by Edward Lawrenson

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in February 2018.

Christmas Dec 19, 2017

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A two-decade long commitment to writing a new Christmas standard, an Icelandic documentary fairytale and the comedian Mark Thomas feature in Josie Long's festive documentary special.

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas Featuring Seymour Sarnoff Song performed by Jennifer Sheehan, arranged by Peter Millrose and written by Seymour Sarnoff Produced by Alex Lewis

Solla Decorates for Christmas Produced by Rikke Houd

Dad's Christmas Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017.

Libraries Dec 12, 2017

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Josie Long explores the way our collections and accidental archives define us. Diving into a head full of palindromes, love letters, artistic accidents and family recipes.

Featuring the writer Nikesh Shukla, the illustrator Ralph Steadman, love letter writer extraordinaire Janet Gallin, and Martin Clear, the winner of the World Palindrome Championship.

Janet Gallin Interview by Lina Misitzis Originally broadcast in The Heart episode Love Letters produced by Kaitlin Prest http://www.theheartradio.org/audio-smut/loveletters

Ralph Steadman: Better than Being in a Tent Featuring Ralph Steadman Produced by Leo Hornak

Yoko Is Not a Palindrome Featuring Martin Clear Produced by Miyuki Jokiranta

Family Recipe Featuring Nikesh Shukla

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

Long Distance Dec 05, 2017

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Falling from a great height and last words across a telephone line - Josie Long hears stories of relationships stretched across space.

From the crossover between skydiving, Soren Kierkegaard and falling in love, to the final words uttered into the ear of a loved one on another continent.

Rafadan Yumurta Produced by Phil Smith

On Top Produced by Maria Donvang

Alfred and Katie Featuring Dr Alfred Aidoo and Katie Stakolich Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017.

The Insider Nov 28, 2017

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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.first broadcast in November 2017.

Incantations Nov 21, 2017

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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 first broadcast in November 2017.

Out of Thin Air Nov 14, 2017

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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, first broadcast in November 2017.

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