Short Cuts

Treetop antennas, a witness from history and a dialogue with a loudspeaker - Josie Long presents short radio docs and adventures in sound inspired by broadcasts into the ether. From the forests of North Carolina, USA to the city of Kyiv, Ukraine - two ham radio enthusiasts seek each other out and a voice from the past prompts a dialogue on listening between a rabbi and a radio producer.Treetop Radio Featuring Volodymyr Gurtovy and Thomas Witherspoon Produced by Cicely FellHere Comes Everybody Extract from Shake Rattle Roll - originally made for New American Radio Produced by Gregory Whitehead and Dan Lander www.somewhere.orgMattie's Broadcast Produced by Veronica Simmonds Featuring music from Alphabet of Wrongdoing by Cantor/Composer/Vocalist Daniela GesundheitCurated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A therapeutic technique sits at the heart of an interview and the protagonist of a novel speaks back to its writer - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which experiment with form.Everything is Fine Forecast Originally produced for the podcast Randomly Generated Thought Written and performed by Ewan Cameron. Music and sound design by Ewan CameronLife Partners Produced by Christina HardingeAfterword Written and read by Bongani Kona Sound design by Catherine BoulleCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

As the light fades, Josie Long presents short documentaries about hovering on the edge of darkness. A poetic dialogue prompted by an eager moon and a wander through nature in the gloaming.Eager Moon Produced by James T. Green and Ariana MartinezThe History of Night Featuring Dr Andrew Flack Produced by Hunter CharltonEpilogue Produced by Sean TowgoodCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

An AI writes a Nicolas Cage film, a Matt Damon lookalike causes havoc and a story has its climax removed - Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries and audio adventures.Matt Damon Produced by Jesse Lawson and Arlie Adlington Originally created for KCRW's 24 Hour Radio RaceNic O Las Produced by Suzie McCarthyThe Juicy Part Produced by Jess ShaneSweat Feat. Laura BartonCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

From a rhythm that weaves itself through memory to our relationship with deep time, Josie Long presents a countdown of numerically-inspired short documentaries.The Everywhen Featuring Dave Johnston-Pitt and Sam Juparulla Wickman Produced by Jaye KranzThe Yelling Birds of the Presidio Featuring Jenny Phillips, who also shared the field recordings used to create this piece Produced by Kalli Anderson and Kaija SiiralaCounting to Six Accordion played by Kaveh Ghaffari, Tonbak by Farhad Asadi and Pedal Steel by Michael Eckert Produced by Arif MirbaghiCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long, P.I. investigates a series of mysterious audio adventures and short documentaries including The Young Detective, The Case of the Disappearing Turtle and The Big Sleep (at 73). The Missing Turtle Featuring Diana and Oliva Produced by Maria DønvangThe Young Detective Featuring Hilde Lysiak You Will Die at 73 Featuring Hugh Clegg and Jamie Robinson Directed by Hugh Clegg Music composed by Mathilde Koechlin and Jamie Robinson Sound Design by Carlos San Juan JuanchiProducer: Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries dedicated to our love for those around us - an invocation for creating new life, finding meaning in being stood up and decades spent hearing about, and helping, Britain's LGBTQ+ life.Alone Produced by Noam OsbandThank you for being here Featuring Switchboard volunteers past and present Produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith Originally from The Log Books podcast, produced by Tash, Adam and Shivani DaveAn Invocation for All Fertility Treatments Accessing the Powers of the Universe: An Invocation for All Fertility Treatments is written and performed by Erica Gillingham Co-produced by Erica Gillingham and Andrea RangecroftProducer: Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Listening to the melodies in auctioneer school, reimagining the sound in your ears and a twilight audio-experience which takes you back in time. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by unusual sound worlds.The Auctioneer (Excerpt) Originally produced by Ned Sublette for New American Radio somewhere.orgAccompaniment for Ever-Present Sounds Composed by Sami El-EnanyFlying Fox Featuring Lawrence Pope Produced by Thomas PhillipsPhoto credit: Doug GimesyCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A wait of 33 years between a marriage proposal and a response, a skittish piano tries to avoid the stage and a young boy looks out to sea waiting for his father. Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating.Skittish Piano Produced by Eleanor McDowallIsabel and Alf Featuring Isabel Bader Produced by Kalli Anderson Thank you to Isabel Bader, Ruth Clarke and Olivia Richardson.The Voice of the Sea Feat.uring Abel Coentrão Produced by Rebecca NolanCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries and audio adventures in this episode built around miniature works of audio art.Our Shared Secrets Written by Joe DunthorneGretchen Bender - Artificial Treatment. 1988. Recorded at Studio PASS. N.Y. by B. Hutchinson. Published on TELLUS, the Audio Cassette Magazine #21 - Audio by Visual Artists.Donegal Revisited Produced by Phil SmithRedacted Mixtape Produced by Erisa ApantakuDoomscroll Produced by Axel KacoutiéA Breath of Fresh Air Produced by Redzi Bernard and Phoebe McIndoeSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

As we reach the ten year anniversary of his death, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds of Maurice Sendak.We're In The Den Feat. Carol Doose, Evan Roberts and Sofia Beverley Turnham Produced by Phoebe McIndoeIn the Hard Rock Night Kitchen Written and read by Tiffany Murray Additional material Joan GrahamExtract from Terry Gross's interview with Maurice Sendak Originally aired 20th September 2011 on Fresh Air from WHYYSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Butterflies, rattlesnakes and feral chickens make their way through the short documentaries in Wildlife, as Josie Long presents audio adventures inspired by the natural world.I Dream of Rattlesnakes Produced by Sam and Todd Wemmer Voiceover work by Annabelle Wemmer Winner of the Third Coast International Audio Festival Shortdocs ChallengeChicken Roundabout Produced by Jake Lee-Savage Additional audio of the Chicken Man supplied by Nicholas Jenkins of Sounding Board Productions from their collection Suffolk VoicesThe Magnolia Exist Featuring Naja Marie Aidt Produced by Nanna Hauge KristensenSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Clouds gather and rain begins to fall as Josie Long presents short documentaries about the weather. From a bird that emerges as a storm rolls across the sea from a writer's living experiment to get all her news from the weather report.Helicopter and Canoe Produced by Kaija Siirala Thank you to Kari Siirala, Bailey Renshaw, Maarit Siirala, Gord, Micah and Casey Smith for sharing their memories of the trip. Days Without Rain Written and read by Laura BartonStorm Petrels Featuring David Bensen and Dr. Bill Montevecchi Produced by Rebecca NolanSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries on the words we use to express ourselves. An artist explores new ways to talk about pain, an activist tries to live authentically in a language that feels like it wasn’t made for them, and a son connects to his parents through an Urdu love poem.Makeshift Featuring Laura Pejak Produced by Nada Smiljanic and Jesse LawsonA fragment between two Produced by Raheel Khan Featuring Vada/ Promise - a poem by Rukhsana Nazi - from the collection Rutth Juggeh/The Night Awakes. With thanks to Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi from Intesaab Kahaani.Perceptions of Pain Featuring Matilda Glen Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi BernardProducer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Returning to an old flame, a snapshot of a break-up and a cascade of crushes - Josie Long presents short romantic documentaries about falling in and out of love.Crushing Produced by Erisa ApantakuWe've Only Just Begun Featuring Ben Bryant and Elizabeth Hepburn Produced by Olivia HumphreysSnapshot Featuring Scottee and Brian Teeling Produced by ScotteePhoto credit: Brian Teeling Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

The horror of renting, childhood pranks and being a woman online - Josie Long presents terrifying short documentaries and adventures in sound. Fictional horror stories begin to creep into a writer's real life as she finds herself followed across the internet by an anonymous poster. Two young women discover their perfect new rental property marred by one small flaw - a man secretly living in their basement. And three brothers do battle in a home filled with tales of ghost stories and the sound of old horror movies.Thump Thump Thump Produced by Chris Attaway A version of this story was first created for KCRW's 24 hour Radio RaceThe Brothers and the Banshees Produced by Geoff BirdThe Antagonist Written and read by Nikita Gill Voiceover work by Tony Warmsley Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short festive documentaries about the night before Christmas.A joyful Christmas scene discovered on an old tape, a poet holds the beauty and melancholy of a trip home on Christmas Eve, and Albert Woodfox reflects on 40 years of enforced isolation and the illumination and comfort offered by a group of schoolchildren in Liverpool.Forwards and Backwards Featuring The Djursland Fiddlers recorded by Torben Harbo in the 1970s. Produced by Rikke HoudChristmas Eve Written and read by Liz Berry Produced by Alia CassamAlbert Featuring Albert Woodfox and David Moorhead Produced by Sarah CuddonCurated by Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the days after a life-altering event and imagining better futures. Three children look for the memory of their father on a baseball field, a resettled community wonders where they belong to and the writer Lola Olufemi offers experiments for imagining an alternative world.Andromeda is a Baseball Diamond Produced by Ariel MejiaResettlement Featuring Geraldine Brown, Jeanette Brown, Linda Slade Byrne, Hana Deir and Cecil Penny. All took part in the Fisheries Household Resettlement Program in Placentia Bay. Produced by Rebecca NolanExperiments for the Day Before Yesterday’s Tomorrow Featuring Lola Olufemi Produced by Tej AdeleyeProgramme image taken by Marilyn Marsh, courtesy of the Marine History Archive.Curated by Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about how our sense of self collides with the world outside. Two Russian journalists find their lives turned inside out when they are classified as foreign agents, Keanu Reeves offers inspiration for one writer navigating his mixed-race identity, and a virtual world offers freedom and new possibilities for a man with Parkinson’s disease.Keanu Reeves Featuring Will Harris Produced by Alia CassamHello, You're a Foreign Agent Featuring Sonya Groysman and Olya Churakova Produced by Mika Golubovsky and Charles MaynesA Second Life Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Gaby Caplan Sound designed by Ellie LightfootCuratorial team: Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall Producer: Alia Cassam Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries about what’s gone before. A daughter’s decades-long search for her father who went missing as a political prisoner in South Africa, a poem by the German-American poet Lisel Mueller listing the parts that make up our memories, and the writer and comedian Heidi O’Loughlin untangles the stories woven into and around her Polynesian identity. Nombulelo Booi Featuring Nombulelo Booi and Madeleine Fullard, with translation by Thenjiwe Kona. Produced by Catherine Boulle and Bongani Kona This piece is part of a larger, ongoing documentary project by Catherine and Bongani titled Time, Paper, Bone about the work of the Missing Persons Task Team, and the exhumation of James Booi’s remains. The project won the 2021 Whickers Radio and Audio Funding Award.Necessities Written by Lisel Mueller Read by Lisel Mueller and Studs Terkel and from a conversation originally broadcast in January 1987. Courtesy of the Studs Terkel Radio ArchiveFrom the South Pacific Written a