Short Cuts

Josie Long presents new short documentaries and audio essays about intertwining with another person.A father and son stare out to sea and talk about a lost love, a woman writes a letter to her young daughter unpicking the complex intersections between motherhood, art, selfhood and capitalism, and a widow finds an unusual spirit guide for her grieving. Victoria, My Spirit Widow Produced by Sophie TownsendThe Art of Knowing When to Retreat Produced by Stacia Brown Originally made for the podcast Hope ChestA Friend Produced by Sayre QuevedoSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2018.