Short Cuts (BBC Radio 4)

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 a sequence of unbelievable mini documentaries looking at bending the truth, fantasists and outright liars.

Josie hears how the writer Ross Sutherland invented a mysterious secret society by accident and looks for secrets scratched into the sidewalks of San Francisco by an enigmatic writer known only as 'Nikko'.

The items featured in the programme are:

Hearts and Crafts Featuring the voices of Harriet Craft

Fictions Featuring Raji James

Wash Club Featuring Ross Sutherland

Nikko Originally broadcast in the episode 'Standouts' on Snap Judgement

Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries about keeping quiet, being lost for words and complete silence.

From the crushing silence after a musician's mistake to the tense hush that surrounds two teenage boys as they hide inches from their headmaster in an oversized box - tales of attempts to keep quiet and the struggle to raise your voice.

The items featured in the programme are:

Wilderness Feat. Kate Adie Produced by Sara Parker

Hidden Feat. Kester Brewin

Sailing By Feat. Pete Long and Diana Speed Produced by Leo Hornak

Nobody Else Can Hear It Feat. Jack Davidson Produced by Hana Walker-Brown

Hearing Voices Feat. Kate Adie Produced by Sara Parker

El's Story Produced by Natalie Kestecher Originally broadcast in 'Stories of Silence' on ABC

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance - from bursting into song to crashing a car into a wall. We hear from a woman whose encounter with an underground resistance movement led to tapped phones and aggressive encounters with ice cream salesmen and listen to the power of a collective as individual voices at a protest are woven into music.

The items featured in the programme are:

La esperanza muere al último Feat. Studs Terkel

Nicholas Petron Produced by StoryCorps

Heavy Iron Beast Produced by Leo Hornak

Stories from the Underground Feat. Kathy Reina Produced by Will Drysdale

Rabble Rousers Produced by Sarah Boothroyd http://sarahboothroyd.com

Gentle Angry People Feat. the San Ghanny choir Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti

Series producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long explores the painful process of growing up in a sequence of mini documentaries.

From first steps to last love, we hear tales of controversial haircuts, the search for independence and the need to let go of the past.

The items featured in the programme are:

Singing Boys Prod. Rikke Houd

Like Rude Boys Feat. voices recorded at the creative arts organisation Only Connect Prod. Steve Urquhart

Dark Eyes Prod. Natalie Kestecher Originally broadcast on ABC Radio National

Scared Prod. John Biewen

The Man in the Picture Prod. Sara Parker

Danny and Annie Prod. StoryCorps

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long goes on a series of unusual journeys as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about adventurous trips.

From searching for teenage misadventure through to finding yourself, we travel from the British seaside to the freezing landscape of Minnesota altering minds and bodies along the way.

Frank Education Feat. Philip Bill Bruckner Prod. Hana Walker-Brown

St Audries Feat. Margaret Pepper Prod. Olivia Humphreys

My Father Takes a Vacation Prod. Martin Johnson

Cold in Minnesota Originally broadcast on the Unfictional Podcast Prod. Bob Carlson

Series producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long gets scared as she presents a sequence of frightening mini documentaries.

From the sound of fear to the feel of terror, we hear the story of a sleepwalking menace stalking through an American summer camp late at night and tales of how the young David O'Doherty was terrorised by his older brother.

Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

The items featured in the programme are:

Dead Man's Hand Feat. David O'Doherty Prod. Sophie Black

Welcome to the Inn Feat. Wolfgang Georgsdorf Prod. Phil Smith

The Casserole Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema featuring Zac Gvirtzman Prod. Sarah Cuddon

Die From the podcast Random Tape Prod. David Weinberg

Wilder Feat. Dave Benson Prod. Sophie Black.

Josie Long presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries between 'real' life and dreaming blur. From the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams. We hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist Susan Blackmore's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body. The items featured in the programme are: Waking Life Feat. Susan Blackmore Prod. Sara Parker Dreaming Feat. Walter Murch The Man Who Could Record Your Dreams Prod. Bob Carlson Originally broadcast on Unfictional An extended version of this story can he found here: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf110909the_man_who_could_re Last Words Feat. Kester Brewin Love is a Drug Feat. Helen Fisher Prod. Hana Walker Brown Answer Machine Found sound from Tape Findings http://www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/ Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2014.

Josie Long ventures where she shouldn't with this sequence of brief encounters, true stories and radio adventures about acts of trespass.

Stories of stolen waxworks, formal letters severing friendships, and travels into unknown territory.

Urban Exploration Feat. Bradley Garrett http://www.bradleygarrett.com/stills/

Stealing Snowdon Produced by Olivia Humphreys, Chloe White and Will Davies Crown the King Produced by Adam Kampe Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival 'ShortDocs' competition http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/collections/4-shortdocs

The Disavowal Produced by Katie Burningham

Munich Feat. Phillip Bull Bruckner Produced by Hana Walker-Brown

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014.

Josie Long presents a series of mini-documentaries exploring the idea of being in limbo. From the story of a journalist impersonating a journalist in an Afghan village based in Canada to the music of answer machine messages, Josie examines what happens when we are neither here nor there. Between Feat. Jurate Jurkeviciene Produced by Sara Parker The Village Feat. Chris Bowman Produced by Sophie Black The Gallery Feat. Fernando Maquieira Produced by Sarah Cuddon 'Messages' From 'Portraits in Absentia' Composed and Performed by Jocelyn Pook Nine Months Feat. Jane Dolby Produced by Hana Walker-Brown

Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014.

Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name. From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us. Featuring: Long Distance Feat. Victor LaValle Produced by Katie Burningham Undercover Feat. Fergal Keane The Mollusc and the Peacock Produced by Natalie Kestecher Anonymous Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.

Josie Long investigates small mysteries in this sequence of mini documentaries. Hearing tales of ghost ships, hidden underground kingdoms and the disappointment of discovering the banality of your family's secrets. The items featured in the programme are: Finding Sumo Produced by Bob Carlson First broadcast in 'Family Justice' on UnFictional: Love Letters Feat. Alan Dearn Ryou-Un Maru Produced by Martin Johnson The Underground Kingdom Feat. Ross Sutherland Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.

Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn. Great Bear Rainforest Produced by Elizabeth Arnold Die Fremde Produced by Phil Smith Out of the Blocks (Extract) Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick Everest Glissando Feat. Stephen Venables Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Producer: Eleanor McDowall.

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014.

Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries, true stories and radio adventures.

We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana.

Miranda July leads us into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

A message in a bottle, cast into the ocean, reaches a woman who needs it.

A lifeboat adrift and isolated in icy waters and a crackling, radio connection offers a lifeline between friends.

Josie Long hears tales of making contact. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes.

There's secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long presents tales of blackouts, late nights and bedtime stories.

Love found after a blackout, telephone counselling for bereaved rock star managers and erotica for the elderly.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.

A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double. Tales of dopplegangers, identity theft and a woman who offered a living counterpart to dead composers. Featuring a new 'documentary song' from Gaggle.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double.

A baby monitor which opens up a terrifying world, an explorer who ventures into the unknown and a woman who longs to disappear into space.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

From the first touch to the last kiss, Josie Long hears stories of love, loss and finding yourself.

An audio diary shines a light on how we rebuild ourselves after the end of a relationship, how a final kiss in a love affair holds us in a moment crackling with tension, and how a first touch offers a moment of tenderness.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of adaptation. A former ghost writer describes the art of adapting someone else's life for the page, and a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years.

Plus two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet.

Taking part:

Mark McCrum Martha Lenio Sarah Dadouch Frank Hewetson Dima Litinov

Producers Olivia Humphreys, Tim Hinman, Fiona Clampin

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of intimate conversations. A 30-year-long conversation comes to an end, an undercover agent reveals how to flatter someone into prison and we discover the secrets of the 'dual form'. With the Caterpillar Featuring Bostjan Dvorak Produced by Phil Smith Colleagues Featuring Dr Irene Pepperberg Produced by Andrea Rangecroft He Was So Happy to See Me Featuring Ed Follis Produced by Leo Hornak 99 Words http://99words.co.uk/ Featuring Sally Potter Beverly Eckert Produced by Vanara Taing with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

Executive Producer: Alan Hall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of music and memory. From a song that proves your parents right - rock 'n roll really will lead you down a dangerous path - to the symphony that haunted one man's dreams for decades. Featuring:

96 Tears Feat. Anthony Bourdain Produced by Ann Heppermann, Kara Oehler and Rick Moody

Piano Man Feat. Barry Colson Produced by Sindre Leganger

The Stage Feat. Grace Savage Produced by Hana Walker-Brown

Lullaby Feat. Colin Dexter Produced by Phil Smith

Dream Symphony Feat. Stuart Sharp Produced by Olivia Humphreys with Jodie Taylor

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of investigations - both amateur and professional. The comedian Alex Edelman describes his search for a missing cult legend,

A German historian talks about the trouble of tracking down Hitler's head.

Plus, a group of young mothers gather together to solve the mystery of disappearing teething powder. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of 'others' and outsiders. John Osborne explores how your identity can become inextricably linked with someone you've never met'

Two academics discover how a piece of theatre can push you outside of society.

Plus a homicide detective talks about how you communicate with someone whose actions are outside of your understanding. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.

Josie Long navigates the changing texture of a day - with stories from the rush hour commute through the night until first light.

From an afternoon with Dr Clock the horologist through to a serendipitous voice reaching a woman in the darkness of the early hours, we hear stories of time and timing.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.

Howling like a wolf, stolen identities and poetry composed from borrowed words. Josie Long presents stories of imitation and plagiarism. Featuring:

Inspiration Featuring: Tom Robinson

Howling Cameraman Featuring Rolf Steinmann Producer: Rachel Simpson

Turd Ferguson Featuring: Alex Edelman Producer: Sophie Black

No More Questions Written and produced by Ross Sutherland

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4,first broadcast in October 2015

Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event; how imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change.

The items featured in this programme are:

* John Featuring John McAvoy and Darren Davies Producer: Sophie Black

* The Novelist Featuring Lily Kestecher, Noel Debien, Claudia Taranto and Milan Durovic Producer: Natalie Kestecher Sound engineer / sound design: Russell Stapleton

* The Man Who Couldn't Stop the Wind from Blowing Producer: Cicely Fell Original music by Smith & Watson

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.

From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - Josie Long hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. The items featured in the programme are:

George Bernard Shaw

A Conversation Feat. Walter Murch Produced by Niccolò Castelli

The Waves Featuring Sian Phillips Interview recorded for the Empathy Museum

Every Heart has a Limited Number of Heartbeats Produced by Martin Johnson and Ann Heppermann Originally featured in the Serendipity Podcast

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.

From finding your way in a cold, dark sea swim to coping with the isolation at the bottom of the ocean, Josie Long hears stories of wild water. The items featured in the programme are:

Mirage Produced by Cicely Fell

Pool Party Produced by Phil Smith

Diver Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

The Swim Produced by Jodie Taylor with Jenny Horwell

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.

Josie Long presents stories about wordless communication.

Reading Russian literature - without a book - in solitary confinement and speaking with someone else's voice and the need to be embraced.

From the melody of your speech to the brush of skin on skin, Josie explores body language. We hear about secret codes sent through walls, a sudden bodily change which left a woman feeling like a stranger to herself and the importance of touch.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown.

Flirtations, deceptions and the kindness of strangers.

An innocent encounter tips from flirtation to danger, the professional stranger you never want to see on your door step and a partner whose revelation turns him in an instant into a stranger.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

From the man who'll help you disappear to coping with a sudden, shocking loss - Josie Long looks at vanishing points.

We hear stories of private investigators, the search for solitude in the dust bowl and a woman's life changing in one devastating second.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2016.

A mysterious character offering to illuminate a course of action, an activist thrust into a glaring spotlight and the dull glow of car tail lights - presenter Josie Long looks for stories featuring illuminations in the darkness.

Featuring the actress and activist Sacheen Littlefeather walking onstage to collect Marlon Brando's oscar, a singing medium and Laura Barton on driving at night.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

Josie Long presents stories about rivalry.

Fights for territory, standing your ground and petty feuds

From a bitter battle conducted in a laundrette to an ongoing argument between academics on either side of the world.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

Josie Long ventures outdoors to present stories of how our hearts entwine with the landscape - forests, lakes and skylines of the natural world.

The lessons about love and life that we can learn from a fig, a walk in the woods and a connection to a lost love found in the water.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.

Josie Long presents stories about people who have fallen in the deep end.

From the man who sets out to scam the con artists trying to exploit him, to the hypnotist who finds himself face to face with Uday Hussein, we hear true tales of falling down the rabbit hole into unsettling situations - including the moment when the poet Ross Sutherland accidentally crossed the boundary between fiction and reality and found himself being dragged into a wrestling match.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016.

Falling in love, losing yourself and vicious sibling rivalries - Josie Long presents tales of wild youth.

We hear the writer Joe Dunthorne and his sister Leah try to unpick old family scars and a story of attempted teen rebellion from Mae Martin.

Rivals Featuring Joe and Leah Dunthorne

Wild Youth Featuring Mae Martin

Julius and Moses Featuring Julius Matovu and Moses Walumsimbi Producer: Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016.

* An invitation to wander out into the darkness * An actor who discovers she's been killed off in real life * A late night wander into the Icelandic night

Josie Long hears tales of the witching hour as she ventures out for a midnight walk in the woods.

The Sudden Walk Produced by Phil Smith

Lazaretto Produced by The Inner Ear

The Witching Hour Feat. Heather Donahue Interviewed by Deborah Coughlin

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016.

Josie Long hears stories of what can be found as we lose ourselves - from disappearing into anonymous environments to confronting existential threats.

Found Featuring Penny Rimbaud

Lost Featuring Laura Barton Producer: Ibby Caputo

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2016.

Josie Long explores uncertain territory - from a micronation to the porous borders between dreams and reality.

We hear from Prince Michael of Sealand, the head of state in an unrecognised micronation that sits in the North Sea, and the doctor who's documenting the dreams of the dying.

Sealand Feat. Prince Michael of Sealand Interviewed by Deborah Coughlin

Squatting the Embassy Producer: Olivia Humphreys

Dreams Producer: Ed Lawrenson

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016.

Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown.

Finding your voice, life or death conversations and seeking anonymity.

Josie Long explores the power of the human voice. From losing yourself in a crowd of others to the medium who finds herself conversing with a murderer.

Cards on the Table Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Frantumaglia Produced by Phil Smith

Power and Freedom Produced by Sarah Boothroyd

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

Josie Long hears stories of dreamers - from the search for utopia to striving to transform into the writer Barbara Cartland.

Becoming Barbara Produced by Natalie Kestecher

Utopia Featuring Michaela Vieser Produced by Tim Hinman and Michaela Vieser

Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People Originally made for Third Coast International Audio Festival Produced by Dear Deer Face Collective

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016.

Josie Long presents stories on things drawing to a close - from stories captured, bottled and buried over time, to reflections at the end of a life well-lived.

The Kajakman Produced by Rikke Houd

Too Many Miles Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker

Harold Featuring Harold Stevenson Produced by Sarah Geis

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.

Josie Long hears stories of hope found amidst the darkness - tales of love letters, hope on the water and the man who has steered 28,000 people safely to shore across treacherous waters from the end of a phone line.

"I must admit I'm deeply impressed by people who step out and do something and say something... whatever dreaming they would do it. A Mexican farm worker Jessie De La Cruz said, 'we have a saying in Spanish, when things look bleak, esperanzas mueren al ultimo. Hope dies last.'" - Studs Terkel

The features in this programme are:

Dear John Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Bird in the Breath and Other Hopeful Cargo Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer Metsker

Send Me Your Location Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents stories of those who have pretended to be someone they're not. From an undercover cop to stars of the art world caught in an elaborate fiction.

The features in this programme are:

The Connor Brothers Featuring James Golding, Mike Snelle and Marion Harris Produced by Jodie Taylor

Wife of a Terrorist Featuring Miss L A version of this story first appeared in the essay collection, The Good Immigrant.

Undercover Featuring Ron Stallworth Produced by Claire Crofton

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents documentaries about time and timing. From losing your grasp on the passing hours to a childhood fear of Sundays - how our experience of time gets under our skin.

The features in this programme are:

Tick Tick Tick Produced by Steve Urquhart

Escaping the Present Featuring Sarah Shourd Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

The Cymbal Crash Featuring Jim Gordon Produced by Maartje Duin

Sundays Produced by Shanida Scotland

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories of courage, fresh hope and pinball wizardry - from two lawyers who pursue a sudden courageous career change in middle age to the pursuit of new love after loss.

The items in the programme are:

Go For It! Featuring Rev. Zenji Nio Produced by Just Be Cuz

Geis and Geis: Pinball Machine Distributors Featuring Ruth and Jim Geis Produced by Sarah Geis

Leap Featuring Laura Barton

The Understudy Produced by Sophie Townsend with Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime Originally made for the CBC podcast series Love Me http://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme/episode-7-make-believe-1.3681206

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

How do we talk to people we disagree with? How do we learn to listen? Josie Long presents short documentaries and stories about communicating across the divide.

From the holocaust survivor who's dedicated her life to talking to those who hurt her to the musician who believes the world can be understood through the medium of counterpoint.

Counterpoint Featuring Giovanni Dettori Produced by Rachel Simpson

Isolated Incidents Featuring Nikesh Shukla A version of this story was first published on Burnt Roti. http://www.burntroti.com/blog/isolated-incidents

Forgiveness Featuring Eva Kor Produced by Claire Crofton

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

"We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is."

Josie Long presents short documentaries and radio adventures in the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut, shortly before the tenth anniversary of his death - from peculiar travel suggestions to the kindness contained in a library. The writer Joe Dunthorne also engages Vonnegut in a dialogue, inspired by God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian.

We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is. Produced by Phil Smith

Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God Featuring Roger Haworth, Evan Doorbell and Mark Bernay Produced by Cicely Fell

Reporter on the Afterlife Featuring Joe Dunthorne and Kurt Vonnegut

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

AFalling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2017.

Josie Long presents stories of messages sent across borders. Unsent postcards, a last message and the journey for home.

An old handwritten note, in pursuit of a woman who ran away, leads to a town submerged in water; the writer Laura Barton discovers a tranche of muted, unsent missives in a storage box; and we hear the voices of those who are far from home.

Dear Martha Produced by Rikke Houd

Envision Yourself a Free Man First made as part of the Restorative Radio project http://www.restorativeradio.org/audio-postcards-2/ Produced by Sylvia Ryerson

A Very Different Time Produced by Phil Smith

Unsent Featuring Laura Barton

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

Personality tests, tests of character and knowing how to cheat. Josie Long presents stories of people testing their mettle.

The writers Ross Sutherland and Joe Dunthorne examine the Sutherland-Dunthorne luck index to see why one's success seems to mean the other's failure. James Acaster embarks on a quest in search of connection and oversized novelty letters, and we hear the story of two men who knew how to deceive the people examining them.

The Wow Scenario Featuring James Acaster

Project Alpha Featuring Mike Edwards Produced by Claire Crofton

The Sutherland-Dunthorne Inverse Proportional Luck Index Featuring Joe Dunthorne and Ross Sutherland

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents documentaries where reality takes on a magical aspect - tales of snake-filled American towns, a visit to a shaman and of crashing back down to earth.

The Curve of the Earth Produced by Stephanie Rowden http://www.stephanierowden.com

The Shaman Produced by Rikke Houd

Snake Pit, Waurika Produced by Sarah Geis

Magical Realism Produced by Phil Smith

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Defiantly staring down neo-Nazis, unwanted family portraits and a photographer searching for his subject years later - Josie Long presents new short documentaries inspired by images.

Woman in the Photo Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Resistance Featuring Tess Asplund Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Family Portrait Featuring Chimene Suleyman and Recep Süleyman Şehitoğlu

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

(Photo credit: Nathan Edwards/News Corp Australia)

Josie Long hears stories of our desire to pause - from dismantling a house which seems stopped in time to the difficulties of watching your child grow up.

The House by the Creek Produced by Sophie Townsend

Pony Produced by Ibby Caputo

Private Black Motherhood and Public White Protest Originally made for the Hope Chest podcast https://stacialbrown.com/tag/hope-chest-podcast/ Produced by Stacia Brown

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories of bearing witness - from glimpsing the moment a parent changes to escaping a violent storm.

Witness Featuring Lois Gibson Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Tornado Featuring David Walker, Lindsay Martindale and Tobey Walker Produced by Ibby Caputo Music SFX from theming, digifishmusic, wjoojoo, davethetech, fridobeck, InspectorJ and Robinhood76

Scaffold Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

A memory caught in a childhood drawing and a repeat encounter which offers hope at a point of despair - Josie Long explores the afterimage left by moments that touch us.

We hear from Sion Jair who climbs mountains as a way to cope with disappearing memories. Sophie Townsend finds an image from her daughter's childhood, which captures a difficult moment from their past. And Dylan Park, five years after his first deployment to Iraq, finds an unexpected reminder of his first tour in Arizona.

Brahim Featuring Dylan Park

Mr Fix-It Produced by Sophie Townsend

Mountains Featuring Sion Jair Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories of duets, the perfect conversational dance and gatecrashing honeymoons. She also talks to the other half of her long-running comedy partnership - Robin Ince.

The poet John Osborne delves into late night radio phone in conversations, the artist Duncan Speakman invites the listener to engage in a duet and Phil Smith intrudes on a romantic moment.

Towards Produced by Phil Smith

A Duet for Here and There Written and produced by Duncan Speakman With conceptual development by Tineke De Meyer

Late Night Radio Phone In Written by John Osborne

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories of heartbreak. Difficult love, women encoded in music and rebuilding yourself after you've been broken.

Laura Barton offers a tender exploration of complex, enduring love, Natalie Kestecher rebuilds herself after a sudden shock and we dive into the sound of heartache.

Tough Love Featuring Laura Barton

Twenty-Three Produced by Alan Hall

Kintsugi Dog Produced by Natalie Kestecher Mix by Steven Tilley

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

A disembodied voice, digital ghosts and the contraptions we build that alter our humanity - Josie Long presents new short documentaries about machines.

We hear from the voice of Siri in the UK about losing control of what you say. Also - the story of a digital version of yourself outliving you and our relationship to the tools we build and the scars they leave.

Daniel Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Replika Produced by Charles Maynes and Mika Golubovsky

15 Years Produced by Shereen Ashman, Michelle Macklem and Daniel Guillemette

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Escape artists, losing control of your body and losing yourself in water - Josie Long takes a twilight stroll across Hampstead Heath while she presents stories of movement.

Pond Featuring Jessica J Lee

Movement Featuring Ian Waterman Produced by Rachel Simpson Original interview recorded for the Empathy Museum

Lake Featuring Jessica J Lee

Einstein Produced by Rikke Houd

Sea Featuring Jessica J Lee

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Secret languages, loving acts of translation and musical instruments with an unrecognised power - Josie Long presents new documentaries about translation.

From the man who introduced a poet to Iran through a tender act of love for his father, to a debate about breaching the peace.

The Stash Featuring Lou Savelli Music by the Cabinet of Living Cinema Produced by Sarah Cuddon

Be Myself Featuring Joe Benjamin Produced by Tayo Popoola

Days of Razors, Nights Full of Rats Featuring Sahand and Ali Sahebdivani Produced by Maartje Duin

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

What can we learn from the humanity of others? From seeing ourselves reflected in someone else? Josie Long presents stories of role models.

"You know, vampires have no reflections in a mirror? There's this idea that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. And what I've always thought isn't that monsters don't have reflections in a mirror. It's that if you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves... Part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make a couple of mirrors. That I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back and might not feel so monstrous for it." - Junot Diaz

Water Fleas Featuring Akira Sakata Produced by Phil Smith

Mirrors Featuring Nikesh Shukla

Nadia Produced by Sophie Townsend

Intolerants Not Welcome Featuring Mark Thompson Produced by Alan Hall

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A quiet walk through an abandoned prison camp in darkness, late night ambient sound in the Maasai Mara - Josie Long listens for sounds in the hush of the night.

Silent Night Featuring Carl Cattermole Produced by Thomas Glasser and based on his documentary for National Prison Radio, Sounds Inside

Crickets - Night - Maasai Mara Produced by Jonathan Zenti

Ambient Sir Featuring Jordan Scott Jordan Scott's writing can be found at his website Lanterns at Guantánamo Produced by Jess Shane

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents short documentaries and stories about the quest for resolution. Years spent in search of a solution to Elgar's Enigma, an adult seeks an answer to a childhood letter and a mother records her young son's responses.

The Being Sound Produced by Stephanie Rowden

Get Pierced Produced by Duncan Cowles

Counter Melody Featuring Bob Padgett (who runs the website The Enigma Theme Unmasked) Produced by Daniel Estrin, Jessi Carrier, Steven Jackson and Nick van der Kolk.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories drawn from the silver screen. Luke Skywalker helps Joe Dunthorne reckon with his own mortality, the writer Ross Sutherland explores the hidden history of the audience and Amanda Foster offers an insight into the life of a stuntwoman.

Luke Deathbringer Featuring Joe Dunthorne

Body Double Featuring Amanda Foster Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Hollywood Forever Featuring Ross Sutherland

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

From tree climbing to getting lost in the forest, Josie Long ventures into the woods.

Featuring Sook-Yin Lee on the wild forest of her childhood, the musician and radio producer Phil Smith on the love and freedom of clambering amid the branches, and a mother and daughter losing themselves amongst the trees.

Climb Featuring Jochen Raiss and Leah Produced by Phil Smith

Lost Featuring Rachel and Carolyn Lloyd Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Behind My House Music by Sook-Yin Lee Produced by Sook-Yin Lee

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

A dream-like journey, a man trying to prove he hasn't died and a reflection on a eulogy. Josie Long presents documentaries where words linger long after they're uttered.

Featuring the voices of the oral historian Studs Terkel, recorded a couple of years before he passed away, and the writer Julia Cooper, finding the words she wished she could offer her younger self.

A Taxi Stops Produced by Rikke Houd

Afterwords Featuring Jeremy Lee Bass Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Eulogy Featuring Julia Cooper Produced by Veronica Simmonds

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents short documentaries about creating something out of nothing, fresh starts and the beginning of the end.

From a band that existed before they'd ever met each other to the new beginnings which bring sweet, if painful, endings in a relationship between a mother and daughter.

The Dandelion Adventure Produced by Geoff Bird

Good Year for the Roses Produced by Sophie Townsend

Meteor Shower Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast on May 2018.

A porcine presidential campaign, the feeling of freedom in a communal action and a Danish poet who helps you re-imagine the world - Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts.

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks about the feeling of liberty on a city street flooded with bicycles, we explore how Inger Christensen's words have fed into the imaginations of Danish activists, and we hear about Pigasus's curtailed political campaign.

Pigasus the Immortal Featuring Abe Peck, Jim Lato and Judy Gumbo Interviews by Sarah Geis

Inger Christensen Produced by Maria Dønvang

Critical Mass Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long hears stories of observation - from glimpsing who you might become to an artist who secretly surveilled her father.

Rosalind Jana explores the crackle of possibility and hope in a love story observed across a crowded room, Johanna Heldebro talks about her art project - To Come Within Reach of You - in which she followed and photographed her father, and Sarah Algashgari talks about working at the first football match in Saudi Arabia that allowed female spectators.

Deciphering Featuring Rosalind Jana

The Watchers Featuring Sarah Algashgari Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Following Father Featuring Johanna Heldebro Produced by Tom Henley

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

The lust to escape your life, gifts that make you feel misunderstood and a mystery with an elusive man at it's centre - Josie Long unfurls stories of mistaken identity.

The writer Nikesh Shukla and his friends, Nick Hearne and Robbie Lingham, talk about the frustrating mysterious character who entered their lives after they sent a lamb chop into space. The Australian producer Natalie Kestecher is horrified by a gift from a close friend and a young woman plots her escape in a call from Laura Mayer's How Are You Doing Project.

Navy Story Originally recorded for the How Are You Doing Project Produced by Laura Mayer

The Gift Featuring writing from the Redundant Women series Produced by Natalie Kestecher

Adam Featuring Nikesh Shukla, Nick Hearne and Robbie Lingham

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long hears stories of crossing over to the other side - from radio waves permeating political barriers to the migratory routes of eels.

Radio 100 Featuring Leslie Rosin, Cornelia Saxe and Gregor Schuster Produced by Leo Hornak

The Other Side Featuring Laura Barton

The Last Night Featuring Anny Shaw Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

Josie Long presents short documentaries about food - from congee on a mountaintop to the nightmarish consequences of a family dinner.

The writer Jessica J Lee tries to recreate a vivid sensory experience and Australian audio-maker Mike Williams shares a visceral story of a Christmas Eve meal.

Mutual Mastication Produced by Steve Urquhart

The Nightmare Before Christmas Produced by Mike Williams

Congee Dreams Produced by Jessica J Lee

Last Requests Produced by Hannah Dean

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

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 Townsend

The Art of Knowing When to Retreat Produced by Stacia Brown Originally made for the podcast Hope Chest

A Friend Produced by Sayre Quevedo

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

Navigating the technological nightmare of the afterlife, the feeling of weightlessness during a late night drive and finding yourself adrift at sea - Josie Long presents short documentaries and mini works of fiction about finding yourself untethered to the world around you.

Please Hold (Extract) Originally made for the podcast 'Imaginary Advice'. Featured in the episode 'After This' Produced by Ross Sutherland

Night Rider Produced by Ariana Martinez

Lauren and Ken Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents new short documentaries and audio adventures tied to the changing of the seasons.

Laura Barton offers an ode to the sticky heat of summer, we hear the beat of hummingbird wings in autumn and a love story tied to cold British winters and Colombia's 'spring city'.

On Music Overheard Produced by Phil Smith

Heat Featuring Laura Barton

Tiny Jalopy Produced by Michelle Macklem

Olga Produced by Phil Smith

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall,

A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018.

Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering darkness.

John McCarthy and Brian Keenan look back on a single act of human kindness that glows amid much darker memories, a late night conversation explores the hope bound up in playing the lottery, and we hear as voices fade in a Danish hospice.

The Gloaming Featuring John McCarthy and Brian Keenan Produced by Geoff Bird

Fading Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen

The Lottery Produced by Phoebe Wang

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents short Christmas-themed documentaries and adventures in sound.

We hear from a long time resident of Santa Claus, Indiana, the comedian Mark Thomas offers a tender reflection on Away in a Manger, and Karolyn Grimes - the woman who played Zuzu Bailey in the festive classic It's a Wonderful Life - explores how it's interwoven with her life.

The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana Featuring Pat Koch Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Away in a Manger Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon

It's a Wonderful Life Featuring Karolyn Grimes Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing.

From the contested title of Britain's most haunted village to a tender reflection on an actor defined by their most famous role.

Most Haunted Produced by Ross Sutherland

Babi Featuring Rosalind Jana

The Bystander Featuring William Genovese Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents fragmentary short documentaries about lost memories. Searching for a half-remembered past, shape-shifting, elusive personal histories, forgetting yourself and a story of societal forgetting.

Mother of Memory Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen

Seven Magic Mountains Featuring Laura Barton

The Trace of A Cloud In A Chest (extract) You can listen to the feature in full here: https://soundcloud.com/charles-parker-prize/the-trace-of-a-cloud-in-a-chest-by-weidong-lin-silver-2015 Produced by Weidong Lin

The Forgotten Produced by Karla Marie Sweet

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Falling space debris sparks an adventure across continents - and underpants dangling from a tree push a woman into a downward spiral. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about The Descent.

The King and I Produced by Natalie Kestecher

Skylab Featuring Stan Thornton Produced by Hannah Dean

Seven Miles Deep Featuring Don Walsh Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the work of the Oulipo, a loose collective of writers and mathematicians who use playful constraints in their work to spark new ideas.

The Oulipo's name - Ouvroir de littérature potentielle - roughly translates as 'the workshop of potential literature'. They have produced works such as Georges Perec's La Disparition; A Void in the English translation, in which the letter e never appears; If on a Winter's Night a Traveller..., Italo Calvino's novel which features ten different first chapters of novels; and Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style, in which the same story is retold 99 times in a different style.

Our workshop for potential radio features literary reviews, audio games and new stories from Joe Dunthorne, Jon Tjhia, John-Luke Roberts and Ross Sutherland.

As Far As The I Produced by Jon Tjhia

Peanut Butter Featuring Joe Dunthorne

A Void Featuring John-Luke Roberts

The Other Ross Sutherland Featuring Roddy Forsyth and Ross Sutherland An alternate version of this story first appeared on the podcast Imaginary Advice Produced by Ross Sutherland

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about translation, interpretation and ideas that resonate in the gap between words - from the connection between one man and his translator, through Benjamin Clementine's interpretation of Satie, to the work of an ASL/English interpreter.

In Translation Featuring Miwako Ozawa and Hiromitsu Shinkawa A version of this story first appeared in the BBC World Service documentary Found in Translation made by Whistledown Productions https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03l3jxj Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti

Gymnopédie Featuring Benjamin Clementine Produced by Mooj Zadie

The Go-Between Featuring Christopher Desloges Music: Scorch by Nctrnm from the Free Music Archive Produced by Aliya Pabani

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall.

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