Short Cuts
Short Cuts
Episodes
Episodes of Short Cuts
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Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures as the clock slips closer to midnight. In the last Short Cuts on BBC Radio 4, 13 years after the broadcast of our first ever episode 'Misadventures', we listen to radio waves after da
A friendship forged working the land, memories of volcanic eruptions from 800,000 years ago frozen in Antarctica’s ice cores, and the importance of wild, patient gardens. Short documentaries presented by Josie Long that rise up from the earth.W
A criminal defence lawyer finds a surprising new job foisted upon him and a son attempts to recover his joyfulness on a family holiday. Josie Long presents short festive documentaries and merry sonic adventures.Family YogaProduced by Kit Calli
Feeding the birds, sharing meals and chaotic menus - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about eating together.Bird FeederProduced by Stella SimsAnd to Start...Produced by Mae-Li EvansFoodhallProduced by Nadia MehdiC
Time capsules and yesterday's dreams of tomorrow, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring lost futures.That’s Merely an Adjective Produced by Zara KarschayTime Play by Chelsea Kigano, Lily Sloane, Lilia Vega, and
Siren song, lunar eavesdroppers and the gathering dark - Josie Long presents short documentaries about venturing into the night.Siren SongFeaturing melancholydiProduced by Kalli AndersonLunar EavesdroppersAn extract from Space Ham, first bro
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that venture into the forest.Searching for EdenWritten, performed and composed by Nyokabi Kariũki Drums - Chris O'LearyField Recordings taken in Mũrang'a, KenyaThe Final BreathFea
Wishes, wonders, and wisdom. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures uncovering the power of words.mother-house by produced by Catherine Boulle.Inspired by the guided visualisations accompanying the book 'Motherhood: Is it
Trying to capture a lost homeland on tape, reclaiming urban landscapes through the sound of skateboarding, and the noise that is one of the great equalisers of the world. Short documentaries that ripple through space - presented by Josie Long.
Josie Long presents short documentaries against the clock in an episode around time and timing.Dad's Secret Life of MatchmakingProduced by Josephine AndersonAdditional sound recording by Christopher AndersonLoose EndsProduced by Jon TjhiaThe
Star maps, messages from Earth to the moon and reaching out across distance as Josie Long presents short documentaries about constellations.Star MapFeaturing Ferdinand Hauge LethMusic by Kirstine LindemannCaptured by Trawl HzProduced by Nan
A black and white film transformed, searching the sunset for the green flash and a reimagining of red. Josie Long presents a kaleidoscopic collection of short documentaries.Autism Plays ItselfAdapted for radio by Jodie Taylor and Janet Harbord
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which emerge from dreams, hidden places and the afterlife.The Dreams (Extract)From Inventions for Radio by Barry Bermange and Delia DerbyshireOriginally broadcast on the BBC in 1964
Evaporating answers, mysterious music and disappearing dialects - Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost.Pot-8-ToesFeaturing Billy Butler and Wally ScottOriginally broadcast in Hold Your Plums on Radio
Life and love. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the language of care.Life or DeathBy Marc KalaniFeaturing Cessie Alfonso and Carmeta Albarus author of The Making of Lee Boyd Malvo: The D.C. Sniper.Buzz
In water, on wheels or explained over the phone - Josie Long presents short documentaries about moving our bodies.Field NotesFeaturing Hannah KezemaProduced by Jess Shane and Kristine WhiteInstructions for Returning to My BodyGamelan music c
Two men on different continents share a love of butterflies, a swimming instructor seeks solace in the water and we dive inside an inner landscape. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that emerge from the earth, water a
A grand piano slowly climbs the stairs in Glasgow, a man in Brighton keeps finding his upright pianos going missing, a piano decays slowly in the woods while a grandson finds himself thrust into the role of a ship's pianist. Josie Long presents
Chrononormativity, duppies and post-colonial thought. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring beyond the past, present and futures. Language in the Land of Duppies: Exploring the origins of Jamaican folklore as a
Word spirits, back rooms and a reply all-pocalypse - Josie Long presents short documentaries that emerge from the internet.Word SpiritsWith thanks to Caroline Hesse, Donovan McGrath, Mary Dolejsi, Nicole Reinsch, Nalini Kumari, Zen Priest & Bu
Josie Long presents short documentaries that go back to the start. The musician Lucinda Chua traces the journey of a rose, a connection is forged between a young woman now and a trapeze artist on New Year's Eve 1942, and a touching personal arc
A couple looks for each other in their dreams, a research facility delves into the otherworldly, and a philosopher imagines a flow of time set to the rhythm of our rivers - Josie Long presents short documentaries that emerge from the dreams of
A pamphlet from the 1980s illuminates the world we live in now, a musical invitation for your domestic space, and some dazzling canine choreography for your ears. Josie Long presents short documentaries based around instructions.How to Listen..
The moment of time before a camera shutter closes, a symphony of ums reveals a partner's untruths, and two women linked by a phantom thread reflect on their changing bodies. Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries.Is This An Image?
Liminal prose and cryptic hotlines. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures navigating our relationship and imaginations to history collecting.The Flight of SankofaProduced by Weyland Mckenzie-WitterFeaturing Lisa Anderso
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