Short Cuts

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the flow of water. A stream of voices from around the world speak of the myths and legends born from water. The author Damian Le Bas follows the ripples left by a tragedy on the River Medway in the 1850s. And at the confluence of two rivers, the writer Laura Barton looks to the poet Raymond Carver for guidance on her last decade. Othe...

As time appears to fall still between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that play with our temporal senses. Blight Created by Jocelyn Pook and John Smith Originally created for the series Sound on Film in 1996 Released on Purge Records Raven Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė Time Stops Produced by Jules Bradley Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Elea...

Josie Long presents short Yuletide documentaries and festive audio adventures. Two women discover their families are tied by the true story behind the classic film It’s A Wonderful Life, and a Ukrainian singing group in Canada remembers loved ones through Christmas songs as war continues in their homeland. Also, a profile on Father Christmas and a nativity criticism session with its young cast. Pr...

The secret language between partners, the melody of the voice, laughter from your belly and permission to scream - Josie long presents short visceral documentaries about how we express ourselves. Belly Laugh Featuring the voices of Jane Watson, Jean Mcglashen and Sue Relf with her husband Willy, and the laughter yoga session run by Brighton Laughter Club. Produced by Jodie Taylor AAAAH! Produced b...

A sibling faces an unfair accusation of teen pop vandalism, an academic conducts a study into missing forks and three friends search for the right note. Josie Long presents short documentaries about small and petty victories. For Fork's Sake Produced by Mike Williams Good Company Produced by Jesse Lawson The Gouging Produced by Steven Jackson Original music by Steven Jackson and Cue Shop, a music...

A writer discovers his digital double, the story behind a name and an erotic invitation - short documentaries about the intimate relationships between us. Presented by Josie Long. The Double Written and read by Joe Dunthorne A version of this story first appeared in the London Review of Books Intimacy Produced by Kristina Loring A Name That Sounds Pretty Produced by Erisa Apantaku Curated by Axel...

A vision of the city after dark through the eyes of a graffiti writer, a poem addressed to a piece of legislation and a glimpse of what it means to sell the pain in your life as art. Short autobiographical docs, adventures in sound and new forms where producers turn the microphone on themselves. Presented by Josie Long. Dear Section 28 Produced by Tash Walker A406 Catharsis Produced by Scottee Cur...

Recurring dreams, tarot cards and a message from the universe - Josie Long presents short documentaries about symbols and signs. Look Cool Be Gay Produced by Jesse Lawson and Sylwia Osiecka Call Me Produced by Emily Finch The Magician Produced by Axel Kacoutié Curated by Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A bike race in memory of a Hastings fisherman, the football match that will never happen again, and the highs and lows of a dance competition through the eyes of a child. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the journey to first place. The Cha-cha Champion Featuring Emily, Marlene and Tomasz Produced by Sam Stone When Goss was God Written and read by Juliet Jacques The A...

A charged summer, a garden blooms again, a silent room and the rumbling of lava - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound which explore our mortality. A New Tense Author: Brit Jensen Sound: Martin Ožvold Music: Kaj T. Jensen, Bjørg Siedelman Christensen and Fagradsfjall Bower Produced by Phil Smith Dragonfly Featuring Rebecca Finkel Produced by Alexandra Salmon Curated by E...

A car ride tumbles through grief, teenagers howl in the woods and a snapshot of a day's answering machines across America - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures where all the action unfolds in the present. Church in the woods, Louisiana, USA at 6pm in April 2020 Produced by Mara Lazer The Balloon Produced by Talia Augustidis Animal Tracking Class With Andrius Gaidamavičius...

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 Ra...

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 Cameron Life Partners Produced by...

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 Martinez The History of Night Featuring Dr Andrew Flack Produced by Hunter Charlton Epilogue Produced by Sean Towgood Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall a...

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 Race Nic O Las Produced by Suzie McCarthy The Juicy Part Produced by Jess Shane Sweat Feat. Laura Barton Curated by A...

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 Kranz The Yelling Birds of the Presidio Featuring Jenny Phillips, who also shared the field recordings used to create this piece Produced by Kalli Anders...

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 Dønvang The Young Detective Featuring Hilde Lysiak You Will Die at 73 Featuring Hugh Clegg and Jamie Robinson Directed by Hugh Clegg Music composed b...

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 Osband Thank you for being here Featuring Switchboard volunteers past and present Produced by Tash Walker and Adam Zmith Originally...

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.org Accompaniment for Ever-Present Sounds Composed by Sami El-Enan...

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 McDowall Isabel and Alf Featuring Isabel Bader Produced by Kalli Anderson Thank you to I...

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 Dunthorne Gretchen 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 Smith Redacted...

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 McIndoe In the Hard Rock Night Kitchen Written and read by Tiffany Murray Additional material Joan Graham Extract from Terry Gross's interview with Mau...

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 Challenge Chicken Roundabout Produced by Jake Lee-Savage Additional...

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...

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 Lawson A fragment betwee...