Short Cuts

Wrong numbers that make the right connections and the comforting voices of strangers - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about phones. Monitoring Produced by Mark Vernon The Phoneline Made by Jodie Taylor, producer at Fat Rat Films This documentary featured recreated calls, all calls to NACOA’s helpline remain absolutely confidential. Please Hold Produced by James T....

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the tarot deck. From an imagined reading with Madame Cinnamon Black in New Orleans to a card that helps two sisters understand each other. Sylvia Plath and the Tarot Pack Featuring David Trinidad and Rebecca Tamás Produced by Alia Cassam Shadow Work Produced by Ari Mejia Three Cards Featuring Madame Cinnamon Black Produced...

Josie Long presents toe-tapping, choreographed short documentaries offering three adventures in sound about dancing. From falling in love with movement - to the art of staying still. Vogue Featuring Darren Suarez Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Screen Test Featuring Lucinda Childs Produced by Hannah Dean With music by Kayla Painter Includes audio from Andy Warhol exhibition at Tate Modern It's a Com...

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about feats of endurance. A marathon runner needs to outrun a race official who wants her off the track, a woman exhausts herself while running through the personal ads and a writer living in the shadow of a nuclear reactor finds unlikely companionship with cockroaches. Endurance Featuring Laura Barton Mr Right Produced by Inge Hoonte...

A 6 year old takes a rather un-childlike view on the realities of Santa Claus, Icelandic Christmas characters creep out of the darkness, Scottee tells the story of a loving gift that travelled across countries and generations and the festive season bursts into song. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound (for grown-ups) on Christmas Eve. I Don't Know Produced by Andy Mills...

Joe Dunthorne dives into poetic descriptions of the body and we hear the sound of sleep. Visceral short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. Her Eyes Were Like... Featuring Joe Dunthorne, Caroline Bird, Ross Sutherland and Jack Underwood While You Were Sleeping Featuring Dr Jim Grayburn Produced by Calum Perrin Transition Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Production Team...

Navigating emotional terrain, finding joy in another world and mapping a continuum of thinking. Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire, love and heartbreak. Pixels and Bits Featuring Stephen Sexton Produced by Alia Cassam Drive Straight Ahead Written by Jonathan Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick Produced by Jonathan Goldstein, Mira Burt-Wintonick and Cristal Duhaime Originally broadc...

Magical creatures wrap themselves around you in the fog and we hear a musical tribute to furry beasts - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about real and imagined animals. Cat Names Produced by Joseph Keckler Ashi Magari Produced by Rikke Houd Touching the Elephant Presented by Kim Normanton Produced by Matt Thompson Mastered by Jon Calver Originally broadcast on BBC R...

From rally car driving to the healing power of climbing - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about sport, exercise and competition. Go Faster Featuring Rosemary Smith Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Climb When Ready Featuring Cassius Adair and Martha Bennett Produced by Arlie Adlington Music credit: Negentropy by Chad Crouch That's It Featuring recordings from The Sound...

From a broken-hearted granddaughter's search for understanding to a collective conversation around desire - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about desire, love and heartbreak. ROW-cub Produced by Neena Pathak Texts I've Sent The Government Featuring John-Luke Roberts and River Hall Falckensteinscredo Produced by Phil Smith An Interrogation Produced by Erisa Apantaku...

The tattered book worth risking everything for, the man who can't forget and chronicling history one voice message at a time. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers. Memories Featuring Bob Petrella Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Messages from Manus Island Featuring Behrouz Boochani Produced by Femi Oriogun-Williams The Exercise Book Featuring Jeremiah P...

A family whose women are bound by activism, poetry between generations and forging new families in later life. Josie Long presents short documentaries about familial connections. Radical Love Featuring Ash Sarkar Produced by Alia Cassam A Beautiful Arrangement Featuring Stefanie Clark and Jane Callahan-Moore Produced by Bill Healy Loose Lips Featuring Mark ‘Mr T’ Thompson and Fiona Goffe Produced...

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver Josie Long heads out alone into nature to present short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the poet Mary Oliver. From a meditation on the seasons amid the changing climate, to an exploration of wanting with Laura Barton. Wild and Precious Featuring Laura Barton Mary Oliver - Listening to the Wor...

A spider infestation turns into a musical performance, the pianist Glenn Gould unpicks the magic of Petula Clark's Downtown and Patrick Haggerty talks about Lavender Country, which has come to be known as the first gay country music album. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about music and musicians. Lavender Country Featuring Patrick Haggerty Produced by Thomas Curry,...

Josie Long draws her own image whilst presenting short documentaries about turning the camera lens or microphone on yourself. A Private Ritual Written by Jess Bineth and Tilly Lawless Produced by Jess Bineth Ghosts Produced by Andrea Rangecroft How To Remember Produced by Axel Kacoutié‏ Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production f...

Looking for a miracle and searching for divine love - Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping faith. Recitation Featuring Madinah Javed Produced by Alia Cassam Crab Babygrow Featuring Sarah Mouracade Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Divine Love Produced by Sook-Yin Lee Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC...

A solar eclipse repeats over and over, a musical key unlocks lost memories and a life marked out in books. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound on our experience of time. Crow Featuring Christina McLeish Produced by Jaye Kranz A Channel of Music Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Totality Written and produced by Mae-Li Evans Sound and composition by Calum Perrin This pie...

The sounds of an empty apartment, the last tape of a loved one, the bootleg VHS tapes that helped inspire a musical movement and an erotic audio audition are at the heart of this edition of Short Cuts. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about significant recordings that have impacted people's lives. That DAT Produced by Natalie Kestecher The Stains Featuring Diane Lane...

Singing with whales, a cloud of bats and the ballad of a rare bird. Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the natural world. Whale Duet A version of this story first appeared on the podcast Sound Matters Interview by Tim Hinman Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Bats in the Attic Produced by Jessie Lawson The Lord God Bird Originally broadcast in 2005 Produced by Dan Col...

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about what happens after darkness falls. From Mark Thomas's childhood nocturnal journeys to a late-night story told in the glow of a turf fire. The Little Nuneen Featuring Gerald O'Brien Produced by Regan Hutchins Escape Featuring Mark Thomas Produced by Sarah Cuddon The Poem Explains Nothing Featuring Peter Beverley Produced by Peili...

Josie Long gazes into a mirror as she presents short documentaries and sonic adventures on reflections and doubles. A woman wrestles with an unsettling shadow, the double act Split Britches explore life as partners and performers and a work of sound art offers advice on becoming more becoming... Becoming More Becoming Originally made for the Third Coast International Audio Festival ShortDocs compe...

Looking for love online, the desire lines we walk to a lover's house and the untethering of a breast-feeding baby from its mother - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about being drawn towards the ones we love. Desire Lines Featuring Laura Barton The Real Tom Banks Produced by Jesse Cox Sound Engineer Timothy Nicastri Originally made for Radiotonic on ABC Radio Nationa...

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about what lies beneath the surface of things - from a subterranean journey to a dive inside a painting. Seams (Extract) Originally made for the Timber Festival Produced by Geoff Bird The Neighbour Produced by Sophie Townsend The Box Originally made for the HearSay International Audio Festival Produced by Sofia Saldanha A Deeper Dive...

As the days lengthen and a new season approaches, Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the Rilke poem Early Spring. The People Who Feel Featuring Henry Cordova Produced by Ariana Martinez Falling Like Blossom Featuring Naoko Abe Produced by Sarah Cuddon Lilia is Listening Originally made for the podcast Love Me https://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme/in-the-distance-...

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...