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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Utopia Featuring Michaela Vieser Produced by Tim Hinman and Michaela Vieser Dear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People Originally made for Third Coast International Audio Festival Produced by Dear Deer Face Collective Series Produc...

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 Sa...

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 Hum...

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.

* 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...

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 Ra...

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 r...

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 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.

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 Pr...

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.

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...

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...

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 f...

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 He...

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 Kest...

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 McDo...

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 Octob...

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...

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 Rad...

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...

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 Pro...

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 vol...

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,...

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.