Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a cryptic crossword, personal ads and the work of Dylan Thomas inspire new short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

Poem for October

Slow Burn Seeking

Maslow

Relics

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.

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

The Phoneline

Please Hold

A 6 instead of a 9

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.

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

Shadow Work

Three Cards

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2020.

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

Screen Test

It's a Commitment (Extract)

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2020.

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

Mr Right

Runner 261

Isn't it lovely?

Kathrine Switzer photo credit - Boston Herald

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2020.

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

Out of the Dark

Nativity

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (Reprise)

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

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...

While You Were Sleeping

Transition

Production Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft

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

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

Drive Straight Ahead

Written by Jonathan Goldstein and Mira Burt-Wintonick

Playing in the Dark

Featuring Gail Lewis, Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and Natasha Mumbi Nkonde

Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia Cassam

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

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

Ashi Magari

Touching the Elephant

Concerts for Dogs

Production Team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft

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

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

Climb When Ready

That's It

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam