Short Cuts

By BBC Radio 4Society & Culture Documentary

Short Cuts episodes

October 07, 2014 Rabbit Holes
Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries, true stories and radio adventures.
We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana.
Miranda July leads us into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
29 min
May 06, 2014 Explorers
Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration.
With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn.
Great Bear Rainforest
Produced by Elizabeth Arnold
Die Fremde
Produced by Phil Smith
Out of the Blocks (Extract)
Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick
Everest Glissando
Feat. Stephen Venables
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Producer: Eleanor McDowall.
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014.
28 min
April 29, 2014 Mystery
Josie Long investigates small mysteries in this sequence of mini documentaries.
Hearing tales of ghost ships, hidden underground kingdoms and the disappointment of discovering the banality of your family's secrets.
The items featured in the programme are:
Finding Sumo
Produced by Bob Carlson
First broadcast in 'Family Justice' on UnFictional:
Love Letters
Feat. Alan Dearn
Ryou-Un Maru
Produced by Martin Johnson
The Underground Kingdom
Feat. Ross Sutherland
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.
28 min
April 22, 2014 Anonymity
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name.
From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us.
Featuring:
Long Distance
Feat. Victor LaValle
Produced by Katie Burningham
Undercover
Feat. Fergal Keane
The Mollusc and the Peacock
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
Anonymous
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.
28 min
April 15, 2014 Between
Josie Long presents a series of mini-documentaries exploring the idea of being in limbo.
From the story of a journalist impersonating a journalist in an Afghan village based in Canada to the music of answer machine messages, Josie examines what happens when we are neither here nor there.
Between
Feat. Jurate Jurkeviciene
Produced by Sara Parker
The Village
Feat. Chris Bowman
Produced by Sophie Black
The Gallery
Feat. Fernando Maquieira
Produced by Sarah Cuddon
'Messages'
From 'Portraits in Absentia'
Composed and Performed by Jocelyn Pook
Nine Months
Feat. Jane Dolby
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014.
30 min
April 08, 2014 Trespass
Josie Long ventures where she shouldn't with this sequence of brief encounters, true stories and radio adventures about acts of trespass.
Stories of stolen waxworks, formal letters severing friendships, and travels into unknown territory.
Urban Exploration
Feat. Bradley Garrett
http://www.bradleygarrett.com/stills/
Stealing Snowdon
Produced by Olivia Humphreys, Chloe White and Will Davies
Crown the King
Produced by Adam Kampe
Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival 'ShortDocs' competition
http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/collections/4-shortdocs
The Disavowal
Produced by Katie Burningham
Munich
Feat. Phillip Bull Bruckner
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2014.
29 min
April 01, 2014 Waking Life
Josie Long presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries between 'real' life and dreaming blur.
From the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams. We hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist Susan Blackmore's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body.
The items featured in the programme are:
Waking Life
Feat. Susan Blackmore
Prod. Sara Parker
Dreaming
Feat. Walter Murch
The Man Who Could Record Your Dreams
Prod. Bob Carlson
Originally broadcast on Unfictional
An extended version of this story can he found here: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf110909the_man_who_could_re
Last Words
Feat. Kester Brewin
Love is a Drug
Feat. Helen Fisher
Prod. Hana Walker Brown
Answer Machine
Found sound from Tape Findings
http://www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2014.
30 min
October 29, 2013 The Fear
Josie Long gets scared as she presents a sequence of frightening mini documentaries.
From the sound of fear to the feel of terror, we hear the story of a sleepwalking menace stalking through an American summer camp late at night and tales of how the young David O'Doherty was terrorised by his older brother.
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
The items featured in the programme are:
Dead Man's Hand
Feat. David O'Doherty
Prod. Sophie Black
Welcome to the Inn
Feat. Wolfgang Georgsdorf
Prod. Phil Smith
The Casserole
Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema featuring Zac Gvirtzman
Prod. Sarah Cuddon
Die
From the podcast Random Tape
Prod. David Weinberg
Wilder
Feat. Dave Benson
Prod. Sophie Black.
29 min
October 22, 2013 The Trip
Josie Long goes on a series of unusual journeys as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about adventurous trips.
From searching for teenage misadventure through to finding yourself, we travel from the British seaside to the freezing landscape of Minnesota altering minds and bodies along the way.
Frank Education
Feat. Philip Bill Bruckner
Prod. Hana Walker-Brown
St Audries
Feat. Margaret Pepper
Prod. Olivia Humphreys
My Father Takes a Vacation
Prod. Martin Johnson
Cold in Minnesota
Originally broadcast on the Unfictional Podcast
Prod. Bob Carlson
Series producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
30 min
October 15, 2013 Growing Pains
Josie Long explores the painful process of growing up in a sequence of mini documentaries.
From first steps to last love, we hear tales of controversial haircuts, the search for independence and the need to let go of the past.
The items featured in the programme are:
Singing Boys
Prod. Rikke Houd
Like Rude Boys
Feat. voices recorded at the creative arts organisation Only Connect
Prod. Steve Urquhart
Dark Eyes
Prod. Natalie Kestecher
Originally broadcast on ABC Radio National
Scared
Prod. John Biewen
The Man in the Picture
Prod. Sara Parker
Danny and Annie
Prod. StoryCorps
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
29 min