Short Cuts

By BBC Radio 4Society & Culture Documentary

Short Cuts episodes

October 08, 2013 Resistance
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance - from bursting into song to crashing a car into a wall.
We hear from a woman whose encounter with an underground resistance movement led to tapped phones and aggressive encounters with ice cream salesmen and listen to the power of a collective as individual voices at a protest are woven into music.
The items featured in the programme are:
La esperanza muere al último
Feat. Studs Terkel
Nicholas Petron
Produced by StoryCorps
Heavy Iron Beast
Produced by Leo Hornak
Stories from the Underground
Feat. Kathy Reina
Produced by Will Drysdale
Rabble Rousers
Produced by Sarah Boothroyd
http://sarahboothroyd.com
Gentle Angry People
Feat. the San Ghanny choir
Produced by Rose de Larrabeiti
Series producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
October 01, 2013 Hush
Josie Long presents a series of short documentaries about keeping quiet, being lost for words and complete silence.
From the crushing silence after a musician's mistake to the tense hush that surrounds two teenage boys as they hide inches from their headmaster in an oversized box - tales of attempts to keep quiet and the struggle to raise your voice.
The items featured in the programme are:
Wilderness
Feat. Kate Adie
Produced by Sara Parker
Hidden
Feat. Kester Brewin
Sailing By
Feat. Pete Long and Diana Speed
Produced by Leo Hornak
Nobody Else Can Hear It
Feat. Jack Davidson
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Hearing Voices
Feat. Kate Adie
Produced by Sara Parker
El's Story
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
Originally broadcast in 'Stories of Silence' on ABC
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
September 24, 2013 Fictions
Josie Long presents a sequence of unbelievable mini documentaries looking at bending the truth, fantasists and outright liars.
Josie hears how the writer Ross Sutherland invented a mysterious secret society by accident and looks for secrets scratched into the sidewalks of San Francisco by an enigmatic writer known only as 'Nikko'.
The items featured in the programme are:
Hearts and Crafts
Featuring the voices of Harriet Craft
Fictions
Featuring Raji James
Wash Club
Featuring Ross Sutherland
Nikko
Originally broadcast in the episode 'Standouts' on Snap Judgement
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
July 02, 2013 Escape
Josie Long presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries and makes her escape as we hear stories of running away, flight and car chases.
From breaking away to disappearing into escapism - we hear the tale of a narrow escape as three young Australian men desperately try to manoeuvre themselves out of trouble, alongside the story of a 93 year old wing walker getting lost in the clouds.
The items featured in the programme are:
Swimming in Snafu
Produced by Meagan Perry
River Guard
Feat. Laura Barton
Drive for Portugal
Produced by Leo Hornak
Head in the Clouds
Produced by Sara Parker
Road Warriors
Produced by Bob Carlson
Originally featured in Unfictional
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf111202the_road_warriors
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4
Rpt
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
July 02, 2013 Escape
Josie Long presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries and makes her escape as we hear stories of running away, flight and car chases.
From breaking away to disappearing into escapism - we hear the tale of a narrow escape as three young Australian men desperately try to manoeuvre themselves out of trouble, alongside the story of a 93 year old wing walker getting lost in the clouds.
The items featured in the programme are:
Swimming in Snafu
Produced by Meagan Perry
River Guard
Feat. Laura Barton
Drive for Portugal
Produced by Leo Hornak
Head in the Clouds
Produced by Sara Parker
Road Warriors
Produced by Bob Carlson
Originally featured in Unfictional
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf111202the_road_warriors
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4
Rpt
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
June 25, 2013 Lost and Found
Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries with stories of loss and discovery.
From being lost in the music to lost love - Josie delves into tales of forgotten cassette tapes, voices rediscovered and teenage rebellion.
Hide and Seek
Feat. Steve Colgan
Lost in Music
Produced by Steve Urquhart
I am Luther Blissett
Produced by Rosanna Arbon
Fluctuations
Produced by Phil Smith
Lost Voices
Feat. Jude Rogers
Looking for Layla
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
June 25, 2013 Lost and Found
Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries with stories of loss and discovery.
From being lost in the music to lost love - Josie delves into tales of forgotten cassette tapes, voices rediscovered and teenage rebellion.
Hide and Seek
Feat. Steve Colgan
Lost in Music
Produced by Steve Urquhart
I am Luther Blissett
Produced by Rosanna Arbon
Fluctuations
Produced by Phil Smith
Lost Voices
Feat. Jude Rogers
Looking for Layla
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
June 18, 2013 Lines of Communication
Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries about communication - messages that could break your heart, rescue you from a fight or save you from a long stay in jail.
The writer Glenn Patterson explains why sometimes we should ignore the writing on the wall, and musician Tom Robinson describes the unlikely message he sent at a time when he was in a lot of trouble.
Stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out.
The items featured in the programme are:
Guess Who
Found sound from the collection of Mark Vernon
http://www.meagreresource.com/
L'Esprit De L'Escalier
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Yanto
Featuring Glenn Patterson
Produced by Rachel Hooper
Message from Above
Featuring Tom Robinson
Produced by Alan Hall
Dear Sophie
Produced by Sara Parker
Conversations with Nic
Featuring Esther Baker
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
27 min
June 18, 2013 Lines of Communication
Josie Long presents a selection of short documentaries about communication - messages that could break your heart, rescue you from a fight or save you from a long stay in jail.
The writer Glenn Patterson explains why sometimes we should ignore the writing on the wall, and musician Tom Robinson describes the unlikely message he sent at a time when he was in a lot of trouble.
Stories of last words, lost love and lights being knocked out.
The items featured in the programme are:
Guess Who
Found sound from the collection of Mark Vernon
http://www.meagreresource.com/
L'Esprit De L'Escalier
Produced by Hana Walker-Brown
Yanto
Featuring Glenn Patterson
Produced by Rachel Hooper
Message from Above
Featuring Tom Robinson
Produced by Alan Hall
Dear Sophie
Produced by Sara Parker
Conversations with Nic
Featuring Esther Baker
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min
June 11, 2013 Split
Josie Long presents a series of delightful and adventurous short documentaries, brief encounters, true stories and found sound.
We examine rips in the fabric of the universe as Josie Long delves into stories of splits, divisions and tears. From broken hearts to divided personalities.
We hear from a woman who was so tired of being in two minds that she surrendered all of her decision making to a piece of string, a mimic who taught herself how to assume alternate personalities and we recover from heartbreak using the 'Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline'.
The items featured in the programme are:
Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline
Originally broadcast in WireTap
http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/
String
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
The full version of this story can be found here: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/360/string/4010328
Split Voices
Produced by Sarah Cuddon
Other Halves
Produced by Dennis Funk
Produced by Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
28 min