Short Cuts

By BBC Radio 4

Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

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The podcast currently has 253 episodes available.

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March 28, 2023 On Wheels
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about life on wheels. A woman cyclist rolls solo though the Scottish landscape, a car park becomes a vortex of roller skaters and Jungle music at night, and listening to the rhythms of all that spins.
Carpark Cruisers and Jungle Movers
Produced by Olivia Davies
Wheel Talk
Composed and produced by Sami El-Enany
Postcards
Written and produced by Rowan Rheingans
Music composed and performed by Rowan Rheingans
Bagpipes by John-Francis Goodacre
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
March 21, 2023 Dig for Joy!
Listen to the music of decomposing mushrooms, look through a photographer's lens at a surprising streak of streaking in the 1970s, and explore the world of a Danish hospital clown who opens up a pocket of a different reality.
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the joys that lurk beneath the surface of things.
Mushroom Music
Featuring Mati Araoz
Produced by Seb Masters
A Different Reality
Featuring Boaz Barkan
Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen
The Streak!
Featuring Ron Harr
Including original compositions by Alan Goffinski
Produced by Alan Goffinski
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
March 14, 2023 Present Tense
A shared experience of sonic joy crosses over the boundary of a prison wall, a conversation across generations explores being alive to the present moment, and an audio artwork from the archives plunges a listener into the sensation of time speeding up.
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that hold you in the present tense.
The Evenings of Certain Lives (two extracts)
Produced by Barry Bermange
Composition by Delia Derbyshire (Radiophonic Workshop)
Listening / Reminiscing
by Lavender Suarez
(via the producer Kalli Anderson)
In The Moment
Produced by Amalie Sortland
Prisoncast!
These sounds were originally recorded for Season 4 of the Motive Podcast from WBEZ, hosted by Shannon Heffernan
WBEZ’s Lauren Frost and Alex Keefe headed up the original Prisoncast! broadcast, which was hosted by Ayana Contreras. But a big team of producers and editors came together to record and mix the sounds.
This Short Cuts edit was created by Shannon Heffernan
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
January 24, 2023 Fatherhood
Memories, love and snot. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the labyrinth of fatherhood.
An Occasion for Tears
Produced by Mike Williams
In Third Person (For my son)
Written and read by Raymond Antrobus
Are You Here?
Produced by Axel Kacoutié
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Produced by Axel Kacoutié
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
January 17, 2023 Without Words
From searching for voices in a sea of static to words falling away in a period of grief, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about moments when language evades us.
A Study in Quietness
Produced by Cat Gough
Al Waqwaq
Composed by Sami El-Enany
Understanding Gwyn
Co-created by audio producer Christina Hardinge and her interviewee Christina
Sound designer & Composer Noemie Ducimetiere
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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31min
January 10, 2023 Through the Looking Glass
A private empty gravel lot transforms into a community beach in the pandemic and an invitation to step inside a work of art - Josie Long presents short documentaries about worlds turned upside down.
Bloordale Beach
Feat. Shari Kasman
Produced by Sarah Melton
With music from Pop Plug & Canada Katana and Catjam
Portals
Featuring Cassi Namoda
Originally produced for Shade Podcast's series Interludes.
Conceptualised by Executive Producer, Lou Mensah and created by Audio Artist, Axel Kacoutié
Shade Podcast - https://pod.link/1469562537
FIELDS
Original music by Ariana Martinez
Produced by Ariana Martinez
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
January 03, 2023 The River
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures on the flow of water. A stream of voices from around the world speak of the myths and legends born from water. The author Damian Le Bas follows the ripples left by a tragedy on the River Medway in the 1850s. And at the confluence of two rivers, the writer Laura Barton looks to the poet Raymond Carver for guidance on her last decade.
Other Water
Written and read by Laura Barton

In Fresh Water
Featuring Ed Granston, Stephen Mallett and Damian Le Bas
Produced by Damian Le Bas and Andrea Rangecroft

A River of Voices
Featuring Devi Lockwood, Jo Darrington, Zella Downing, Iain Wilson, Mark Binder, Ole Øvretveit, Lupita Pocket, Leszek Daworski, Ateli Nasoru, Steve Maina, Ryan Burns and 3 anonymous women in Mississippi.
Produced by Samia Bouzid and Devi Lockwood
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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31min
December 27, 2022 Time Stops
As time appears to fall still between Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that play with our temporal senses.
Blight
Created by Jocelyn Pook and John Smith
Originally created for the series Sound on Film in 1996
Released on Purge Records
Raven
Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė
Time Stops
Produced by Jules Bradley
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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30min
December 20, 2022 Season's Greetings
Josie Long presents short Yuletide documentaries and festive audio adventures.
Two women discover their families are tied by the true story behind the classic film It’s A Wonderful Life, and a Ukrainian singing group in Canada remembers loved ones through Christmas songs as war continues in their homeland.
Also, a profile on Father Christmas and a nativity criticism session with its young cast.
Profile on Father Christmas
Featuring Raymond Briggs and Janet Cohen
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1981
Seneca Falls
Featuring Elizabeth Kress and Kathy Williamson
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
Nativity Criticism
Featuring Harold Williamson and children from two schools in Sunderland
Produced by Michael Barton
From an episode of Children Talking called The Spirit of Christmas. First broadcast on Boxing Day 1963.
Can We Come Carol?
Featuring Natalia Telentso
The singers are Eli Camilo, Natalia, Carlos, Olga, Vera, Olessia, Briga, Anna and Mira from the Montreal Koliada group that was co-founded by Natalia and Eli.
Produced by Mira Burt-Wintonick
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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31min
December 13, 2022 Expression
The secret language between partners, the melody of the voice, laughter from your belly and permission to scream - Josie long presents short visceral documentaries about how we express ourselves.
Belly Laugh
Featuring the voices of Jane Watson, Jean Mcglashen and Sue Relf with her husband Willy, and the laughter yoga session run by Brighton Laughter Club.
Produced by Jodie Taylor
AAAAH!
Produced by Jesse Lawson
Anatomy of a Voice
Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Spencer Fox
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
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29min

FAQs about Short Cuts:

How many episodes does Short Cuts have?

The podcast currently has 253 episodes available.