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Short Cuts
By BBC Radio 4
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The podcast currently has 243 episodes available.
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September 24, 2024The Forest Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that venture into the forest.
Searching for Eden
Written, performed and composed by Nyokabi KariũkiDrums - Chris O'LearyField Recordings taken in Mũrang'a, KenyaThe Final Breath
Featuring Robin ElmsProduced by Kendra Hanna and Max JungreisEl Manglar
Featuring Paolo Realpe, founder of Muisne Desde AdentroSpecial thanks to Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara, co-founder and director of Comidas que Curan (Foods that Heal)Produced by Mickal AranhaCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more September 17, 2024A Word Wishes, wonders, and wisdom. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures uncovering the power of words.
mother-house by produced by Catherine Boulle.
Inspired by the guided visualisations accompanying the book 'Motherhood: Is it for me?' by Denise L. Carlini & Ann Davidman.Weird World Whimsy produced and composed by Suzie McCarthy.
Featuring actor, teacher and director, Mary Lou Rosato.Interview recording by audio producer Donelle Wederburn in New York City.The piece featured a canoe trip on the Tapiskwan Sipi, which runs through Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok territory in the unceded province of Quebec.Special thanks to Nina Garthwaite, Tom Todoroff, Emily Moulton, Katherina Lindekens and Emma Lehman from Noise Club.Buranbur: a comfort in words by audio maker and producer Suhaar Ali.
Featuring the first Somali woman elected to the cabinet, Fadumo Aalin, who talks about her mother and poet Hawo Jibril.Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Produced by Axel KacoutiéA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more September 10, 2024Sound Waves Trying to capture a lost homeland on tape, reclaiming urban landscapes through the sound of skateboarding, and the noise that is one of the great equalisers of the world. Short documentaries that ripple through space - presented by Josie Long.
Sonic Skateboarding
Produced by Alice Boyd and Tom CritchleyFeaturing Ben Dixon, Tom Critchley, Hannah, Zip and BleuMusic composed by Ben DixonNat’s Apartment
Written and produced by Emma-Lee MossMusic by Emma-Lee Moss and Nata Lee HahnLove in the Time of Flatulence
Featuring Alison Downham Moore, Noam Osband, Zebulon Osband and Dahlia OsbandWritten and produced by Noam OsbandProduced by Andrea Rangecroft
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea RangecroftA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more September 03, 2024In Time Josie Long presents short documentaries against the clock in an episode around time and timing.
Dad's Secret Life of Matchmaking
Produced by Josephine AndersonAdditional sound recording by Christopher AndersonLoose Ends
Produced by Jon TjhiaThere's Always a Next Time
Produced by Steve UrquhartCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more August 27, 2024Constellation Star maps, messages from Earth to the moon and reaching out across distance as Josie Long presents short documentaries about constellations.
Star Map
Featuring Ferdinand Hauge LethMusic by Kirstine LindemannCaptured by Trawl HzProduced by Nanna Hauge KristensenNews to the Moon and Back
Recordings courtesy of the NASA archiveProduced by Mika GolubovskyThe Complaints Department
Featuring Evan Gregg and letters from www.dearmisterward.comProduced by Inge OosterhoffCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more August 20, 2024In Colour A black and white film transformed, searching the sunset for the green flash and a reimagining of red. Josie Long presents a kaleidoscopic collection of short documentaries.
Autism Plays Itself
Adapted for radio by Jodie Taylor and Janet HarbordBased on the short film directed by Janet Harbord, produced by Whalebone Films and sound designed by Action PyramidGreen Flash
Written by Joe DunthorneRed of Visibility
Produced by Phoebe McIndoeWith thanks to THE ECCO founded by Jasmin Bauomy, where a version of this documentary was first createdCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more June 04, 2024The Invisible Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which emerge from dreams, hidden places and the afterlife.
The Dreams (Extract)
From Inventions for Radio by Barry Bermange and Delia DerbyshireOriginally broadcast on the BBC in 1964Zero Fixation Points
Produced by Nada SmiljanicLocation production by Avi VarmaArchive courtesy of Rowan FarrellFeaturing Professor Bridget Anderson and Dr Travis Van Isacker from the University of BristolThe Quiet Violence of Dreams
Produced by Kagiso MnisiFragments
Produced by Eleanor McDowallCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more May 28, 2024Lost Evaporating answers, mysterious music and disappearing dialects - Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost.
Pot-8-Toes
Featuring Billy Butler and Wally ScottOriginally broadcast in Hold Your Plums on Radio MerseysideA Corner Seat in a Smoker, Facing the Engine
Produced by Robin the FogEchoes of Cockney
Produced by James TricePanchiko
Produced by Tom WhalleyCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more May 21, 2024Devotions Life and love. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the language of care.
Life or Death
By Marc KalaniFeaturing Cessie Alfonso and Carmeta Albarus author of The Making of Lee Boyd Malvo: The D.C. Sniper.BuzzBy Luca Evans (they/them)Featuring Joules Huang Duze (they/them) and Smokey Black (he/they)Additional recording by Aisha Lomax (she/her).Joules is a part-time organiser with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and The LUNAR Collective, a volunteer with the Black Trans Liberation Kitchen, and a community educator for the Early Relationship Abuse Prevention Program.Smokey is a barber at Mutiny in Brooklyn NY. @Smokey.BlackPlease listen with headphones.Patient as the Horizon
By Tej AdeleyeSarah Long from London Equine Therapy and Astrologer, Psychic Medium and Animal Communicator, Jessica LanyadooCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall
Produced by Axel KacoutiéA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more May 14, 2024Body Movements In water, on wheels or explained over the phone - Josie Long presents short documentaries about moving our bodies.
Field Notes
Featuring Hannah KezemaProduced by Jess Shane and Kristine WhiteInstructions for Returning to My Body
Gamelan music courtesy of NusantaraProduced by Kia Miakka NatisseThe Pink Flamingo
Featuring Peter PrijdekkerSound Recording by Edd KentishProduced by Hunter Charlton and Vicki CarterCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4...more
FAQs about Short Cuts:
How many episodes does Short Cuts have?
The podcast currently has 243 episodes available.