A wait of 33 years between a marriage proposal and a response, a skittish piano tries to avoid the stage and a young boy looks out to sea waiting for his father. Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating. Skittish Piano Produced by Eleanor McDowall Isabel and Alf Featuring Isabel Bader Produced by Kalli Anderson Thank you to Isabel Bader, Ruth Clarke and Olivia Richardson. The Voice of the Sea Feat.uring Abel Coentrão Produced by Rebecca Nolan Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries and audio adventures in this episode built around miniature works of audio art. Our Shared Secrets Written by Joe Dunthorne Gretchen Bender - Artificial Treatment. 1988. Recorded at Studio PASS. N.Y. by B. Hutchinson. Published on TELLUS, the Audio Cassette Magazine #21 - Audio by Visual Artists. Donegal Revisited Produced by Phil Smith Redacted Mixtape Produced by Erisa Apantaku Doomscroll Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Breath of Fresh Air Produced by Redzi Bernard and Phoebe McIndoe Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

As we reach the ten year anniversary of his death, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the worlds of Maurice Sendak. We're In The Den Feat. Carol Doose, Evan Roberts and Sofia Beverley Turnham Produced by Phoebe McIndoe In the Hard Rock Night Kitchen Written and read by Tiffany Murray Additional material Joan Graham Extract from Terry Gross's interview with Maurice Sendak Originally aired 20th September 2011 on Fresh Air from WHYY Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Butterflies, rattlesnakes and feral chickens make their way through the short documentaries in Wildlife, as Josie Long presents audio adventures inspired by the natural world. I Dream of Rattlesnakes Produced by Sam and Todd Wemmer Voiceover work by Annabelle Wemmer Winner of the Third Coast International Audio Festival Shortdocs Challenge Chicken Roundabout Produced by Jake Lee-Savage Additional audio of the Chicken Man supplied by Nicholas Jenkins of Sounding Board Productions from their collection Suffolk Voices The Magnolia Exist Featuring Naja Marie Aidt Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Clouds gather and rain begins to fall as Josie Long presents short documentaries about the weather. From a bird that emerges as a storm rolls across the sea from a writer's living experiment to get all her news from the weather report. Helicopter and Canoe Produced by Kaija Siirala Thank you to Kari Siirala, Bailey Renshaw, Maarit Siirala, Gord, Micah and Casey Smith for sharing their memories of the trip. Days Without Rain Written and read by Laura Barton Storm Petrels Featuring David Bensen and Dr. Bill Montevecchi Produced by Rebecca Nolan Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4