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
5/24/2022
29:33
Shorter Cuts
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
3/29/2022
29:21
Where The Wild Things Are
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
3/22/2022
28:26
Wildlife
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
3/15/2022
28:28
Weather Report
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