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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

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    OulipoSeries 18

    Tue 12 Mar 2019

    4/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by Oulipian constraints.

  • The DescentSeries 18

    Tue 5 Mar 2019

    3/6 Short documentaries about downward spirals, presented by Josie Long.

  • The ForgettingSeries 18

    Tue 26 Feb 2019

    2/6 Josie Long presents fragmentary stories of lost memories and societal forgetting.

  • Known For...Series 18

    Tue 19 Feb 2019

    1/6 Short documentaries about people or places who become known for a single thing.

  • Lasso the MoonSeries 17

    Christmas Day 2018

    Josie Long presents short Christmas-themed documentaries and adventures in sound.

  • The GloamingSeries 17

    Tue 18 Dec 2018

    5/6 Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering dark.

  • SeasonsSeries 17

    Tue 11 Dec 2018

    4/6 Josie Long presents new short documentaries tied to the seasons.

  • UntetheredSeries 17

    Tue 4 Dec 2018

    3/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries about feeling adrift.

  • Me and YouSeries 17

    Tue 27 Nov 2018

    2/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries about intertwining with another person.

  • MealsSeries 17

    Tue 20 Nov 2018

    1/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries about food.

  • The Other SideSeries 16

    Tue 26 Jun 2018

    6/6 Josie Long hears stories of crossing over to the other side.

  • Mistaken IdentitySeries 16

    Tue 19 Jun 2018

    5/6 Josie Long unfurls stories of mistaken identity and people who have been misunderstood.

  • The WatchersSeries 16

    Tue 12 Jun 2018

    4/6 Josie Long hears stories of observation.

  • Civil DisobedientsSeries 16

    Tue 5 Jun 2018

    3/6 Josie Long hears stories of small radical acts that help re-imagine the world around them.

  • BeginningsSeries 16

    Tue 29 May 2018

    2/6 Short documentaries about creating something out of nothing and the beginning of the end.

  • AfterwordsSeries 16

    Tue 22 May 2018

    1/6 Josie Long presents short documentaries in which words linger long after they're uttered.

  • Into the WoodsSeries 15

    Tue 3 Apr 2018

    8/8 Josie Long ventures into the woods.

  • CinemaSeries 15

    Tue 27 Mar 2018

    7/8 Josie Long presents short documentaries drawn from the silver screen.

  • The AnswerSeries 15

    Tue 20 Mar 2018

    6/8 Josie Long hears stories of seeking an answer.

  • Silent NightSeries 15

    Tue 13 Mar 2018

    5/8 Josie Long listens for the sounds that lurk in the darkness.

  • UnearthlySeries 15

    Tue 6 Mar 2018

    4/8 Josie Long presents short documentaries about unearthly happenings.

  • ColoursSeries 15

    Tue 27 Feb 2018

    3/8 Josie Long presents a rainbow of stories about colour.

  • LandscapesSeries 15

    Tue 20 Feb 2018

    2/8 Josie Long presents short documentaries where the landscape becomes a character.

  • Never Let Me GoSeries 15

    Tue 13 Feb 2018

    1/8 Josie Long presents stories about holding on.

  • ChristmasSeries 14

    Tue 19 Dec 2017

    6/6 Josie Long hears new documentaries set at Christmas.

  • LibrariesSeries 14

    Tue 12 Dec 2017

    5/6 Josie Long explores the way our collections and accidental archives define us.

  • Long DistanceSeries 14

    Tue 5 Dec 2017

    4/6 Josie Long hears stories of relationships stretched across space.

  • The InsiderSeries 14

    Tue 28 Nov 2017

    3/6 Josie Long hears stories from within hidden worlds.

  • IncantationsSeries 14

    Tue 21 Nov 2017

    2/6 Josie Long hears stories of spell craft, poetry and art coming to life.

  • Out of Thin AirSeries 14

    Tue 14 Nov 2017

    1/6 Josie Long hears stories which come out of nowhere.

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