Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries on the words we use to express ourselves. An artist explores new ways to talk about pain, an activist tries to live authentically in a language that feels like it wasn’t made for them, and a son connects to his parents through an Urdu love poem.

Makeshift Featuring Laura Pejak Produced by Nada Smiljanic and Jesse Lawson

A fragment between two Produced by Raheel Khan Featuring Vada/ Promise - a poem by Rukhsana Nazi - from the collection Rutth Juggeh/The Night Awakes. With thanks to Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi from Intesaab Kahaani.

Perceptions of Pain Featuring Matilda Glen Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi Bernard

Producer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4