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BBC Radio 4
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Apr 7, 2015 • 28min

Here Be Dragons

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double.A baby monitor which opens up a terrifying world, an explorer who ventures into the unknown and a woman who longs to disappear into space.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.
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Nov 11, 2014 • 30min

The Double

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double. Tales of dopplegangers, identity theft and a woman who offered a living counterpart to dead composers. Featuring a new 'documentary song' from Gaggle.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.
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Nov 4, 2014 • 28min

Nothing

Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.
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Oct 28, 2014 • 29min

After Dark

Josie Long presents tales of blackouts, late nights and bedtime stories.Love found after a blackout, telephone counselling for bereaved rock star managers and erotica for the elderly.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
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Oct 21, 2014 • 31min

Behind The Curtain

Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes.There's secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
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Oct 14, 2014 • 28min

Connections

A message in a bottle, cast into the ocean, reaches a woman who needs it.A lifeboat adrift and isolated in icy waters and a crackling, radio connection offers a lifeline between friends. Josie Long hears tales of making contact. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
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Oct 7, 2014 • 29min

Rabbit Holes

Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries, true stories and radio adventures.We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana.Miranda July leads us into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
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May 6, 2014 • 28min

Explorers

Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn. Great Bear Rainforest Produced by Elizabeth Arnold Die Fremde Produced by Phil Smith Out of the Blocks (Extract) Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick Everest Glissando Feat. Stephen Venables Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Producer: Eleanor McDowall.A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014.
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Apr 29, 2014 • 28min

Mystery

Josie Long investigates small mysteries in this sequence of mini documentaries. Hearing tales of ghost ships, hidden underground kingdoms and the disappointment of discovering the banality of your family's secrets. The items featured in the programme are: Finding Sumo Produced by Bob Carlson First broadcast in 'Family Justice' on UnFictional: Love Letters Feat. Alan Dearn Ryou-Un Maru Produced by Martin Johnson The Underground Kingdom Feat. Ross Sutherland Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.
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Apr 22, 2014 • 28min

Anonymity

Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name. From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us. Featuring: Long Distance Feat. Victor LaValle Produced by Katie Burningham Undercover Feat. Fergal Keane The Mollusc and the Peacock Produced by Natalie Kestecher Anonymous Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.

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