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Short Cuts: Series 19: Desire Lines

Desire Lines

Series 19

BBC Radio 4 - Short Cuts, Series 19, Desire Lines

Short documentaries about being drawn towards the ones we love presented by Josie Long.

Josie Long presents stories about being drawn towards the ones we love, from finding love online to breastfeeding. From 2019.

Looking for love online, the desire lines we walk to a lover's house and the untethering of a breast-feeding baby from its mother - Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about being drawn towards the ones we love.

Desire Lines
Featuring Laura Barton

The Real Tom Banks
Produced by Jesse Cox
Sound Engineer Timothy Nicastri 
Originally made for Radiotonic on ABC Radio National

Untethered
Featuring Nell Frizzell

Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2019.

Short Cuts: Series 19

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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long

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