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Short Cuts: Series 20: The Archivist

The Archivist

Series 20

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Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers.

A tattered book and voice messages. Josie Long with short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers. From 2019.

The tattered book worth risking everything for, the man who can't forget and chronicling history one voice message at a time. 

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about record keepers.

Memories
Featuring Bob Petrella
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Messages from Manus Island
Featuring Behrouz Boochani 
Produced by Femi Oriogun-Williams 

The Exercise Book
Featuring Jeremiah
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft 

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

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

Short Cuts: Series 20

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long

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