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Series 21

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Josie Long presents short documentaries about the body.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about the body. From 2019.

Joe Dunthorne dives into poetic descriptions of the body and we hear the sound of sleep. Visceral short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long. 

Her Eyes Were Like...
Featuring Joe Dunthorne, Caroline Bird, Ross Sutherland and Jack Underwood

While You Were Sleeping
Featuring Dr Jim Grayburn
Produced by Calum Perrin

Transition
Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen

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

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

Short Cuts: Series 21

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