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Short documentaries about the imagination presented by Josie Long

Short documentaries about dreaming and imagination presented by Josie Long. From 2020.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about dreaming and the imagination. 

Dive into an astronaut's dreamscape, take an audio drawing lesson with Ebony Flowers and listen to Ursula Le Guin explore world-building.

The Astronaut's Dream

Feat. Helen Sharman
Produced by Edward Prosser
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Originally created for the Royal Institution

Self Portrait in Outer Space

Feat. Ebony Flowers
Produced by Jess Shane
Music by Chad Crouch and Abby Swidler

Ursula Le Guin

Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour
Originally broadcast in 1990

Evin and Ian

Produced by Georgia Moodie


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

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.

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