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Short Cuts: Series 36: Heart's Desire

Heart's Desire

Series 36

BBC Radio 4 - Short Cuts, Series 36, Heart's Desire

Josie Long presents short documentaries about desire.

Josie Long explores our desires with short documentaries and audio adventures to make your heart race.

Getting lost in childhood longings, the search for the home we carry inside ourselves and exploring true sexual desire in a world shaped by media and societal pressures. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that explore our desires.

American Glove Cafe
Featuring Conor O’Toole and Fán
Written and produced by Conor O’Toole

Are We There Yet?
Featuring Angeliki Androutsopoulos, Garth Davis, Amira and Danita, plus recordings by Mary Hufford for The Library of Congress. 
Produced by Jaye Kranz
Original commissioned and produced for Constellations podcast

Desire Shapes
Featuring Poppy
Produced by Phoebe McIndoe

Produced by Andrea Rangecroft
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Short Cuts: Series 36

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