Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries about what’s gone before. Show more
A writer wonders if she has been cursed by the comedian Stewart Lee, a man builds his home beside an active volcano, and the story of a clothes peg and it's strange power. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about bearing witness, from seeing the moment a parent changes to escaping a storm. From 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Josie Long presents stories about touching moments staying with us, including a memory caught in a childhood drawing. From 2017. Show more
Josie Long presents stories about holding on from love lost and regained to the afterimage of a loved one. From 2018. Show more
Josie Long presents stories where landscape becomes a character, from a beloved city to an island resisting invasion. From 2018. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of sounds in the hush of night, including late-night ambient sound in the Maasai Mara. From 2018. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of role models about the humanity of others and seeing ourselves in someone else. From 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Josie Long presents stories which come out of nowhere, from navigating an icy road and the kindness of a stranger. From 2017. Show more
Josie Long presents a festive special featuring writing Christmas songs, an Icelandic docu-fairytale and Mark Thomas. From 2017. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures inspired by the natural world. Show more
Josie Long presents three toe-tapping, choreographed, short documentaries and adventures in sound about dancing. From 2020. Show more
Short Cuts
Dreaming
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Short documentaries about dreaming and imagination presented by Josie Long. From 2020. Show more
Short Cuts
Kids
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Josie Long presents stories about childhood, from a weather forecast takeover and finding a newborn on the subway. From 2020. Show more
Short Cuts
Words to Live By
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Josie Long presents stories about writers and musicians whose words help us navigate difficult moments in our lives. From 2020. Show more
Short Cuts
The Outside
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Josie Long presents stories about stargazing, from viewing the world through a dog’s eyes to venturing outside. From 2020. Show more
Josie Long presents stories of how collections and accidental archives define us from love letters to old recipes. From 2017. Show more
Josie Long presents a rainbow of stories about colour, exploring how it affects the way we experience the world. From 2018. Show more
Josie Long presents short documentaries about unearthly happenings - from a ‘boiling’ lake to an exorcists conference. From 2018. Show more