Sound Waves

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that venture into the forest.Searching for Eden Written, performed and composed by Nyokabi Kariũki Drums - Chris O'Leary Field Recordings taken in Mũrang'a, KenyaThe Final Breath Featuring Robin Elms Produced by Kendra Hanna and Max JungreisEl Manglar Featuring Paolo Realpe, founder of Muisne Desde Adentro Special thanks to Dr. Pilar Egüez Guevara, co-founder and director of Comidas que Curan (Foods that Heal) Produced by Mickal AranhaCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Wishes, wonders, and wisdom. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures uncovering the power of words.mother-house by produced by Catherine Boulle. Inspired by the guided visualisations accompanying the book 'Motherhood: Is it for me?' by Denise L. Carlini & Ann Davidman.Weird World Whimsy produced and composed by Suzie McCarthy. Featuring actor, teacher and director, Mary Lou Rosato. Interview recording by audio producer Donelle Wederburn in New York City. The piece featured a canoe trip on the Tapiskwan Sipi, which runs through Atikamekw Nehirowisiwok territory in the unceded province of Quebec. Special thanks to Nina Garthwaite, Tom Todoroff, Emily Moulton, Katherina Lindekens and Emma Lehman from Noise Club.Buranbur: a comfort in words by audio maker and producer Suhaar Ali. Featuring the first Somali woman elected to the cabinet, Fadumo Aalin, who talks about her mother and poet Hawo Jibril.Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Trying to capture a lost homeland on tape, reclaiming urban landscapes through the sound of skateboarding, and the noise that is one of the great equalisers of the world. Short documentaries that ripple through space - presented by Josie Long.Sonic Skateboarding Produced by Alice Boyd and Tom Critchley Featuring Ben Dixon, Tom Critchley, Hannah, Zip and Bleu Music composed by Ben DixonNat’s Apartment Written and produced by Emma-Lee Moss Music by Emma-Lee Moss and Nata Lee HahnLove in the Time of Flatulence Featuring Alison Downham Moore, Noam Osband, Zebulon Osband and Dahlia Osband Written and produced by Noam OsbandProduced by Andrea Rangecroft Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries against the clock in an episode around time and timing.Dad's Secret Life of Matchmaking Produced by Josephine Anderson Additional sound recording by Christopher AndersonLoose Ends Produced by Jon TjhiaThere's Always a Next Time Produced by Steve UrquhartCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Star maps, messages from Earth to the moon and reaching out across distance as Josie Long presents short documentaries about constellations.Star Map Featuring Ferdinand Hauge Leth Music by Kirstine Lindemann Captured by Trawl Hz Produced by Nanna Hauge KristensenNews to the Moon and Back Recordings courtesy of the NASA archive Produced by Mika GolubovskyThe Complaints Department Featuring Evan Gregg and letters from www.dearmisterward.com Produced by Inge Oosterhoff Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A black and white film transformed, searching the sunset for the green flash and a reimagining of red. Josie Long presents a kaleidoscopic collection of short documentaries.Autism Plays Itself Adapted for radio by Jodie Taylor and Janet Harbord Based on the short film directed by Janet Harbord, produced by Whalebone Films and sound designed by Action PyramidGreen Flash Written by Joe DunthorneRed of Visibility Produced by Phoebe McIndoe With thanks to THE ECCO founded by Jasmin Bauomy, where a version of this documentary was first createdCurated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures which emerge from dreams, hidden places and the afterlife.The Dreams (Extract) From Inventions for Radio by Barry Bermange and Delia Derbyshire Originally broadcast on the BBC in 1964Zero Fixation Points Produced by Nada Smiljanic Location production by Avi Varma Archive courtesy of Rowan Farrell Featuring Professor Bridget Anderson and Dr Travis Van Isacker from the University of BristolThe Quiet Violence of Dreams Produced by Kagiso MnisiFragments Produced by Eleanor McDowallCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Evaporating answers, mysterious music and disappearing dialects - Josie Long presents short documentaries about things in danger of becoming lost.Pot-8-Toes Featuring Billy Butler and Wally Scott Originally broadcast in Hold Your Plums on Radio MerseysideA Corner Seat in a Smoker, Facing the Engine Produced by Robin the FogEchoes of Cockney Produced by James TricePanchiko Produced by Tom WhalleyCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Life and love. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the language of care.Life or Death By Marc Kalani Featuring Cessie Alfonso and Carmeta Albarus author of The Making of Lee Boyd Malvo: The D.C. Sniper. Buzz By Luca Evans (they/them) Featuring Joules Huang Duze (they/them) and Smokey Black (he/they) Additional recording by Aisha Lomax (she/her). Joules is a part-time organiser with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and The LUNAR Collective, a volunteer with the Black Trans Liberation Kitchen, and a community educator for the Early Relationship Abuse Prevention Program. Smokey is a barber at Mutiny in Brooklyn NY. @Smokey.Black Please listen with headphones.Patient as the Horizon By Tej Adeleye Sarah Long from London Equine Therapy and Astrologer, Psychic Medium and Animal Communicator, Jessica LanyadooCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

In water, on wheels or explained over the phone - Josie Long presents short documentaries about moving our bodies.Field Notes Featuring Hannah Kezema Produced by Jess Shane and Kristine WhiteInstructions for Returning to My Body Gamelan music courtesy of Nusantara Produced by Kia Miakka NatisseThe Pink Flamingo Featuring Peter Prijdekker Sound Recording by Edd Kentish Produced by Hunter Charlton and Vicki CarterCurated by Axel Kacoutié and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4