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Short Cuts - Readers - BBC Sounds

Short Cuts - Readers - BBC Sounds

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Released On: 01 Dec 2020

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Letters and books which reach unexpected readers. With Josie Long.

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Short Cuts
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Motherhood
Short documentaries about mothers and motherhood. Presented by Josie Long.
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Short documentaries which take place under the light of the moon presented by Josie Long.
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The Gallery
Short documentaries about artworks and artists. Presented by Josie Long.
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The Blue of Distance
Short documentaries about the colour blue. Presented by Josie Long.
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Unfinished
Short documentaries with Josie Long about looking for completion.
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Silence
Josie Long presents short documentaries about silence.
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Sensory
Josie Long presents visceral short docs about - or made to engage - the senses.
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Smoke and Mirrors
Josie Long presents magical short documentaries about illusions.
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Grace Notes
Josie Long presents short documentaries about music.
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Land
Short documentaries with Josie Long about our connection to the landscape.
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First Light
Josie Long presents short documentaries about illumination, healing and hope.
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Leonora Carrington
Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the work of Leonora Carrington.
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Portals
Josie Long presents short documentaries about portals and gateways.
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Video Games
Josie Long presents short documentaries about gaming.
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Tenderness
Josie Long presents short documentaries about finding tenderness.
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Repetition
Short documentaries about repetition with Josie Long.
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The Hidden Part
Josie Long presents short documentaries about what remains hidden from view.
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Elders
Josie Long presents short documentaries about guiding lights.
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Red
Josie Long presents short documentaries about the colour red.
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Wheel of Fortune
Josie Long presents short docs about luck, superstition and surrendering to chaos.
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Short Cuts
Past Tense
Short documentaries looking into the past with Josie Long.
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Short Cuts
Inside Out
Josie Long presents short docs on how our sense of self collides with the world outside.
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The Day After
Josie Long presents short documentaries on the days after your life changes.
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The Night Before Christmas
Josie Long presents short festive documentaries about the night before Christmas.
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The Horror!
Terrifying short documentaries and adventures in sound. Presented by Josie Long.
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The Lovers
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In Other Words
Josie Long presents short documentaries on how we express ourselves.
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Weather Report
Storm clouds gather as Josie Long presents short documentaries about the weather.
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Wildlife
Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the natural world.
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Where The Wild Things Are
Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by the worlds of Maurice Sendak.
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Shorter Cuts
Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries and audio adventures.
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Short documentaries about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating with Josie Long.
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Series 31
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Josie Long presents short documentaries inspired by unusual sound worlds.
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Series 31
Devotion
Josie Long presents short documentaries on dedication.
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Series 31
Detectives
Short documentaries about sleuthing with Josie Long, PI.
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Series 31
Numbers
Josie Long presents a countdown of numerically-inspired short documentaries.
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Action!
Josie Long presents short action-driven documentaries.
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