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From the sounds of the womb to fading memories - Josie Long hears stories of what we inherit from past generations. The items featured in the programme are:George Bernard ShawA Conversation Feat. Walter Murch Produced by Niccolò Castelli The Waves Featuring Sian Phillips Interview recorded for the Empathy MuseumEvery Heart has a Limited Number of Heartbeats Produced by Martin Johnson and Ann Heppermann Originally featured in the Serendipity PodcastSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of what follows after the main event; how imprisonment revealed an unlikely talent, a musical story of what follows after a dust storm has passed and the unexpected complications of standing still to watch the seasons change.The items featured in this programme are:* John Featuring John McAvoy and Darren Davies Producer: Sophie Black* The Novelist Featuring Lily Kestecher, Noel Debien, Claudia Taranto and Milan Durovic Producer: Natalie Kestecher Sound engineer / sound design: Russell Stapleton* The Man Who Couldn't Stop the Wind from Blowing Producer: Cicely Fell Original music by Smith & WatsonSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2015.

Howling like a wolf, stolen identities and poetry composed from borrowed words. Josie Long presents stories of imitation and plagiarism. Featuring: Inspiration Featuring: Tom RobinsonHowling Cameraman Featuring Rolf Steinmann Producer: Rachel SimpsonTurd Ferguson Featuring: Alex Edelman Producer: Sophie BlackNo More Questions Written and produced by Ross SutherlandSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4,first broadcast in October 2015

Josie Long navigates the changing texture of a day - with stories from the rush hour commute through the night until first light.From an afternoon with Dr Clock the horologist through to a serendipitous voice reaching a woman in the darkness of the early hours, we hear stories of time and timing.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of 'others' and outsiders. John Osborne explores how your identity can become inextricably linked with someone you've never met'Two academics discover how a piece of theatre can push you outside of society.Plus a homicide detective talks about how you communicate with someone whose actions are outside of your understanding. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of investigations - both amateur and professional. The comedian Alex Edelman describes his search for a missing cult legend,A German historian talks about the trouble of tracking down Hitler's head.Plus, a group of young mothers gather together to solve the mystery of disappearing teething powder. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of music and memory. From a song that proves your parents right - rock 'n roll really will lead you down a dangerous path - to the symphony that haunted one man's dreams for decades. Featuring: 96 Tears Feat. Anthony Bourdain Produced by Ann Heppermann, Kara Oehler and Rick MoodyPiano Man Feat. Barry Colson Produced by Sindre LegangerThe Stage Feat. Grace Savage Produced by Hana Walker-BrownLullaby Feat. Colin Dexter Produced by Phil SmithDream Symphony Feat. Stuart Sharp Produced by Olivia Humphreys with Jodie TaylorSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2015.

Josie Long presents stories of intimate conversations. A 30-year-long conversation comes to an end, an undercover agent reveals how to flatter someone into prison and we discover the secrets of the 'dual form'. With the Caterpillar Featuring Bostjan Dvorak Produced by Phil Smith Colleagues Featuring Dr Irene Pepperberg Produced by Andrea Rangecroft He Was So Happy to See Me Featuring Ed Follis Produced by Leo Hornak 99 Words http://99words.co.uk/ Featuring Sally Potter Beverly Eckert Produced by Vanara Taing with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallExecutive Producer: Alan HallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of adaptation. A former ghost writer describes the art of adapting someone else's life for the page, and a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years.Plus two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet.Taking part:Mark McCrum Martha Lenio Sarah Dadouch Frank Hewetson Dima LitinovProducers Olivia Humphreys, Tim Hinman, Fiona ClampinSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

From the first touch to the last kiss, Josie Long hears stories of love, loss and finding yourself. An audio diary shines a light on how we rebuild ourselves after the end of a relationship, how a final kiss in a love affair holds us in a moment crackling with tension, and how a first touch offers a moment of tenderness. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double.A baby monitor which opens up a terrifying world, an explorer who ventures into the unknown and a woman who longs to disappear into space.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of seeing double. Tales of dopplegangers, identity theft and a woman who offered a living counterpart to dead composers. Featuring a new 'documentary song' from Gaggle.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.

Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.

Josie Long presents tales of blackouts, late nights and bedtime stories.Love found after a blackout, telephone counselling for bereaved rock star managers and erotica for the elderly.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes.There's secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO.Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

A message in a bottle, cast into the ocean, reaches a woman who needs it.A lifeboat adrift and isolated in icy waters and a crackling, radio connection offers a lifeline between friends. Josie Long hears tales of making contact. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long dives down a rabbit hole in this sequence of short documentaries, true stories and radio adventures.We hear tales of a spam email that alters the course of two people's lives and a mysterious monument made out of shoes at a deserted intersection in rural Indiana.Miranda July leads us into another world with her story of swim coaching an elderly team in a town near no large bodies of water. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.

Josie Long goes on an adventure as she presents a sequence of mini documentaries about exploration. With tales of riding cellos down the mountain side and romantic exploration on the U Bahn. Great Bear Rainforest Produced by Elizabeth Arnold Die Fremde Produced by Phil Smith Out of the Blocks (Extract) Produced by Aaron Henkin and electronic musician Wendel Patrick Everest Glissando Feat. Stephen Venables Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Producer: Eleanor McDowall.A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014.

Josie Long investigates small mysteries in this sequence of mini documentaries. Hearing tales of ghost ships, hidden underground kingdoms and the disappointment of discovering the banality of your family's secrets. The items featured in the programme are: Finding Sumo Produced by Bob Carlson First broadcast in 'Family Justice' on UnFictional: Love Letters Feat. Alan Dearn Ryou-Un Maru Produced by Martin Johnson The Underground Kingdom Feat. Ross Sutherland Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.

Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries exploring what happens when nobody knows your name. From our transgressions online through to an unusual love affair between two strangers who had never set eyes on each other, Josie hears how anonymity can both ensnare and liberate us. Featuring: Long Distance Feat. Victor LaValle Produced by Katie Burningham Undercover Feat. Fergal Keane The Mollusc and the Peacock Produced by Natalie Kestecher Anonymous Produced by Hana Walker-Brown Series Producer: Eleanor McDowallFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2014.