Listen to the music of decomposing mushrooms, look through a photographer's lens at a surprising streak of streaking in the 1970s, and explore the world of a Danish hospital clown who opens up a pocket of a different reality. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the joys that lurk beneath the surface of things. Mushroom Music Featuring Mati Araoz Produced by Seb Masters A Different Reality Featuring Boaz Barkan Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen The Streak! Featuring Ron Harr Including original compositions by Alan Goffinski Produced by Alan Goffinski Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A shared experience of sonic joy crosses over the boundary of a prison wall, a conversation across generations explores being alive to the present moment, and an audio artwork from the archives plunges a listener into the sensation of time speeding up. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures that hold you in the present tense. The Evenings of Certain Lives (two extracts) Produced by Barry Bermange Composition by Delia Derbyshire (Radiophonic Workshop) Listening / Reminiscing by Lavender Suarez (via the producer Kalli Anderson) In The Moment Produced by Amalie Sortland Prisoncast! These sounds were originally recorded for Season 4 of the Motive Podcast from WBEZ, hosted by Shannon Heffernan WBEZ’s Lauren Frost and Alex Keefe headed up the original Prisoncast! broadcast, which was hosted by Ayana Contreras. But a big team of producers and editors came together to record and mix the sounds. This Short Cuts edit was created by Shannon Heffernan Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft. Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Memories, love and snot. Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures exploring the labyrinth of fatherhood. An Occasion for Tears Produced by Mike Williams In Third Person (For my son) Written and read by Raymond Antrobus Are You Here? Produced by Axel Kacoutié Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Produced by Axel Kacoutié A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

From searching for voices in a sea of static to words falling away in a period of grief, Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about moments when language evades us. A Study in Quietness Produced by Cat Gough Al Waqwaq Composed by Sami El-Enany Understanding Gwyn Co-created by audio producer Christina Hardinge and her interviewee Christina Sound designer & Composer Noemie Ducimetiere Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Andrea Rangecroft and Eleanor McDowall Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

A private empty gravel lot transforms into a community beach in the pandemic and an invitation to step inside a work of art - Josie Long presents short documentaries about worlds turned upside down. Bloordale Beach Feat. Shari Kasman Produced by Sarah Melton With music from Pop Plug & Canada Katana and Catjam Portals Featuring Cassi Namoda Originally produced for Shade Podcast's series Interludes. Conceptualised by Executive Producer, Lou Mensah and created by Audio Artist, Axel Kacoutié Shade Podcast - https://pod.link/1469562537 FIELDS Original music by Ariana Martinez Produced by Ariana Martinez Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4