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Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about the sea.
The sounds of the sea, whispers into a wind phone and the dark, silent nights in Lyø, Denmark; a writer reflects on women dreaming of diving beneath the surface of the water; an Hawaiian surfer describes the exhilaration of riding through the barrel of a wave and stories from cliff-edge towns in the UK as the water comes ever-closer.
The Wave Featuring Clyde Aikau Music by Cabinet of Living Cinema Produced by Sarah Cuddon
The Widow of the Sea Produced by Nanna Hauge Kristensen
Dreaming Featuring Margaret Drabble Originally recorded by Sarah Cuddon for The Diving Venus
The View from the Edge Featuring Darcy Bayless and Juliet Blaxland who has written a book about her experiences in a cliff edge house called The Easternmost House. Produced by Chloe White and Jodie Taylor
Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in 2020.
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