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Afterwords

Afterwords

Josie Long presents short documentaries in which words linger long after they're uttered.

Short Cuts · BBC Radio 4

May 22, 201829m 35s

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Show Notes

A dream-like journey, a man trying to prove he hasn't died and a reflection on a eulogy. Josie Long presents documentaries where words linger long after they're uttered.

Featuring the voices of the oral historian Studs Terkel, recorded a couple of years before he passed away, and the writer Julia Cooper, finding the words she wished she could offer her younger self.

A Taxi Stops Produced by Rikke Houd

Afterwords Featuring Jeremy Lee Bass Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Eulogy Featuring Julia Cooper Produced by Veronica Simmonds

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.