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Josie Long presents audio adventures and short documentaries on the words we use to express ourselves. An artist explores new ways to talk about pain, an activist tries to live authentically in a language that feels like it wasn’t made for them, and a son connects to his parents through an Urdu love poem.Makeshift Featuring Laura Pejak Produced by Nada Smiljanic and Jesse LawsonA fragment between two Produced by Raheel Khan Featuring Vada/ Promise - a poem by Rukhsana Nazi - from the collection Rutth Juggeh/The Night Awakes. With thanks to Imtiaz Ahmed Qureshi from Intesaab Kahaani.Perceptions of Pain Featuring Matilda Glen Produced by Phoebe McIndoe and Redzi BernardProducer: Andrea Rangecroft A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

Returning to an old flame, a snapshot of a break-up and a cascade of crushes - Josie Long presents short romantic documentaries about falling in and out of love.Crushing Produced by Erisa ApantakuWe've Only Just Begun Featuring Ben Bryant and Elizabeth Hepburn Produced by Olivia HumphreysSnapshot Featuring Scottee and Brian Teeling Produced by ScotteePhoto credit: Brian Teeling Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

The horror of renting, childhood pranks and being a woman online - Josie Long presents terrifying short documentaries and adventures in sound. Fictional horror stories begin to creep into a writer's real life as she finds herself followed across the internet by an anonymous poster. Two young women discover their perfect new rental property marred by one small flaw - a man secretly living in their basement. And three brothers do battle in a home filled with tales of ghost stories and the sound of old horror movies.Thump Thump Thump Produced by Chris Attaway A version of this story was first created for KCRW's 24 hour Radio RaceThe Brothers and the Banshees Produced by Geoff BirdThe Antagonist Written and read by Nikita Gill Voiceover work by Tony Warmsley Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4