Summary
Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about dreaming and the imagination.
Dive into an astronaut's dreamscape, take an audio drawing lesson with Ebony Flowers and listen to Ursula Le Guin explore world-building.
The Astronaut's Dream
Feat. Helen Sharman Produced by Edward Prosser Music by Kevin MacLeod Originally created for the Royal Institution
Self Portrait in Outer Space
Feat. Ebony Flowers Produced by Jess Shane Music by Chad Crouch and Abby Swidler
Ursula Le Guin
Interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour Originally broadcast in 1990
Evin and Ian
Produced by Georgia Moodie
Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2020.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.4 | Hello, I'm Jacey Long and welcome to the podcast of Shortcuts. |
| 0:09.5 | This episode is about dreaming, imaginative power, allowing yourself to think of bigger and better things, but also cosying up and sleeping. |
| 0:19.9 | So if you can and you like to, |
| 0:23.7 | please listen to this of an evening. |
| 0:25.8 | I'm recording this underneath my duvet and my bed. |
| 0:28.7 | It's the most luxurious work I've ever done in my life. |
| 0:32.4 | So join me, but not in any sort of creepy way. |
| 0:36.5 | Thank you. me, but not in any sort of creepy way. |
| 0:48.9 | David has probably never stopped to think what a wonderful thing sleep is. |
| 0:53.0 | In sleep, the muscles of the body are relaxed. |
| 1:02.0 | On the odd occasion that I do remember my dreams, quite often I have a dream where I'm back in space. |
| 1:06.0 | It's the most perfect way to relax that we have. This is shortcuts. |
| 1:08.0 | Our breathing is slower and deeper when we sleep. |
| 1:11.2 | Brief encounters. |
| 1:12.2 | The body's temperature is lower. |
| 1:13.6 | True stories. |
| 1:14.6 | Even the heart beats more slowly. |
| 1:16.8 | Radio adventures. |
| 1:17.8 | The whole body is resting. |
| 1:19.8 | And found sound. |
| 1:21.3 | It's a normal part of sound healthy sleep. |
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