Summary
As the light fades, Josie Long presents short documentaries about hovering on the edge of darkness. A poetic dialogue prompted by an eager moon and a wander through nature in the gloaming.
Eager Moon Produced by James T. Green and Ariana Martinez
The History of Night Featuring Dr Andrew Flack Produced by Hunter Charlton
Epilogue Produced by Sean Towgood
Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello, I'm standing being eaten alive by midgeys, absolutely killed by them for my art. |
| 0:12.9 | I'm struggling for my art. |
| 0:15.1 | And I want to welcome you to the podcast of Shortcuts from a new orchard within Queens Park in Glasgow. |
| 0:22.3 | The apples are not yet ripe on the trees. |
| 0:24.4 | What's the point of being an orchard if you can't scrump? |
| 0:27.0 | Tell me about it. |
| 0:28.1 | But tonight is all about twilight and the night time and the dark. |
| 0:33.5 | So I hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:40.3 | I'm standing near the top of a hill in Queens Park in Glasgow. |
| 0:45.1 | The best view in the whole city, in my opinion. |
| 0:49.4 | This is shortcuts. |
| 0:53.1 | Church spires towering over the sandstone tenements, |
| 0:56.6 | the messy wreck of metal new buildings in the centre, |
| 1:00.2 | and beyond it the hills which pretty much surround the city. |
| 1:04.3 | Today, twilight hours. |
| 1:07.3 | The sun is hanging low in the sky. |
| 1:09.7 | It feels like the golden hour, this beautiful light. |
| 1:13.0 | The moon is only visible due to the sun's illumination. |
| 1:17.2 | The sun and the moon are always on the move. |
| 1:20.8 | As I walk down the hill, it will get darker and darker. |
| 1:25.4 | The idea of death, does it bother you still? |
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