Nothing
Josie Long presents stories of absence, from the death of a man who didn't exist to treasure that couldn't be kept. From 2014.
Josie Long presents stories about absence and nothing.
A decades long murder mystery about the death of a man who never existed, the story of losing someone you never knew and a first time treasure hunter finds something against the odds but ends up with nothing.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2014.
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In Our Time: Zero
Melvyn Bragg examines the number between 1 and -1, once denounced as the devil's work.
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Items Featured In The Programme
Eternity
Feat. Daniel Tammet
Produced by Martin Johnson
Treasure Hunting
Feat. Will Westaway
Nuffink
Produced by Cicely Fell
The Unknown Man
Feat. Gerald Feltus
Nothing
Feat. Nico Tatarowicz
Produced by Sophie Black
Broadcasts
Tue 4 Nov 201415:00BBC Radio 4- Wed 31 May 202321:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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