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Short CutsSeries 20
Episode 4 of 7

Josie Long presents stories about music and musicians, from the magic of Downtown to a gay country music album. From 2019.

A spider infestation turns into a musical performance, the pianist Glenn Gould unpicks the magic of Petula Clark's Downtown and Patrick Haggerty talks about Lavender Country, which has come to be known as the first gay country music album.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about music and musicians.

Lavender Country
Featuring Patrick Haggerty
Produced by Thomas Curry, Lauren Eisen and Sofie Strøbeck

Downtown
Featuring Glenn Gould
Produced by Alan Hall

Spiders! The Musical
Produced by Phil Smith

Image Credit: Matthew Wilson

Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 15 Jul 202100:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Tue 3 Sep 201915:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 2 May 202121:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 14 Jul 202118:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 15 Jul 202100:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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    Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.