Tracing the Line

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Nina Garthwaite presents a showcase for delightful and adventurous short documentaries. A selection of brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures and found sound. In 'Tracing the Line', we hear tales of lifelines, unfamiliar paths and lines broken and crossed. In one short the economics editor for Newsnight, Paul Mason, offers us an unusual take on the UK's economic lines. We dive deep into Britain's underwater labyrinth of tunnels and caves in order to discover the tale of the 'Dead Man's Handshake' - only attached to the surface, and safety, by one thin lifeline. Whilst across the pond, we hear the story of an American who secretly wore a wire to record his life for five years. Produced by Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 4 The items featured in this programme were: Lifelines - Part One Produced by Kate Bland Kyrie Osbornum Featuring Paul Mason Posterity Produced by David Weinberg LUAS Lines Written and read by Joseph O'Connor Dead Man's Handshake Produced by Leo Hornak Lifelines - Part Two Produced by Kate Bland Donald Semenza - The Line Produced by Pejk Malinovski.