"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
- Mary Oliver
Josie Long heads out alone into nature to present short documentaries and adventures in sound inspired by the poet Mary Oliver. From a meditation on the seasons amid the changing climate, to an exploration of wanting with Laura Barton.
Wild and Precious
Featuring Laura Barton
Mary Oliver - Listening to the World (edited extract)
Interview by Krista Tippett
This interview was originally produced for The On Being Project
onbeing.org
To Fail as a Witness
Featuring Anne Fosburg
Produced by Ariana Martinez
Special thanks to Anne Fosburg and collaborator Mitchell Johnson for the early correspondence that motivated this work.
Production Team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia Cassam
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.