Afterwords

22/05/2018 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

A dream-like journey, a man trying to prove he hasn't died and a reflection on a eulogy. Josie Long presents documentaries where words linger long after they're uttered. Featuring the voices of the oral historian Studs Terkel, recorded a couple of years before he passed away, and the writer Julia Cooper, finding the words she wished she could offer her younger self.A Taxi Stops
Produced by Rikke HoudAfterwords
Featuring Jeremy Lee Bass
Produced by Andrea RangecroftEulogy
Featuring Julia Cooper
Produced by Veronica SimmondsSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.

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