Listen "The Gloaming"
Episode Synopsis
Josie Long presents new short documentaries on searching for hope in the gathering darkness.John McCarthy and Brian Keenan look back on a single act of human kindness that glows amid much darker memories, a late night conversation explores the hope bound up in playing the lottery, and we hear as voices fade in a Danish hospice.The Gloaming
Featuring John McCarthy and Brian Keenan
Produced by Geoff BirdFading
Produced by Nanna Hauge KristensenThe Lottery
Produced by Phoebe WangSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018.
Featuring John McCarthy and Brian Keenan
Produced by Geoff BirdFading
Produced by Nanna Hauge KristensenThe Lottery
Produced by Phoebe WangSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2018.
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