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Nov 2016
27m 57s

Vox

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Josie Long presents stories about brushes with the unknown.

Finding your voice, life or death conversations and seeking anonymity.

Josie Long explores the power of the human voice. From losing yourself in a crowd of others to the medium who finds herself conversing with a murderer.

Cards on the Table Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Frantumaglia Produced by Phil Smith

Power and Freedom Produced by Sarah Boothroyd

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

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