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Afterwords

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4 Extra Debut, Josie Long presents stories where words linger long after they are uttered, including a reflection on a eulogy. From 2018.

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 Houd

Afterwords
Featuring Jeremy Lee Bass
Produced by Andrea Rangecroft

Eulogy
Featuring Julia Cooper
Produced by Veronica Simmonds

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for 91热爆 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.

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28 minutes

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Thu 14 Jan 2021 00:30

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