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Josie Long hears stories of hope found amidst the darkness - tales of love letters, hope on the water and the man who has steered 28,000 people safely to shore across treacherous waters from the end of a phone line."I must admit I'm deeply impressed by people who step out and do something and say something... whatever dreaming they would do it. A Mexican farm worker Jessie De La Cruz said, 'we have a saying in Spanish, when things look bleak, esperanzas mueren al ultimo. Hope dies last.'" - Studs TerkelThe features in this programme are:Dear John Produced by Andrea RangecroftBird in the Breath and Other Hopeful Cargo Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer MetskerSend Me Your Location Produced by Andrea RangecroftSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017.

Josie Long presents stories on things drawing to a close - from stories captured, bottled and buried over time, to reflections at the end of a life well-lived.The Kajakman Produced by Rikke HoudToo Many Miles Originally produced for the Third Coast International Audio Festival Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer MetskerHarold Featuring Harold Stevenson Produced by Sarah GeisSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.

Josie Long hears stories of dreamers - from the search for utopia to striving to transform into the writer Barbara Cartland.Becoming Barbara Produced by Natalie KestecherUtopia Featuring Michaela Vieser Produced by Tim Hinman and Michaela VieserDear Face at Deer Lake with Deer People Originally made for Third Coast International Audio Festival Produced by Dear Deer Face CollectiveSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016.