Behind The Curtain
Josie Long presents stories from behind the scenes, from moral dilemmas on a reality show to secret telephone discos. From 2014.
Josie Long peers behind the curtain to reveal stories from behind the scenes.
There's secret telephone discos for cold calling salesmen, moral dilemmas which emerge behind the scenes on a reality television show and Joe Dunthorne attempts to gain access to the OULIPO.
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2014.
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Behind the Curtain - A Josie Long Comic
Josie lifts the curtain on being a stand-up comic
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“Take a five minute break and go completely ballistic”
Duration: 02:28
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“After the applause there was a strange sadness in the room”
Duration: 02:07
Items featured in the programme
Satchmo Encore
Feat. The Smith Brothers
Produced by Phil Smith
Inflitrating OULIPO
Feat. Joe Dunthorne
Cold Calling Disco
Found sound collected by RJ Porter
My Reality
Feat. Avigail Schotz
Produced by Avigail Schotz and Nick White
Originally broadcast on KCRW's Unfictional
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Tue 21 Oct 2014 15:00BBC Radio 4- Wed 18 Feb 2015 23:30BBC Radio 4
- Wed 17 May 2023 21:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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