Vienna, 1939. An 18 year old girl packs her bags and travels to London. A tale of loving, losing and loving again.

With music from Raphaella (raphaellamusic.co.uk) and George Cooke on cello. 

Edith's Passport: Short Cuts Series 7, BBC Radio 4

Three generations of a Jamaican diaspora family talk about their sporting affinities… and the slang that comes with them.

Originally produced as an audio slideshow for the British Library in March 2014, as part of their sound library's mission to map the British Isles' accents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UY7eTA122w

With thanks to Grandma Tux, Gary & Remi Stewart, & Laurie Rampling.


Speaking Of Home : Commissioned by The British Library

Adel, bédouin dans son trentaine, commence à raconter une histoire, révélant des détails en évolution rapide de la vie de son peuple…

Here's the English transcript! http://therhythmroutes.co.uk/?p=476

Douz, Passarelle Au Sahara. Shortlisted for the Sheffield Doc Fest 2015

February, 2014. Rimi attends her Japanese grandfather's funeral. Things didn't go quite as she might have expected them to.

Featuring Piano solo: Old Castle, by the river, in the middle of a forest by Hiromi Uehara.

Find out more at her beautifully written blog: http://alackthere.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/the-funeral-part-2.html

Entry for Third Coast's Stud Terkels Short Docs competition 2015. The rules were it had to be 3 mins(ish) max, contain a shout of silence or a cry of laughter, the question "And what happened then?" (or a variation thereof), and a 'w' question word in the title. 

Ogichan, Grandad. Where Did He Go? for Third Coast Short Docs Challenge 2015

The Digital Natives, or anyone below the age 20, are some of the most impressive and bemusing humans of our time. A 9-year-old, a 13-year-old and a 15-year old tell us about their technology habits and what effect they think it will have on the human race.

Music:

Morten Rasz - A Body to Live In
Podington Bear - Wisp
Future Sauce - Come Together
Zs - Xe
My Brother Daniel - Ponky McFonky 
Lee Rosevere - Happy Little Clouds 

Natives Of A Digital Land, commissioned by Mayfest Theatre Festival

Russell Enoch is a 90 year old actor. Not so long ago, he realised his memory was 'finally collapsing', leading him to sit down and begin to write his memoirs before forgetfulness got the better of him. But how to write a life? How to do justice to the good, the bad and the ugly? And what, of all manner of things, is the point of it all?

How to Write a Life? commissioned for audio exhibition A Mile In My Shoes

Amid the barren shrub of the Rajasthan deserts lives a vibrant and rich folk tradition. This music has always been performed by talented musical communities, such as the Manganiyar and the Langa, and supported by wealthy patrons. Yet as this feudal economy rapidly evolves into a monetary one, so too do the musicians have to adapt, either opting to go into other professions, or navigate the fickle world of the music industry. How can these musicians continue to make a living without compromising the music of their ancestors?

For more information, go to the ABC website: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/rajasthani-traditional-music-survival/6732682

The Desert Music of Rajasthan, ABC Radio National

Rimi, a woman of Japanese descent, has spent most of her life in England. When her grandfather dies she travels back to Japan for the funeral and discovers she is not quite as Japanese as she thought.

With thanks to Rimika Solloway for her story.

Music Credits

Liquid Mirror by Rae Howell and Dan McBride

Ghosts of Angels by Rae Howell and Dan McBride

Submerged by Rae Howell and Dan McBride

The Name of Life by Spirited Away

Beyond The River Sanzu, ABC Radio National

Every time the Dalai Lama makes a speech in his town of exile, Dharamsala, a number of translators simultaneously interpret his words of wisdom from Tibetan into all manner of languages, English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese… Translation is a well-honed craft, but translating for a holy leader is in a different league entirely. Who are these people? Why do they choose to learn Tibetan and translate for one of the holiest leaders on the planet? Do they feel they can ever recreate the holy experience that listeners expect from the speech?

For more about how good the Dalai's jokes are, go to http://www.caravanmagazine.in/lede/karmic-relief-dalai-lama-humour

or comment on the programme here: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/tuning-into-the-dalai-lama-prog/7499282

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