Split

Josie Long presents a series of delightful and adventurous short documentaries, brief encounters, true stories and found sound. We examine rips in the fabric of the universe as Josie Long delves into stories of splits, divisions and tears. From broken hearts to divided personalities. We hear from a woman who was so tired of being in two minds that she surrendered all of her decision making to a piece of string, a mimic who taught herself how to assume alternate personalities and we recover from heartbreak using the 'Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline'. The items featured in the programme are: Automated Relationship Replacement Hotline Originally broadcast in WireTap String Produced by Natalie Kestecher The full version of this story can be found here: Split Voices Produced by Sarah Cuddon Other Halves Produced by Dennis Funk Produced by Eleanor McDowall A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.

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Split is an episode from Short Cuts by BBC.

This episode is 27:18 long.

This episode was published on Aug 27, 2025.

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