Long Story Short
ABC (Australia)
Long Story Short shrinks the documentary format down to the everyday, showcasing remarkable real-life Australian stories and the best first person storytelling. Laugh and cry with the people you’ll meet as we search for the remarkable. Presented by Mike Williams and Jesse Cox.
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Networks:
ABC (Australia)
Description:
Long Story Short shrinks the documentary format down to the everyday, showcasing remarkable real-life Australian stories and the best first person storytelling. Laugh and cry with the people you’ll meet as we search for the remarkable. Presented by Mike Williams and Jesse Cox.
Twitter:
@RadioNational
Language:
English
Email:
info_rn@your.abc.net.a
Episodes
Idol encounters
5/19/2013
When Lithuanian born Tomas Venstukonis told his friends he was moving to Australia they laughed in his face. His dream was to become an actor and not long after arriving he found himself fulfilling it. And what would you do if you came face to face with your very first rock 'n roll crush decades later?
Duration:00:27:57
Birds
5/12/2013
Our shady relationship with birds – from magpie swoops to an emu war. Meet a bird watcher, bird recordist and a woman with an extreme fear of the feathered kind. Also, the story of the great emu war of 1932. After a problem flock of emus got out of control the Australian army went in. Surprisingly, it was more evenly matched than you'd think.
Duration:00:27:59
Mum's the word
5/5/2013
In the lead-up to Mother's Day we're celebrating mums the best way we know how—with stories.
Duration:00:28:59
Hard of hearing
4/28/2013
Overcoming challenges through sheer determination. Sounds and stories that aren't what they first seem.
Duration:00:28:41
Comfort zone
4/21/2013
Get out of your comfort zone with stories that may change your point of view
Duration:00:28:13
Hunted in the top end
4/14/2013
Find out what happens to legally owned pet crocs when they grow up and also, forget guns - bow hunting is back.
Duration:00:27:59
Extreme Besties
4/7/2013
Travel back to the 1990's with two stories about intense teenage friendships.
Duration:00:27:55
Habitat
3/31/2013
Stories about home in all its forms.
Duration:00:27:55
The Show
3/24/2013
Why we want to run away to be part of the show and how to escape from it once we're there. Take a ride on the Gravatron, lose some money at the sideshow alley and eat a Dagwood dog. Short stories about life with the travelling show. Listen and claim your aural showbag.
Duration:00:27:55
Crash
3/17/2013
In a split second a crash can change your life dramatically. Stories after the impact: from being first on the scene to coping with the loss of a loved one decades later.
Duration:00:27:03