Falling Tree Productions
@fallingtreeprod.bsky.social
We make documentaries and audio art for radio, podcasts and public spaces.
Our free archive of more than 900 documentaries is available at -
www.fallingtree.co.uk
Our free archive of more than 900 documentaries is available at -
www.fallingtree.co.uk
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As this year draws to a close here are a few glimpses of the last 12 months at Falling Tree. We’re looking forward to the sounds of 2026! 📻 ✨
"A very different listen..."
Great to hear a listener write in to BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week about our recent Illuminated 'The Metaphor Consultant'
Catch up on the Illuminated podcast
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Great to hear a listener write in to BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week about our recent Illuminated 'The Metaphor Consultant'
Catch up on the Illuminated podcast
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
"A very different listen..."
Great to hear a listener write in to BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week about our recent Illuminated 'The Metaphor Consultant'
Catch up on the Illuminated podcast
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Great to hear a listener write in to BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week about our recent Illuminated 'The Metaphor Consultant'
Catch up on the Illuminated podcast
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
"It's such a beautiful image of how looking back can actually help you stand more firmly in the present..."
Moved to hear Emma Freud's introduction to a clip of Mum in a Box on BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, speaking just a few weeks after the death of her own mother
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Moved to hear Emma Freud's introduction to a clip of Mum in a Box on BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, speaking just a few weeks after the death of her own mother
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Pick of the Week - Emma Freud - BBC Sounds
Emma Freud presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"It's such a beautiful image of how looking back can actually help you stand more firmly in the present..."
Moved to hear Emma Freud's introduction to a clip of Mum in a Box on BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, speaking just a few weeks after the death of her own mother
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Moved to hear Emma Freud's introduction to a clip of Mum in a Box on BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, speaking just a few weeks after the death of her own mother
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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This is good www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Illuminated - The Metaphor Consultant - BBC Sounds
The poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a reasonable fee
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This is good www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant on BBC Radio 4 now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Or catch up later with the Illuminated podcast
Or catch up later with the Illuminated podcast
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant on BBC Radio 4 now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Or catch up later with the Illuminated podcast
Or catch up later with the Illuminated podcast
Profound sadness but an undiminished yearning for justice 45 years on from the New Cross Fire at the Memorial Service to remember those who were killed...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Profound sadness but an undiminished yearning for justice 45 years on from the New Cross Fire at the Memorial Service to remember those who were killed...
Tonight in BBC Radio 4’s Illuminated, the poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a very reasonable fee.
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast
Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast
Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 18, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Tonight in BBC Radio 4’s Illuminated, the poet Jack Underwood offers his services as a metaphor consultant, for a very reasonable fee.
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast
Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen to The Metaphor Consultant in the Illuminated podcast
Produced by Eleanor McDowall www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
"It’s that sense of easy conversation – a connection between Hall and the musicians that is free and friendly... an enchanting listen..."
Great to see this Nuala McCann @irishnews.com review of the latest series of Instrumental! www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...
Great to see this Nuala McCann @irishnews.com review of the latest series of Instrumental! www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...
January 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"It’s that sense of easy conversation – a connection between Hall and the musicians that is free and friendly... an enchanting listen..."
Great to see this Nuala McCann @irishnews.com review of the latest series of Instrumental! www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...
Great to see this Nuala McCann @irishnews.com review of the latest series of Instrumental! www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...
"Podcasting isn’t a genre; it’s an industry. Mashing together news, interview shows, celebrity-driven conversations and self-help monologues doesn’t make much sense. More striking still is what the nominations are missing entirely..."
smart read from my friend and former colleague about how the globes SHOULD treat podcasting — but truly we all know this will just not happen OR if it does, be demoted to a creative arts-style non-broadcast event
Opinion | And the Golden Globe for Best Podcast Goes To … Wait, Who?
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
"Podcasting isn’t a genre; it’s an industry. Mashing together news, interview shows, celebrity-driven conversations and self-help monologues doesn’t make much sense. More striking still is what the nominations are missing entirely..."
Excited to see a new listening cinema popping up in Edinburgh...
📻 ✨ Sounds for the Dark is having its first event in a couple of weeks - more details here: soundsforthedark.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/o...
📻 ✨ Sounds for the Dark is having its first event in a couple of weeks - more details here: soundsforthedark.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/o...
Our First Event!
Love sound art? Have a calendar which includes January 2026? Why not pencil in Sounds For The Dark for 22/01/26 at Leith Depot (time tbc), free entry. We’ll be listening to submitted sound ar…
soundsforthedark.wordpress.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Excited to see a new listening cinema popping up in Edinburgh...
📻 ✨ Sounds for the Dark is having its first event in a couple of weeks - more details here: soundsforthedark.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/o...
📻 ✨ Sounds for the Dark is having its first event in a couple of weeks - more details here: soundsforthedark.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/o...
“Johnny Flynn gets the second series of Instrumental off to a delightful start..." - @radiotimes.bsky.social Pick of the Week
Instrumental, our series of intimate musical conversations, returns to BBC Radio 3.
Listen every night at 9.45pm or catch up on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Instrumental, our series of intimate musical conversations, returns to BBC Radio 3.
Listen every night at 9.45pm or catch up on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
“Johnny Flynn gets the second series of Instrumental off to a delightful start..." - @radiotimes.bsky.social Pick of the Week
Instrumental, our series of intimate musical conversations, returns to BBC Radio 3.
Listen every night at 9.45pm or catch up on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Instrumental, our series of intimate musical conversations, returns to BBC Radio 3.
Listen every night at 9.45pm or catch up on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Great to hear Sarah Walker preview the return of our series Instrumental to BBC Radio 3!
Starting tomorrow night at 9.45pm, in the first episode listen to Alan Hall in conversation with Johnny Flynn about his relationship with the violin www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Starting tomorrow night at 9.45pm, in the first episode listen to Alan Hall in conversation with Johnny Flynn about his relationship with the violin www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Great to hear Sarah Walker preview the return of our series Instrumental to BBC Radio 3!
Starting tomorrow night at 9.45pm, in the first episode listen to Alan Hall in conversation with Johnny Flynn about his relationship with the violin www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Starting tomorrow night at 9.45pm, in the first episode listen to Alan Hall in conversation with Johnny Flynn about his relationship with the violin www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Wonderful to see Problems with Julia Masli (produced by @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social and Julia Masli) in @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social's audio top ten of 2025 for @theobserveruk.bsky.social!
Listen on the BBC Radio 4 Illuminated podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen on the BBC Radio 4 Illuminated podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Wonderful to see Problems with Julia Masli (produced by @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social and Julia Masli) in @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social's audio top ten of 2025 for @theobserveruk.bsky.social!
Listen on the BBC Radio 4 Illuminated podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen on the BBC Radio 4 Illuminated podcast: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Great piece from Fiona on the general enshittification of podcasts, thanks to a paradigm shift towards video. Very good insights as well from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Eleanor McDowall of @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social.
In today's @guardian, I had a little grumble about the audio-visual podcasts that are forgetting – or have ceased to care – about the experience of listeners. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Great piece from Fiona on the general enshittification of podcasts, thanks to a paradigm shift towards video. Very good insights as well from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Eleanor McDowall of @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social.
Struggling to make sense of a complicated world? You need a metaphor!
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Struggling to make sense of a complicated world? You need a metaphor!
“Head over to Falling Tree productions for the best of creative radio… Dip into their archives and you’ll find treasures aplenty. Imaginative, enchanting, strange, enthralling… it’s all there.”
Lovely to see this in Nuala McCann’s @irishnews.com radio column! www.irishnews.com/opinion/radi...
Lovely to see this in Nuala McCann’s @irishnews.com radio column! www.irishnews.com/opinion/radi...
Radio review: Whisper it, but I’m not the biggest fan of Christmas...
Nuala McCann hears tips on how to navigate the festive season
www.irishnews.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Head over to Falling Tree productions for the best of creative radio… Dip into their archives and you’ll find treasures aplenty. Imaginative, enchanting, strange, enthralling… it’s all there.”
Lovely to see this in Nuala McCann’s @irishnews.com radio column! www.irishnews.com/opinion/radi...
Lovely to see this in Nuala McCann’s @irishnews.com radio column! www.irishnews.com/opinion/radi...
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Spot on article 👏 👏
This happens to be the topic of my keynote for @meccsa.bsky.social on 13 Feb (World Radio Day!): "Viva the Narrative Podcast: The Case Against Video".
Audio's demise has been (wrongly) predicted before 😀 We are not giving up!
This happens to be the topic of my keynote for @meccsa.bsky.social on 13 Feb (World Radio Day!): "Viva the Narrative Podcast: The Case Against Video".
Audio's demise has been (wrongly) predicted before 😀 We are not giving up!
“The absence of images isn’t some failure of technology. These mediums have grown from a deep love of sound and its imaginative possibilities. When I hear people say the future of audio is essentially television, it makes me feel they never knew what was exciting about sound in the first place…”
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
December 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Spot on article 👏 👏
This happens to be the topic of my keynote for @meccsa.bsky.social on 13 Feb (World Radio Day!): "Viva the Narrative Podcast: The Case Against Video".
Audio's demise has been (wrongly) predicted before 😀 We are not giving up!
This happens to be the topic of my keynote for @meccsa.bsky.social on 13 Feb (World Radio Day!): "Viva the Narrative Podcast: The Case Against Video".
Audio's demise has been (wrongly) predicted before 😀 We are not giving up!
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A podcast that is only, or primarily, on YouTube isn’t a podcast if you can’t watch that video without being on YouTube. The word “podcast” specifically *means* not being beholden to any tech giants like YouTube/Google/Alphabet. anildash.com/2024/02/05/w...
December 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A podcast that is only, or primarily, on YouTube isn’t a podcast if you can’t watch that video without being on YouTube. The word “podcast” specifically *means* not being beholden to any tech giants like YouTube/Google/Alphabet. anildash.com/2024/02/05/w...
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this this this
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
this this this
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I personally think the podcast medium is overstimulated for interviews and underutilised for beautiful atmospheric dramatic storytelling. But that’s probably just me.
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I personally think the podcast medium is overstimulated for interviews and underutilised for beautiful atmospheric dramatic storytelling. But that’s probably just me.
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Anyway, a great show for beautiful atmospheric pieces of storytelling via audio was BBC shortcuts. I wrote and read out a story about being a woman on the internet and being stalked here and they turned it into a terrifyingly beautiful work of art.
open.spotify.com/episode/0sb4...
open.spotify.com/episode/0sb4...
The Horror!
open.spotify.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Anyway, a great show for beautiful atmospheric pieces of storytelling via audio was BBC shortcuts. I wrote and read out a story about being a woman on the internet and being stalked here and they turned it into a terrifyingly beautiful work of art.
open.spotify.com/episode/0sb4...
open.spotify.com/episode/0sb4...
“The absence of images isn’t some failure of technology. These mediums have grown from a deep love of sound and its imaginative possibilities. When I hear people say the future of audio is essentially television, it makes me feel they never knew what was exciting about sound in the first place…”
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“The absence of images isn’t some failure of technology. These mediums have grown from a deep love of sound and its imaginative possibilities. When I hear people say the future of audio is essentially television, it makes me feel they never knew what was exciting about sound in the first place…”
As this year draws to a close here are a few glimpses of the last 12 months at Falling Tree. We’re looking forward to the sounds of 2026! 📻 ✨
December 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
As this year draws to a close here are a few glimpses of the last 12 months at Falling Tree. We’re looking forward to the sounds of 2026! 📻 ✨
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this whole list is magic
(and i'm not just saying that cause i'm on it)
(and i'm not just saying that cause i'm on it)
Merry Christmas from Falling Tree 🎄
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…
December 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
this whole list is magic
(and i'm not just saying that cause i'm on it)
(and i'm not just saying that cause i'm on it)
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Welp, laryngitis has compelled me to postpone the last episode of the year (and also AMT) to 2026. But now is a fine time to listen to some Festivelusionists, which are gathered in a playlist at theallusionist.org/festivelusionist
Festivelusionists — The Allusionist
'Tis the season for the festive Allusionists! Here’s your playlist of episodes from the back catalogue, which are all also available in your podcast app, of course: A Christmas Carol I read the ...
theallusionist.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Welp, laryngitis has compelled me to postpone the last episode of the year (and also AMT) to 2026. But now is a fine time to listen to some Festivelusionists, which are gathered in a playlist at theallusionist.org/festivelusionist
Merry Christmas from Falling Tree 🎄
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Merry Christmas from Falling Tree 🎄
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…
If you’re looking for listening on a long festive journey, here are 12 of the things that caught our ears in the past year…