The Departure - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures about leaving places behind. From zip wiring over the Iron Curtain, to reflecting on lost connections with your country of origin and a poem remembering the thousands of people lost to the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Zip WireFeaturing Daniel Pohl
Produced by Andrea Rangecrofthalf / half
Featuring Hannah Kendaru, Lou Kendaru and Remi KendaruCo-created by Lou and Hannah Kendaru.
Produced by Lou KendaruFirst developed for Future Currents hosted by The Doing Group

Seed of the FruitFeaturing Mark 'Mr T' Thompson
Produced by Alan HallWith the voice of Cherise Hamilton-Stephenson
Statistics from slavevoyages.orgCommissioned by the National Maritime Museum for UNESCO’s International Day for the Rembrance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition

Production Team: Eleanor McDowall and Alia CassamProduced by Andrea Rangecroft
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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