The Conversation

Josie Long presents stories of intimate conversations. A 30-year-long conversation comes to an end, an undercover agent reveals how to flatter someone into prison and we discover the secrets of the 'dual form'. With the Caterpillar Featuring Bostjan Dvorak Produced by Phil Smith Colleagues Featuring Dr Irene Pepperberg Produced by Andrea Rangecroft He Was So Happy to See Me Featuring Ed Follis Produced by Leo Hornak 99 Words http://99words.co.uk/ Featuring Sally Potter Beverly Eckert Produced by Vanara Taing with interviews recorded by StoryCorps, a nonprofit dedicated to recording and collecting stories of everyday people.

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

Executive Producer: Alan Hall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2015.