A wait of 33 years between a marriage proposal and a response, a skittish piano tries to avoid the stage and a young boy looks out to sea waiting for his father. Josie Long presents short documentaries and works of sound art about waiting, yearning and anxiously anticipating.

Skittish Piano
Produced by Eleanor McDowall

Isabel and Alf
Featuring Isabel Bader
Produced by Kalli Anderson
Thank you to Isabel Bader, Ruth Clarke and Olivia Richardson.

The Voice of the Sea
Feat.uring Abel Coentrão
Produced by Rebecca Nolan

Curated by Axel Kacoutié, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4