Josie Long hears stories of heartbreak. Difficult love, women encoded in music and rebuilding yourself after you've been broken.

Laura Barton offers a tender exploration of complex, enduring love, Natalie Kestecher rebuilds herself after a sudden shock and we dive into the sound of heartache.

Tough Love
Featuring Laura Barton

Twenty-Three
Produced by Alan Hall

Kintsugi Dog
Produced by Natalie Kestecher
Mix by Steven Tilley

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.