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Josie Long presents a sequence of brief encounters, true stories and short documentaries in which the boundaries between 'real' life and dreaming blur.\n \nFrom the addictive, perception-altering qualities of romantic love through to a surreal story about recording dreams. We hear from the legendary film editor and director Walter Murch about the dreamlike qualities of cinematic narratives and the psychologist Susan Blackmore's experience of looking down from the ceiling at her own body.\n \nThe items featured in the programme are:\n \nWaking Life\nFeat. Susan Blackmore\nProd. Sara Parker\n \nDreaming\nFeat. Walter Murch\n \nThe Man Who Could Record Your Dreams\nProd. Bob Carlson\nOriginally broadcast on Unfictional\nAn extended version of this story can he found here: http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/uf/uf110909the_man_who_could_re\n \nLast Words\nFeat. Kester Brewin\n \nLove is a Drug\nFeat. Helen Fisher\nProd. Hana Walker Brown\n \nAnswer Machine\nFound sound from Tape Findings\nhttp://www.sweetthunder.org/tapes/\n \nSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2014.