Arias 2025 - Part 2
This week we have part 2 of our Arias Award night roundup with highlights from the winners speeches and backstage interviews. This batch of winners includes Best Sports award, the Radio Times Moment of the Year and the big ones, the John Myers Local Radio Station of the Year, UK Radio Station or Network of the Year and UK Audio Brand.
39m May 27, 2025
39m
Arias 2025 - Part 1
This week we have part 1 of our Arias Award night roundup with highlights from the red carpet, winners speeches and backstage interviews. We’re featuring the first 11 awards of the night including Best New Presenter, Best Music Breakfast Show and Best Comedy Award, along with the surprise Special Recognition Award and the 2025 Judges' Award. Part 2 will feature the other 12 awards next week.
39m May 20, 2025
39m
Rajar - What Does it All Mean?
 In this week’s podcast we try to demystify the world of Rajar, the radio industry standard figures released every quarter. We dive into what they mean, how they are collated and what you do with your reach, share and listening hours numbers. Georgy chats with Richard Johnson, managing director of market research company Hallett Arendt and Adam Bowie, who blogs extensively about Rajar.
20m May 13, 2025
20m
Out of Frame - Yinka Bokinni
Out of Frame is a new podcast highlighting the different roles in the TV and film industry that makes the magic on the screen happen. Georgy chats to presenter, Yinka Bokinni about the career’s advice the podcast can give and the range of guests she has spoken to about their roles. Yinka also chats about her own broadcasting journey and gives advice for aspiring audio presenters.
20m May 06, 2025
20m
My Podium - Camilla Byk
Georgy chats to Camilla Byk MBE from Podium.Me, the award-winning audio platform providing training to audio makers, journalists and writers under 25 years old. They talk about the ethos behind the company, young people’s voices and their new series of audio drama podcasts, My Podium.
18m Apr 29, 2025
18m
Radio Times Moment of the Year
This week we look in detail at the 10 Arias nominees for the Radio Times Moment of the Year. Our host Georgy Jamieson highlights each entry and we hear from the people who have been nominated with the stories behind the entries and why you should vote for them. You can vote for your favourite moment here https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/radio/arias-moment-of-the-year-2025-vote/
26m Apr 22, 2025
26m
SRA Con
This week's podcast comes from the Student Radio Association Conference hosted at Salford University. Adam Skinn takes you to the event, and alongside Issy Brand and Libby Hornsby talks with some of the guest speakers and delegates across the event including Jack Saunders and Dick & Dom.
22m Apr 15, 2025
22m
Arias Nominations - 2025
After last night’s Arias Nominations. Georgy chats to some of the head judges about their experience this year. She’s joined by Chair of judges Bob Shennan and two category head judges, Ray Paul, founder of The Playmaker Group and Rebecca Frank, Content Director for Kiss, who talk about what the standard of entries was like this year, how they picked the winners and what it means to be nominated.
20m Apr 08, 2025
20m
Fiona Hanlon - Persephonica
Fiona Hanlon spent 17 years with the BBC doing everything from making the tea and opening the post to launching a Radio 1 breakfast show and finally becoming the commissioner for BBC Sounds. Now she’s joined Persephonica, the Sheffield based podcast company, as their new managing director. She tells Georgy about how she got into the industry, her first jobs and what makes a great podcast idea.
16m Apr 01, 2025
16m
Foot in The Door - Belfast
This week’s podcast comes from our Foot In the Door event at Queen’s University, Belfast. Guest producers Izzy Edge and Fiona MacIntyre from Queen’s Radio chat with some of the guest speakers from the day and ask how they got their foot in the door of the audio and radio world.
18m Mar 26, 2025
18m
Meet the Fellows - Liam Fisher
In the last of our Meet the Fellow series Georgy chats to the Head of talkSPORT Liam Fisher, who was announced as a fellow of the Radio Academy at the festival last year. Liam talks about what it means to him to be made a fellow of the Radio Academy, his love of sport and his career highlights so far.
23m Mar 19, 2025
23m
Oceans: Life Under Water
What’s it like to record a podcast in an unusual and remote location? Vicky Wright, producer with Manchester podcast makers Crowd Network, tells Georgy about travelling to the Arctic to record podcast episodes for the new series of Oceans: Life Under Water, which they make in collaboration with Greenpeace. Vicky talks about the challenges she and podcast host Hannah Stitfall faced, life onboard...
23m Mar 12, 2025
23m
Fee Mak - Women in Broadcasting
Fee Mak from Radio 1Xtra is passionate about encouraging women into the broadcasting industry. She tells our host Georgy about her journey into the industry via university and community radio stations, and how we break down the barriers that women, and especially women of colour, face working in radio and audio.
19m Mar 05, 2025
19m
Meet the Fellows - Phil Maguire
This week, we meet another of our Fellows, Phil Maguire OBE. Phil is the Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association and was honoured with a fellowship at last year's Radio Academy Festival. He chats to our host Georgy Jamieson about where his love of radio came from, how his career started, and the important role the PRA plays for prisoners and their families.
23m Feb 26, 2025
23m
Bridget Jones Radio
To mark the end of one of the biggest British film franchises of all time, Bauer has developed Bridget Jones Radio on their Rayo app. Producer and music scheduler Rick Simmonds chats to our host Georgy Jamieson about the concept, commercial partnership, and technicals behind this pop-up station.
19m Feb 19, 2025
19m
Meet The Fellows - Adele Cross
Radio 1Xtra breakfast producer, Adele Cross, is our latest guest on the Meet the Fellows series. Adele was made a Fellow of the Academy last September and she tells our host Georgy Jamieson how surprised and humbled she felt at the accolade. She also chats about how her radio career was a complete accident and the importance of mentoring young people in the radio and audio industry.
20m Feb 12, 2025
20m
POV - Lead Mojo
POV is the new comedy show made by Lead Mojo for BBC Radio 4 and features sketch comedy that started its life online and on social media. Comedy producer and owner of Lead Mojo Ed Morrish chats with our host Georgy Jamieson about the new series and finding new talent for radio comedy. He also talks about some of the big names in comedy he’s worked with, discusses the role of a comedy producer a...
23m Feb 05, 2025
23m
Meet The Fellows - Kellie While
This week on the podcast we have the first of our Meet the Fellows series. Our host Georgy Jamieson chats with Kellie While, who was announced as a Fellow of the Academy at the Radio Academy Festival last September. Kellie is an accomplished folk musician who went on to work in radio production. As the head of creative at 7Digital, she was best known for producing Radio 2’s Folk Show and the BB...
21m Jan 29, 2025
21m
Forth 1 - 50th Birthday
This week on the podcast we celebrate Forth 1’s 50th birthday. The station first broadcast on 22nd January 1975 and joining our host Georgy Jamieson, to look back at some highlights of the station, are afternoon host Garry Spence and Boogie from the breakfast show, who has been host of Boogie in the Morning for over 20 years. They chat about the history of the station, the importance of the aud...
25m Jan 22, 2025
25m
Arias 2025 Webinar
This week on the podcast our host Georgy Jamieson hosts an webinar on the new look Arias. On the panel are the new Chair of Judges, Bob Shennan, Chair of the Awards Committee, Adam Utyman and Aradhna Tayal Leach MD of The Radio Academy. They will guide you through the new and updated categories, the simplified guidelines, the different entry requirements and the judging process. There’s also ad...
24m Jan 15, 2025
24m
Happy New Arias
This week on the podcast it’s a Happy New Year and news about the new look Arias for 2025. Host Georgy Jamieson has all the latest news as entries open and the details on how to enter. Visit http://radioacademy.org/arias for more information and the categories.
3m Jan 08, 2025
3m
Merry Christmas From The Radio Academy
A special festive message from the Radio Academy. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
2m Dec 25, 2024
2m
Never Seen Gavin and Stacey Podcast
It’s the most eagerly anticipated TV event of the year. The Gavin and Stacey finale at Christmas is nearly here but what do you do when everyone’s talking about it but your best mate has never seen your favourite show? Music DJ and sports presenter Abbie McCarthy is a super fan of the classic sitcom and Olivia Jones, presenter for Virgin Radio UK, has never seen it - until now! The friends have...
21m Dec 18, 2024
21m
Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things
How do you rebrand a successful podcast and why? Russell Howard’s podcast with Avalon, Wonderbox, has now changed its name to Five Brilliant Things. Our host Georgy Jamieson chats to the podcast’s producer, Dan Atkinson, about the pros and cons of rebranding a podcast and why they decided to do it. They also talk about partnering with Adelicious and adding a new interactive listener show for Pa...
21m Dec 11, 2024
21m
Nicole Logan
This week on the podcast host Georgy Jamieson chats with the recent winner of the Audio UK Award Nicole Logan. They talk about how surprised and humbled Nicole was getting the award, her career journey and her new role with Goalhanger Podcasts. Nicole also talks about her first big project with Goalhanger, The Rest is Classified.
21m Dec 04, 2024
21m
Outside In Podcast - Prison Radio Association
Outside In, from the Prison Radio Association, is their first podcast that focuses on showcasing the talents of prison leavers who learnt radio skills  while serving at HMP Brixton. Our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to Nancy Prentice, Head Of Talent Development , and Richie, one of the presenters of Outside In. They talk about how the podcast is the first to be available outside of the Prison Ra...
18m Nov 27, 2024
18m
BBC Get In - Apprenticeship Scheme
If you’re looking to get into radio and audio then the BBC Apprenticeship scheme could be for you. This week on the podcast our host Georgy Jamieson talks to Ellena Stojanovic, who is the Schemes Portfolio Manager, and to two previous BBC apprentices, Lucy Burdett and Pearl Adewale. They discuss what the scheme is, who it’s for and why you should apply, as well as what opportunities are availab...
15m Nov 20, 2024
15m
Children In Need 1000 Mile Challenge
This week on the podcast, host Georgy Jamieson chats to Summaya Mughal from BBC Radio Leicester. 2 years ago Summaya couldn’t swim, now she’s helped her BBC Local Radio colleagues complete The 1000 Mile Swimming Challenge for BBC Children in Need. Not only that but she presented her daytime show from inside the pool. They talk about the challenge, how initiatives like these give a network a sen...
19m Nov 13, 2024
19m
How Podcasts Tackled The US Election
This week on the podcast our host Georgy Jamieson looks at how podcasts have handled the run up to the US elections. She chats to Anne McElvoy, Head of Audio at POLITICO and host of their Power Play podcast and from Goalhanger Podcasts The Rest Is Politics US producer Nicole Maslen and their Head of Content, Tom Whiter. They talk about cutting through the hype of US politics and how to get to t...
23m Nov 06, 2024
23m
What's RAMP and Why You Should Apply
This week our podcast was recorded at our RAMP 2025 webinar. RAMP is our mentoring scheme for mid-career radio and audio professionals based in the UK, with a minimum of five years’ experience. Our host Georgy Jamieson was a RAMP mentee in 2022 and speaks to a panel of past mentees, BBC Content Editor Glyn Tansley, Producer at Heart Scotland, Andy Logue and Freelance producer Naomi Oiku, who ta...
21m Oct 30, 2024
21m
Suzy Grant Listen
This week on the podcast we talk about visualisation with Suzy Grant, Head of Visualised Pods and an Executive Producer at Listen. What is a visualised podcast and how is this relatively new genre changing the podcast market? Suzy tells our host Georgy Jamieson about how you make sure a visualised podcast also works for audio, why visuals are now so important and some of the marketing strategie...
20m Oct 22, 2024
20m
The International Women's Podcast Festival
This week’s podcast was recorded live at the International Women’s Podcast Festival. Our podcast host, Georgy Jamieson, chatted to the event organiser Kat Molesworth plus some of the speakers, including Golda Arthur from the ‘Overlooked’ podcast and Helen Parker from Chalk and Blade. We hear about the various sessions at the festival and why events like this are a safe and encouraging space to ...
31m Oct 15, 2024
31m
The Radio Academy Festival - Part 3
Sean Thorne brings you the third and final Radio Academy Festival Special, where we hear from ARIA Gold winners for Best Music Breakfast Show - Boogie & Arlene. We also chat to Executive Development Producer at Goalhanger - Nicole Logan, Managing Editor at BBC Radio 5 Live - Julie Cullen, we talk grass roots podcasting with Lizzy Pollot from Acast and chat to the Quiet Riot podcast.
31m Oct 08, 2024
31m
The Radio Academy Festival - Part 2
Sean Thorne brings you another special Radio Academy podcast from the 2024 Radio Academy Festival. Juliette Nicholls, Ben Coley and Sharon Boadu bring you conversations with some of the speakers including Trevor Nelson, Fresh Air's Nik Gandhi, Spotify's Jon Mounsor and the ARIA gold winner for best comedy, Laura Smyth.
30m Oct 01, 2024
30m
The Radio Academy Festival Episode 1
Sean Thorne hosts a special Radio Academy podcast from the 2024 Radio Festival. Juliette Nicholls, Ben Coley and Sharon Boadu bring you conversations with some of the speakers including Scott Mills, Matt Chorley, Rima Ahmed, Adrian Durham, Kat Shoob & Ella Woods.
31m Sep 24, 2024
31m
Backstage at the ARIAS
This week on the podcast we head back to May, and hear some of the red carpet and backstage interviews at the Arias. KISS FM’s Sam Darlaston chatted with big names from the audio industry, like Harriet Scott, Greg James and Marvin Hulmes as they arrived, and then he talked to the Gold Award winners as they came off stage.
15m Sep 17, 2024
15m
Huw Stephens in Conversation with Molly Palmer
Recorded at the Wales branch Summer Social in Cardiff, this special episode of The Radio Academy Podcast hears Molly Palmer sit down with acclaimed broadcaster, Huw Stephens. In front of a live audience, the pair discuss Huw's journey into radio, the launch of his new show on BBC 6 Music, and his newly published book 'Wales - 100 Records'. Molly Palmer is a Cardiff-based DJ and presenter on BB...
18m Sep 10, 2024
18m
Meet The MD 2024
Midlands Summer Social: Meet The MD... One Year on! The most recent stop on our Summer socials tour saw award winning DJ and presenter on BBC Radio 1Xtra, Kaylee Golding, sit down with the Radio Academy Managing Director, Aradhna Tayal Leach at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham. We celebrate Aradhna’s first year in the role as MD, and delve into her journey through the radio world, while giving adv...
31m Sep 03, 2024
31m
Radio Academy Summer Shorts - Meet the Fellows - Highlights
Over the summer we are revisiting some best bits, highlights and previous unheard footage in shorter podcasts for your summer listening. This week is our last ‘Summer Shorts’ and we are revisiting our 4 Meet The Fellows podcasts from January. We hear thoughts on the radio and podcasting industry from Nina Robinson, CEO & Founder Soundtruism Productions, Ray Paul the founder of The Playmaker Gro...
11m Aug 27, 2024
11m
Radio Academy Summer Shorts - Greg James at the Crossed Wires Festival
Over the summer we are revisiting some best bits, highlights and previous unheard footage in shorter podcasts for your summer listening. This week our ‘Summer Shorts’ podcast is from the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival in May. In previously unheard footage, our host Georgy Jamieson chats to Radio 1's Greg James about his time at BBC local radio, and we hear from a panel of experts on the variety...
11m Aug 20, 2024
11m
Radio Academy Summer Shorts Matt Forde
Over the summer we are revisiting some best bits, highlights and previously unheard footage in shorter podcasts for your summer listening.This week our ‘Summer Shorts’ podcast is with comedian, impressionist and broadcaster Matt Forde. In this previously unheard audio Matt tells our host Georgy Jamieson about working at Absolute Radio and their support during his cancer diagnosis.
10m Aug 13, 2024
10m
Radio Academy Summer Shorts - David Lloyd
Over the summer we are revisiting some best bits, highlights and previously unheard footage in shorter podcasts for your summer listening. This week we revisit our host Georgy Jamieson’s chat from February with radio legend David Lloyd. David talks about the Boom Radio brand, the importance of listener data for a station and his thoughts on the future of music radio.
10m Aug 06, 2024
10m
BBC Open Music and BBC Introducing at The Proms
This week, with guest host Alexandra Forrest, we explore one the BBC’s trainee schemes - Open Music. The scheme brings together creatives and musicians across the UK, to bring new ideas and perspectives to BBC Radio 3, which this weekend has culminated in a Prom with BBC Introducing, live music and immersive experiences in sound at The Glasshouse in Gateshead - a collaboration between trainees,...
21m Jul 31, 2024
21m
A Summer of Sport
‘A Summer of Sport’.  Our guest host Lauren Aarons is joined by talkSPORT’s Live Editor and Radio Academy’s class of 2020 ‘30 under 30 (https://www.radioacademy.org/30-under-30/) ’ Ellie West-Thomas. In what will be the first time that talkSPORT has covered a multi-sport tournament, they talk about how the broadcaster plans to cover the Olympics, the on air line-up and how you begin to choose w...
11m Jul 23, 2024
11m
So You Want to Start a Podcast
This week we ask ‘So You Want to Start A Podcast? Our MD, Aradhna Tayal Leach is with a panel of experts in the podcast field; Fiona Hanlon from BBC Sounds , Lizzy Pollett from Acast and Ellie Clifford from Persephonica. In front of a live audience at the Crossed Wires podcast festival, they give advice and tips on how to get started on your podcasting journey.
26m Jul 16, 2024
26m
How Did Radio Tackle the General Election
This week we look at how radio handles a General Election and broadcasting live overnight for many hours. Our host Georgy Jamieson chats to executive producer and Election Night editor at Times Radio, Andrew Alexander and Rosie Seed, Co-Editor of the BBC Radio Election Results coverage, about planning, dealing with the unexpected and how they feel it went on the night.
23m Jul 09, 2024
23m
Foot in the Door - Salford
Listen to a special edition of the Radio Academy Podcast from the Salford Foot in the Door event. Becky Brown and Luke Jones from Shock Radio bring you interviews with some of the speakers including Laura Busson from BBC Radio 2, presenter and journalist Mary Mandefield and Absolute Radio’s Dan Noble. You will hear great networking advice from radio professionals as well as their journey into t...
20m Jul 02, 2024
20m
30 Under 30 - Meera Kumar and Bea Duncan
This week’s podcast focuses on 2 people who are part of our 30 Under 30 class of 2023. As we prepare to launch this year's 30 Under 30 our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to freelance producer and content exec Meera Kumar, and senior producer and community builder Bea Duncan about what being part of this year’s 30 Under 30 means to them. You can apply for 30 Under 30 at https://radioacademy.awards...
21m Jun 25, 2024
21m
The Political Party Podcast with Matt Forde
The Political Party podcast with Matt Forde has stepped up from a weekly to a daily podcast for the general election campaign. Matt has set himself the incredible challenge of interviewing a candidate from all 650 constituencies between now and 4th July. Our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to Matt about why and how you go about doing that on a podcast and how it’s going so far.
22m Jun 18, 2024
22m
Virgin Radio Pride
On the podcast this week our host Georgy Jamieson is joined by Virgin Radio presenter/producer Graeme Smith. For 2024 Graeme has been instrumental in launching and running the pop up station, Virgin Radio Pride. Find out about the work and strategy that goes into the music, branding and content and how they are not afraid to tackle challenging topics.
22m Jun 11, 2024
22m