The Museum of Bad Vibes Podcast with Hanna Adan
Host Hayley Hayes chats with Hanna Adan, the talented presenter and producer behind BBC Sounds' Museum of Bad Vibes podcast. In this episode, we explore BBC Sounds' Audio Lab, a hub of innovation where emerging audio talents find their voice. Discover how the BBC supports grassroots podcasters and nurtures the next generation of audio storytellers through unique commissions. Hanna unveils the ...
15m Oct 18, 2023
15m
Radio Academy Festival 2023 Ep 3/3: Sound Connections with listeners
Over the three weeks we brought you our Festival 2023 Rewind, with inspiration and sharing from this year's Radio Academy Festival which took place on 12th September in London. Sean Thorne presents the final of three Festival 2023 Rewind episodes, exploring how audio creators are connecting with listeners: Edward Adoo speaks to Pete Snodden, Ralph Bernard & Carolyn Pitt Imogen Brewer speaks to ...
28m Oct 11, 2023
28m
Radio Academy Festival 2023 Ep 2/3: Sound Connections with listeners
Over the three weeks we'll be bringing you our Festival 2023 Rewind, with inspiration and sharing from this year's Radio Academy Festival which took place on 12th September in London. Sean Thorne presents the second of three Festival 2023 Rewind episodes, exploring how audio creators are connecting with listeners: Matt Deegan and Manveen Rana with Edward Adoo Romesh Ranganathan with Akylah Rodr...
23m Oct 04, 2023
23m
Radio Academy Festival 2023 Ep 1/3: Sound Connections with listeners
Over the next three weeks we'll be bringing you our Festival 2023 Rewind, with inspiration and sharing from this year's Radio Academy Festival which took place on 12th September in London. Sean Thorne presents the first of three Festival 2023 Rewind episodes, exploring how audio creators are connecting with listeners: Edward Adoo speaks to Steve Lamacq. Simon Lederman speaks to Helena Merriman....
23m Sep 27, 2023
23m
The Masala Podcast with Sangeeta Pillai
Host Tim Cocker speaks with Sangeeta Pillai, host of the award winning Masala Podcast, about her mission to reach and change the lives of the diaspora of South Asian women around the globe. A lofty goal? Sure, but one which has driven Sangeeta to great heights already with honest, open conversations about subject matters few have the bravery to cover, particularly with such honesty. Sangeeta sh...
18m Sep 06, 2023
18m
A Radio Festival "Rewind" with Dixi Stewart
Host Tim Cocker is joined by the Chair of the Radio Academy Festival, and general radio guru, Dixi Stewart to revisit some moments from past Festivals. Bob Mortimer, Ruth Fitzsimons and David Lloyd were speakers in years gone by who started conversations then which are just as relevant and important today.
20m Sep 01, 2023
20m
'30 Under 30'
The window is closing on the Reelworld Radio Academy 30 Under 30 Class of 2023. Entries and nominations ends on 31st August 2023, so get involved at www.radioacademy.org. To talk about what the accolade means and why others should aspire to achieve it, here's host Tim Cocker and 3 members of our 30 Under 30 Alumni: Jayne Cheeseman, Cassidy Baillie and Summaya Mughal speaking on a Radio Academy ...
13m Aug 23, 2023
13m
Summer Update
Holiday time for the Radio Academy Podcast, but Tim Cocker interrupts his family holiday with a quick update which demonstrates this is very much the calm before the storm. Exciting events on the horizon! www.radioacademy.org
2m Aug 18, 2023
2m
Aradhna Tayal Leach: 'Meet the MD'
The great British weather couldn't dampen our 'Summer Socials' which went off in style in Leeds, Birmingham and London this month. At the latter, newly appointed Radio Academy Managing Director Aradhna Tayal Leach took the hot-seat to share her story as well as her vision for Radio Academy and how it could support you, and all radio and audio peers, moving forward. Hear some of that event, host...
23m Aug 09, 2023
23m
"It Was All A Dream"
Tim Cocker is joined by co-owner at Unedited Andrew Spence, who also produced "It Was All A Dream...The Football Academy Journey" for talkSPORT. The programme explored the, often harsh, reality of those who don't make it to the top of the sport. As you'll hear, Tim's discovery of this programme opened up a conversation about how you keep the content you make 'ever-green', finding the audience i...
21m Aug 02, 2023
21m
Radio 1's 'GIANT DJ HUNT'
Tim Cocker gets you the insights of three key members of the BBC Radio 1 team who masterminded the madness for the stations big summer activity for 2023. Producers Chris Sawyer and Tom Gane, along with Project Co-ordinator Katie Crooks, share the story of the 'Giant DJ Hunt' from inception (in a pub, obviously) to that moment at 12pm on Friday July 21st when Radio 1 was switched off.
27m Jul 26, 2023
27m
The Young Audio Awards 2023
The next generation of audio stars were announced at our latest ceremony - the 2023 Young Audio Awards on July 7th. Jordan North and Tyler West presented the ceremony, with guest appearances from Vernon Kay, Ken Bruce, Jordan & Perri and Darren Bent among others. All of them there to recognise the talent and effort of 8 to 18 year olds across the UK engaging with, and engaged by, radio and audi...
18m Jul 19, 2023
18m
The Ken Bruce Move
After 31 years at Radio 2, and 45 years in BBC radio, Ken Bruce's move to Greatest Hits Radio represented a landscape shifting move in UK Radio. 3 months after this new chapter began, we reflect on the change with one of the individuals who delivered the coup of getting Ken. Gary Stein is Bauer Media's Group Programme Director, and he shares with you the story behind the deal, the impact so far...
23m Jul 12, 2023
23m
The Cycling Podcast: 10 Years In The Saddle
This past week, The Cycling Podcast team arrived in the Basque region to begin their 11th year covering the Tour de France, having recently marked the 10th anniversary since their maiden podcast, recorded on an iPhone whilst sat in a park. Safe to say things have grown a bit since those earliest days. They are one of the most successful sports podcasts in the UK and can be seen on listener char...
22m Jul 05, 2023
22m
The Katie Price Show
Magazines, newspapers, autobiographies, TV documentaries and reality shows...now Katie Price has a podcast too! With her sister Sophie it promises to "tell the truth" about Katie and her life. We've seen and read a lot over the years...how different will those preconceptions be from the reality? The Crowd Network let us in on their latest launch, with Producer Kristina Hrywnak revealing why th...
18m Jun 28, 2023
18m
Radio and AI
For years Artificial Intelligence was the stuff of science fiction. Then, a few months ago it was what students were using to do their essays for them. Now, it's looking more and more like a part of our daily lives in radio and audio. 'Radio Futurologist' James Cridland takes a break from his trips around the globe as a speaker and thought leader, and from editing his daily podcasting newslett...
25m Jun 21, 2023
25m
Secret Mum Club
Sophiena has amassed a giant following sharing her life on Tik Tok. More recently she's repeating the feat on Instagram. Now, she has her own podcast, with co-host Emma Jones of the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show, already rocketing up the charts with the newly launched Secret Mum Club, from the Audio Always stable. Who picked up the phone to who (or slid into the DMs) to launch this journey? Ho...
22m Jun 14, 2023
22m
Zak & Jules - ARIAS Winners
Another live episode for this week's podcast, as Miranda Sawyer sits down with ARIAS Best New Presenters winners Zak and Jules at The Podcast Show. Zak and Jules present the Life After Prison podcast - regular listeners will remember them from our episode back in January.  The podcast does what it says on the tin - covering stories and issues related to those that have experienced the criminal...
23m Jun 07, 2023
23m
Moment of Truth - ARIAS Winner
This week's episode focuses on an ARIAS Gold Winner - Moment of Truth, which won Best Sports Show at this year's awards. Moment of Truth is a 15-episode series for BBC 5 Live and BBC Sounds that follows the second half of the 2021/2022 football season through the eyes of League One managers Paul Warne of Rotherham United and Karl Robinson of Oxford United. It's made by indie Folding Pocket, l...
23m May 31, 2023
23m
The Euro Trip - Eurovision 2023
Guest presenter Harriet Scott talks to the creators and hosts of the world's biggest Eurovision fan podcast, about the incredible fortnight of content from Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool. Rob and James started The Euro Trip during lockdown, and it quickly became a huge hit amongst Eurovision aficionados, for balancing insightful journalism alongside the fun and nonsense of the song contest. In ...
21m May 24, 2023
21m
Absolute DJs open up about Anxiety
It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme of this year's campaign is Anxiety. Anxiety is a totally normal emotion in all of us - whether that's the pressure to deliver day-in day-out, our career prospects, our work-life balance, our working relationships, or anything else. At The Radio Academy, we want to learn about how we can support colleagues feeling anxiety in their work lives.  A...
45m May 17, 2023
45m
The 2023 ARIAS - Part 2
It’s the second half of the ARIAS show, with all the action from on stage, and some special backstage interviews. In this section, you can hear: Best Music Special Best Specialist Music Show Best Commercial Partnership The Comedy Award Best Music Entertainment Show Best Drama Best Audiobook or Reading Best Station Sound The Impact Award Recognition of Tim Blackmore ARIAS Guest of Hono...
40m May 10, 2023
40m
The 2023 ARIAS - Part 1
An ARIAS special this week, as Laura and Lauren report from backstage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London and we bring you highlights from the first half of the show. This episode is part one, including the following awards: Best New Presenter Best New Radio Show Best Speech Breakfast Show Best Speech Presenter Best New Podcast Tony Blackburn receives The Pioneer Award Best Sports Show Bes...
40m May 03, 2023
40m
The Shamima Begum Story
Shamima Begum, the British teenager who left London to join the Islamic State made headlines around the world. The question of Shamima's citizenship and what to do with her divides British society. While her case was widely reported, important parts of her story remained unknown, until now. In this episode, Laura speaks to the creator of The Shamima Begum Story, a ten-part podcast series on BB...
21m Apr 26, 2023
21m
What makes a great newsreader?
Inspired by Josh Tate becoming the UK’s youngest newsreader at 16, we wanted to find out what skills, experience and knowledge are required for the job. This week, Laura catches up with Josh to see what’s happened since his first on-air bulletin. She then sits down with three people in charge of radio news to discuss being a newsreader. Laura’s joined by Lorraine Herbison (Head of News and Sp...
20m Apr 19, 2023
20m
Good morning dahlings, bore da, bore dahlings!
What a start to the year for Owain Wyn Evans - he's the new host of BBC Radio 2's Early Breakfast, which is also the first daily weekday show created outside of London. Laura caught up with him in Cardiff for a quick chat about how the show is going, working with Bengo Media, and what he enjoys most.
16m Apr 12, 2023
16m
Win your own radio station!
What an offer. That’s what the Dave Berry Breakfast show promised listeners - Absolute Radio You. It’s the second year the team at the station has run this competition and a chap called Kevin who works at a theme park suggested an idea that beat hundreds of other entries and so, Absolute Radio Kevin was born. In this week’s episode Laura is joined by Dave Murphy (Breakfast Show Producer) who ...
19m Apr 05, 2023
19m
Dogs With Jobs
When the nation was clapping for the NHS, Kate Fairweather thought we should celebrate the frontline workers of the canine world too. And so, Dogs With Jobs was born. Within two years, the monthly show won ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the Community Radio Awards 2022. It was recognised for its inspiring content and the passion of its host. This week, Kate talks to Laura about Dogs With Jobs, which...
20m Mar 29, 2023
20m
Rosie Wright in Conversation
For anyone wanting to know how to get a foot in the door of the radio industry - this is for you. Rosie Wright is Times Radio’s recently appointed Early Breakfast presenter. With only six weeks under her belt she joined The Radio Academy’s podcast host Laura Rawlings in conversation at our ‘Last Mondays’ event. These are our highlights of the chat - and they focus on Rosie’s career journey fr...
21m Mar 22, 2023
21m
The Salisbury Poisonings
It made headlines around the world. The sleepy city of Salisbury - the location of the Novichok Poisonings. To mark the fifth anniversary of this huge event, a new series on BBC Wiltshire and BBC Sounds looks back at what happened, with those who were there. How do you tell the story of a landmark moment in history? How do you create a series that works on radio and as a podcast? Laura speak...
17m Mar 15, 2023
17m
Emma Barnett in Conversation
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Laura shares one of her favourite pieces of Radio Academy content from the last year - Emma Barnett, live at The Radio Academy Festival in September 2022. Emma is best known as the chief presenter of Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. She has won multiple awards - including Best Speech Presenter at The ARIAS in 2022.  That Gold led to an appearance on The Fest...
20m Mar 08, 2023
20m
Raising Money on the Radio
From massive pan-network national campaigns, to your nearest station raising for the local good cause, with silly stunts, marathon broadcasts, and heartfelt packages - radio has long known how to pull on the heart strings of listeners to raise substantial sums for charity. But when times are tight, how do you encourage people to part with their cash? How do you craft a campaign that keeps list...
21m Mar 01, 2023
21m
Pete Black in Conversation
Pete Black is Bauer’s Director of Music. It’s a new role and with only a few months under his belt, he joined KISS Content Director Rebecca Frank in conversation at our ‘Last Mondays’ event. In these edited highlights, you'll hear Pete talking about his new role and transition from the music industry to radio. He and Rebecca share advice on how to get production teams working well with artists...
20m Feb 22, 2023
20m
6 Music Goes Back
Hear how BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq show celebrated the station’s Goes Back month in January with four exclusive remixes of iconic albums. Laura finds out how Matt Tasker (6 Music and Radio 2 producer) persuaded some of the biggest names in electronic music to rework their tracks. It provides a great insight into working to a broad brief and tailoring it to a specific show and podcast series....
21m Feb 15, 2023
21m
Dance Britannia
Laura Rawlings takes the reins of The Radio Academy podcast, and begins by talking to Andi Durrant, Director of indie This Is Distorted and Exec Producer of Dance Britannia - the KISSTORY series of interviews with dance music legends hosted by Sister Bliss. Andi shares how the team at Distorted worked with Sister Bliss to put the shows together with some of the biggest names in British dance m...
21m Feb 08, 2023
21m
Help I Sexted My Boss
In Christian's final Radio Academy Podcast episode, he's joined by co-presenter William Hanson and producer Ben Cartwright from the hit podcast Help I Sexted My Boss. The guys are on to talk about how they've successfully transitioned in to TikTok. But they also cover how they've grown the podcast, why it's worked so well, William and his co-host Jordan North's chemistry - and why Jordan could...
24m Feb 01, 2023
24m
Life After Prison
Life After Prison is a new podcast for anyone who has an interest in what it's like to have spent time behind bars, and how to adjust to life after. It's also an ideal resource for anyone who's spent time in prison, or who has been affected by the criminal justice system. This week Christian is joined by the show's presenters Zak Addae Kodua and Jules Rowan, as well as producer Beth Madden fro...
21m Jan 25, 2023
21m
How to win at The ARIAS
The Audio & Radio Industry Awards are the premium awards scheme in the sector, recognising the talented individuals and teams in UK audio and radio who excel at their craft and produce the very best body of work in the world. And this week Christian is joined by two head judges, Phil Riley and Helen Thomas, for an invaluable insight on the dos and don'ts of entering the awards.  There's also a...
18m Jan 18, 2023
18m
Disaster Trolls: Marianna Spring
What happens when tragedy makes you a target? Why would anybody accuse terrorism survivors of being liars and "crisis actors"? On this week's Radio Academy Podcast, Christian talks to the BBC's Disinformation and Social Media Correspondent Marianna Spring. For her Radio 4 series Disaster Trolls, she's been investigating how people caught up in the Manchester Arena bombing and other UK terror ...
21m Jan 11, 2023
21m
Craig Charles: A year on 6 Music afternoons
For the first Radio Academy Podcast of 2023, Craig Charles and his producer Helen Weatherhead join Christian to look back on the first year of their 6 Music afternoon show. The pair talk about their presenter/producer dynamic, and what they wanted to do with the show when they launched it.  They discuss their plans for the second year, just how unique the show is and, well... a few questions y...
22m Jan 04, 2023
22m
Michelle Visage live at The Festival
In the UK, Michelle Visage is perhaps best known in the UK for sitting alongside RuPaul as a judge on Drag Race - the format is a global hit and has turned Michelle in to a superstar. But her journey didn't start on Ru's catwalk, or in the Strictly ballroom... Michelle Visage is a radio lover through and through. And to celebrate the final Radio Academy podcast of 2022, Christian picks his fav...
18m Dec 21, 2022
18m
How to make Christmas radio
It's commonly known in radio as the C-word. CHRISTMAS, of course. This week Christian is joined by Ben Woolford, Head of Music at the Magic network, Stuart Davies, Content Manager at the Virgin Radio network and Gary Bones from the music team at BBC Radio 2. They start by discussing the best time to "go Christmas" - Magic goes early and they flip their playlist to 100% Christmas, while Radio ...
22m Dec 14, 2022
22m
Farewell to My Dad Wrote a Porno
It truly is the end of an era. My Dad Wrote a Porno is a podcasting powerhouse. Its final episode is out later this month and this week joining Christian is the man whose Dad really did write a porno, Jamie Morton. Jamie explains his emotions as the series draws to a close, talks us through some of the magic moments (from sell out world tours, to a listener in space) and gives some brilliant ...
20m Dec 07, 2022
20m
How to Put On a Huge Radio Event: Magic at the Musicals
From The Radio 1 Roadshow, to Capital's Summertime ball, radio has long known how to put on a big bash for its listeners. But what goes in to planning these events? How long does it all take? And how do you make sure it's just as good for listeners who aren't there, as those who are lucky enough to have a ticket? This week Christian is joined by Andrew Wyke from TBI, a company which specialis...
15m Nov 30, 2022
15m
Nick Grimshaw in Conversation
It's been more than a year since Grimmy hung up his BBC Radio 1 headphones. Now, he's written a book, started a new podcast and had a chat to Radio 1's Arielle Free for us here at the Radio Academy. This week's episode is highlights of that event, in which Grimmy talks about discovering his love for radio, getting a foot in the door of Radio 1 and life after his time there. If you love this a...
19m Nov 23, 2022
19m
How to make a companion podcast
"Ralph and Katie" is a BBC One sitcom. "Inside the world of Ralph and Katie" is its companion podcast on BBC Sounds. This week, Christian talks to the team from Audio Always behind that podcast, who talk about how the project came about, and what they think is key to a good accompanying pod. Jo Meek is the podcast's Executive Producer and Audio Always' Head of Factual and Development. Becky G...
18m Nov 16, 2022
18m
Sky News Daily
In a very competitive market, what's the key to a great daily news podcast? Sky News think they've cracked it and this week joining Christian are two guests. A main face of Sky News on TV, Niall Paterson has recently taken over as host of a revamped Sky News Daily, while Paul Stanworth joined Sky at the start of the year and has been in charge of Sky News' new push on audio content. Niall and...
20m Nov 09, 2022
20m
George Bowie: 25 years at Breakfast
This week Christian hands over the Radio Academy Podcast mic to a guest presenter, Garry Spence from Clyde 1. Garry is chatting to George Bowie, one of Glasgow and Scotland’s best-known radio personalities. He's been at the top of the game for a quarter of a century. He's celebrating a quarter of a century on breakfast, and also his cult dance show GBXperience. George talks about the highs an...
20m Nov 02, 2022
20m
Brown Gal Can't Swim
This week, BBC Radio Leicester presenter Summaya Mughal talks to Christian about her Brown Gal Can't Swim podcast for BBC Sounds. As part of the Commonwealth games legacy, money has been given to Swim England to help people from diverse communities in the West Midlands learn to swim. Figures also show that 98 per cent of British South Asian women can't swim. Summaya is one of them and in the ...
16m Oct 26, 2022
16m
How to Make a Branded Podcast
Is the radio industry known for its fashion sense? We'll let you draw your own conclusions there. But this week, Christian Hewgill is joined by Alex Lawless from production company Somethin' Else. They were tasked with bringing one of the fashion world's biggest names in to the world of audio, with the Chanel Connects podcast. Alex and Christian talk about: The importance of determining who y...
19m Oct 19, 2022
19m