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23/10/2025

It was a privilege to attend Prix Europa 2025 🇩🇪

A fortnight ago, Leonie, Steven and Katie travelled to Berlin to present our ten part podcast Facing the Music to the Audio Music category jury, a great opportunity to spend time with producers and makers from across Europe, learning and sharing our production experiences.

Listen to all ten parts of our series on BBC Sounds now, with an all-star cast including Dominic West, Michael Sheen, Kit Harington and Nina Sosanya narrating some of the most remarkable human stories in music. BBC Radio 3

03/10/2025

Fun times at the British Podcast Awards last night.

Our ten part BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 3 series Facing the Music was shortlisted in the Arts and Culture category, and it was great to catch up with (most of) the amazing team that made that happen.

Big well done to all the winners and nominees, and really good to meet and see again lots of our audio industry colleagues. Next stop Berlin for the Prix Europa next week 🙌

Pictured left to right Katie, Amy, Steven, Hannah and Gareth / Katie, Jess, Amy and Steven / Sam Tyler winning with his amazing Sonic Fields podcast / Donut wall 🍩

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23/09/2025

A story of power, propaganda, and survival...

Tikhon Khrennikov was the most powerful and controversial figure in Soviet music. For over four decades, he shaped the sound of the USSR. He was celebrated by Stalin, feared by Shostakovich and Prokofiev.

Journalist and author Lucy Ash uncovers the contradictions of a man who thrived under a system that silenced others. Including contributions from concert pianist Evgeny Kissin, persecuted composer Elena Firsova, and experts Marina Frolova-Walker and Pauline Fairclough.

Listen now to 'The Man Who Played the Kremlin's Tune' on BBC Sounds.

Produced by Katie Hill

An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature

12/09/2025

Adrian Chiles digs into Edward Elgar’s music, his Midlands roots and his Catholic guilt - and finds a kindred spirit with a cracking sense of humour.

Our new documentary, for BBC Radio 4's Illuminated is 'Finding Elgar' and is on - hear it now. You'll never listen to his famous tune 'Land of Hope and Glory' in the same way again...

Expertly produced by fellow Midlander Katie Hill 🎶

Pick of the Week in this week's Radio Times too! 🙌

09/09/2025

As the season draws to a close, we are pleased to offer a special Mindful Mix edition, a 3 hour episode featuring some of the most beautiful and peaceful performances from this year's BBC Proms.

With calming melodies from Ludwig Van Beethoven to Avril Coleridge-Taylor, and many more. Listen and subscribe on .

Skillfully produced by our wonderful Mindful Mix team, James C Taylor & Katie Hill.

And you can get your fix of Mindful Mix every day on Unwind.

08/09/2025

Big thanks to Naomi Alderman and for featuring our series 'Satire and the Stave' as Pick of the Week.

Chris Addison takes listeners on a tour of how composers have used their music to question, parody and challenge power and ideas over the years.

Listen to the series on .

Produced by James C Taylor.

02/09/2025

Two rival women redefined childhood.

In the early 20th century, in a world that once ignored children's emotions, Anna Freud and Melanie Klein built the field of child psychoanalysis, navigating grief, bombs, and bitter rivalry.

Professor Tanya Byron explores their extraordinary story in a new episode of BBC Radio 4's Archive on 4.

'Freud v Klein: The Battle For Our Children's Minds' is out now on BBC Sounds.

Produced by James Bonney and Olivia Humphreys
Executive Producer: Leonie Thomas
Sound mix: Mike Woolley

22/08/2025

Prix Europa nominations are out, and we're really pleased that alongside our British Podcast Awards nomination, Facing the Music has been shortlisted in the Audio Music category.

Listen to all ten parts of the series on now, with an all-star cast including Dominic West, Michael Sheen, Kit Harington and Nina Sosanya narrating some of the most remarkable human stories in music.

See you in Berlin!

01/08/2025

Big changes could be coming to Welsh politics.

In 'Turn Right for Wales', political journalist Will Hayward investigates the rapid rise of Reform UK and their bold plans for re-industrialising Wales, including reopening Port Talbot’s blast furnaces and reviving coal mining.

Could Wales become the party’s first major political breakthrough? And what could that mean for the rest of the UK?

Listen on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday 3 August at 1.30pm, and on BBC Sounds thereafter.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gd02

28/07/2025

We're so pleased Facing the Music has been shortlisted for a British Podcast Award!

We're in the Arts and Culture category, amongst some other awesome nominees.

Listen to all ten parts of the series on now, with an all-star cast including Dominic West, Michael Sheen, Kit Harington and Nina Sosanya narrating some of the most remarkable human stories in music.

11/07/2025

Urgent Call to Action: Support the UK’s Podcasting and Audio Industry.

AudioUK has launched an open letter to the UK Government calling for podcasting and audio to be formally recognised as part of the UK’s Creative Industries.

From independent producers to global hits, the UK’s podcasting and audio creators are building a world-leading industry - economically, culturally, and creatively.

But right now, we are overlooked in strategic decisions that shape the future of UK creativity.

We are ready for change.

Read the letter. Add your name. Share the message.

Go to https://lnkd.in/ekUVzHX6 for all the details and further information on how you can support this campaign.

09/07/2025

At 27, Tracey’s life changed overnight when a misjudged cartwheel caused a massive bleed, leading to a brainstem stroke. She was left with locked-in syndrome, unable to move or speak but fully conscious. Jess Gunasekara went to meet Tracey, and discovers someone who’s still here, still vibrant, still herself.

Our new documentary is available now on BBC Sounds and wherever you get your podcasts - search for 'Still Me'.

Producer and Presenter: Jess Gunasekara
Exec: Olivia Humphreys
Sound design & mix: Meic Parry

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