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28/06/2025

What a good boy! recording for one of our clients at a dog show today - paw-some work!

13/05/2025

"When I tell you all that went down, it will burn off BOTH of your ears!"

If you're wondering why we've gone all tie-dye...

It's in honour of the late, great Bill Walton - NBA legend, US sport commentator, and massive tie-dye enthusiast.

Bill narrates our upcoming season of Amazing Sport Stories, for the BBC World Service, launching Monday.

In 'Bill Walton's The Grateful Team', Olympic basketball, the Cold War, and legendary US rock band The Grateful Dead COLLIDE in an epic true story:

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It is 1992. The Soviet Union has collapsed, and Lithuania has just regained its independence.

The upcoming Barcelona Olympics could be the new but impoverished nation's chance to prove itself on the world stage.

In the United States, a young Šarūnas Marčiulionis is determined to raise funds to help his country’s basketball team to compete.

He meets unlikely allies - in the members of legendary rock band The Grateful Dead - and embarks on an incredible journey, not just to the Olympic podium, but to both music and sporting history.

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We're sad to say that Bill passed away during production of this series.

We're so grateful to his family for allowing us and the BBC to go ahead and release it posthumously.

Lots of hard work has gone into this one - mostly by producers Jac Phillimore and Carys Wall.

There is also an incredible soundscape across the three episodes - brought to life by audio wizard Joel Cox.

Episode 1 is live on BBC Sounds and podcast players from Monday.

But please download the series trailer now, and SUBSCRIBE and SHARE so both you and those around you you don't miss a thing.

Do that NOW, at the link in the comments. Thanks!

12/05/2025

Coming soon: our team are bringing you the best way to find and support new, independent Scottish podcasts and creators.

What follows is the text of a press release sent out to outlets last week:

We are delighted to announce the launch of 'Made in Scotland', a podcast feed showcasing the best independent podcasts and audio from across Scotland.

The first Made in Scotland series launches Thursday 22nd May. Episodes are released weekly.

Discover new and exciting audio drama, documentary, true crime, poetry, first-person narrative, conversational formats, and sound art.

The Made in Scotland podcast is an initiative from the Scotland Audio Network (SAN), which is managed by Bespoken with support from trade body Audio UK

The Scotland Audio Network supports and encourages collaboration among independent audio makers across Scotland.

Dave Howard, Bespoken Media director and SAN founder, says:

“There are so many creative audio projects being led by fantastic independent producers and companies all over Scotland. We have created Made in Scotland to give these projects and teams the pedestal they deserve. We see this as an important step towards a stronger, more cohesive Scottish independent audio sector.”

Chloe Straw, CEO of industry body AudioUK, says: "We are proud to support the Made in Scotland podcast feed, showcasing the creative and technical expertise of podcast producers and teams based in Scotland. Highlighting and supporting podcast businesses across the UK is an important part of our work, and we’re thrilled to see this initiative from Bespoken Media come to life.”

The first 4 episodes of Made in Scotland will feature:

1: “‘Push and Pull’ – A Journey to Barra and Vatersay by Bike” – from immersive travel podcast Wild For Scotland, produced by Kathi Kamleitner.

2: “Bauhaus Opens Its Doors” – an episode of Bring Again the Now of Then (The Bauhaus in Weimar), written and directed by Kenny Burnham. Bring Again the Now of Then (The Bauhaus in Weimar) is an audio drama series telling the story of the spiritual years of the Bauhaus in Weimar.

3: “Ursula” – an episode of FONDS, produced by Flora Zajicek. FONDS uses people's stories about beloved objects to unravel the untold narratives, passions, and memories that breathe life into the vibrant community of Govanhill, Glasgow.

4: “Jessie” – an episode of Who Is The Cheese Wire Killer?, produced by Ryan Ogilvie. Who Is The Cheese Wire Killer? is a true crime series investigating one of Scotland’s most notorious unsolved murders.

Links in comments - including how to submit your podcast to be showcased in future episodes.

05/05/2025

How was your relationship with your parents when you were younger?

It’s one of the most important and impactful relationships many of us will ever have, but it can be fraught with difficulty and confusion.

Today is a big day for one of Bespoken’s longest standing clients. Launch of series 3 of ‘My Family, Mental Illness … and Me’.

In this one, TV legend shares about her confusing and often chaotic relationship with her mother.

MFMIAM is a community for anyone who grew up with chaotic or mentally unwell parents, created by for the for children of parents with mental illness (or COPMI).

It is hosted by Jenkins whose own life has been shaped by her mum’s severe and enduring mental illness.

Each episode is a sharing of stories - sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always real, always truthful.

As well as the Davina episode *live today*, there are nearly 20 past conversations in the feed - with people like Joe Wicks, Alistair Campbell’s daughter comedian and many others.

We say this a lot - but *particularly* for this one, please share with anyone you think might be interested, or affected by these issues.

LINK: https://pod.fo/e/2d0aab

01/05/2025

“Your work feels like emotion woven into atmosphere.”

“An absolute bloody joy. It makes me so excited about audio’s potential in storytelling.”

“You are a role model for newbies like me.”

Just some of the responses from attendees, as we welcomed multi award-winning maker and artist Axel Kacoutié as April’s Scotland Audio Network Q&A guest.

Axel shared thoughts on making stand-out work for the Guardian, Falling Tree, LBC, and the BBC.

There was wisdom on being authentic and staying true to your art, even while working in big corporate roles.

There were questions about knowing your worth as a freelancer - and making sure you are paid properly for your work.

And of course, there were tips on how to layer and texture sounds, to create properly immersive and beautiful audio storytelling.

Huge thanks to Axel for taking the time - and to Bespoken’s Carys and Katie for organising and running the session.

The Bespoken Team created the Scotland Audio Network for audio people to meet, collaborate, and share.

Give us a follow here on Instagram -

We run free sessions and community socials every month - some virtual like this one, and some in person in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

08/04/2025

Another award shortlist for our mini-series Chasing Mountains!

We produced Chasing Mountains for the BBC World Service 'Amazing Sport Stories' strand.

Today, we learned it's been shortlisted for the AIPS Sport Media Awards - from the International Sports Press Association (AIPS)

Only 15 percent of all submissions (over 2000!) reach this stage so we are pretty chuffed!

It's been a good few months for Chasing Mountains. This award news follows nominations for the Celtic Media Festival Awards, and the international Ondas del Podcast.

Yet more congrats and thanks to everyone involved - co-hosts Joanna Jolly and Kathy Karlo, production team Leeanne Coyle, Carys Wall, and So Jeong Lee, sound designer Joel Cox, exec producer Dave Howard and, from the BBC, Jon Manel and Jonathan Hill.

Of course - it wouldn't be possible to tell this story without the incredible efforts and achievements of the five women at its heart: Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nives Meroi, Oh Eun-sun, and Go Mi-young.

There's a link to listen to the series in the comments.

23/03/2025

“Totally glorious”… “A wonderfully immersive sound bath”.

We have an episode of Radio 4’s ‘Illuminated’ going out tonight at 7.15pm.

The programme is called ‘A Georgian Polyphonic Feast’, and it is literally exactly that - a big traditional banquet, called a ‘supra’ where each course of food is accompanied by traditional Georgian singing.

The Illuminated feed is Radio 4’s home for “audio beauty and joy, with emotion and human experience at its heart”.

This programme delivers on all that, in spades!

(We’ve also put the link to where it will live online once it’s been on the radio, in the comments below).

06/03/2025

We are celebrating✌double✌award success for Bespoken projects!

⭐ LANTERN SCOTTISH POETRY - with the Scottish Poetry Library

For the second year in a row, the thing of beauty that is the Lantern Scottish Poetry podcast has been shortlisted for a Celtic Media Award. We record this series in the poetry library in Edinburgh with hosts Kathleen Jamie and Alistair Heather. The series producer is Patrick Wallace, and it's made with support from Creative Scotland.

⭐AMAZING SPORT STORIES: CHASING MOUNTAINS
Also this year, our incredible and nail-biting BBC World Service series Chasing Mountains has been shortlisted in the Sport category. Producers are Leeanne Coyle and Carys Wall, and it's co-hosted by Joanna Jolly and Kathy Karlo, with sound design by (still not on Linkedin) Joel Cox.

This is the second award nomination for Chasing Mountains, after it was shortlisted for Best International Podcast at the Ondas Globales last month.

12/02/2025

Exciting news: our BBC series 'Amazing Sport Stories: Chasing Mountains' has been shortlisted for a global podcast award.

The 4-parter, which we made for the World Service, tells the story of 5 incredible women competing to be the first in the world to climb all 14 of the world's highest peaks.

It's been shortlisted - alongside five other brilliant series from around the world - in the ‘Podcasts in a Foreign Language’ category of the global Ondas awards; organised jointly by PRISA Audio, Cadena SER and El Pais.

Well done and congrats to everyone involved - co-hosts Joanna Jolly and Kathy Karlo, production team Leeanne Coyle, Carys Wall, and So Jeong Lee, sound designer Joel Cox, and the BBC's Jon Manel and Jonathan Hill.

Of course - it wouldn't be possible to tell this story without the incredible efforts and achievements of the five women at its heart: Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Nives Meroi, Oh Eun-sun, and Go Mi-young.

There's a link to listen to the series in the comments.

06/02/2025

MEET THE TEAM!

We thought it would be nice to formally re-introduce the friendly and expert crew working in-house here at Bespoken Media Scotland.

We make premium podcasts and audio - for brands, businesses, charities and the BBC.

Give us a shout any time you want to talk podcasts. Especially if you:

- Want to work with a production partner to plan and make a new series.

- Want initial training and development support, so you’ve got the skills and knowledge to set up and run your own podcast.

- Have an existing podcast, and want help to make it better.

We’re based in Scotland, but work with people across the UK and around the world.

Feel free to message, to find out more.

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