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New Zealand: What counts as Maori equality

Many Maori are protesting against the New Zealand government’s moves to abolish certain Maori-specific rights in the name of equality for all, regardless of ethnicity. More here.

Many Maori are protesting against the New Zealand government’s moves to abolish certain Maori-specific rights in the name of equality for all, regardless of ethnicity. More here.

Many Maori are protesting against the New Zealand government’s moves to abolish certain Maori-specific rights in the name of equality for all, regardless of ethnicity. More here.


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BBC Radio 3

Vaughan Williams - Dr Rommi Smith

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers. Writer and scholar Dr Rommi Smith explores who gets to play The Lark Ascending. More here.

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers. Writer and scholar Dr Rommi Smith explores who gets to play The Lark Ascending. More here.

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers. Writer and scholar Dr Rommi Smith explores who gets to play The Lark Ascending. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

Voices from the Bog

The story of the discovery of Lindow Man and Lindow Woman, unearthed 40 years ago from a Cheshire peat bog. Voices from the bog bodies themselves offer a surprising perspective. More here.

The story of the discovery of Lindow Man and Lindow Woman, unearthed 40 years ago from a Cheshire peat bog. Voices from the bog bodies themselves offer a surprising perspective. More here.

The story of the discovery of Lindow Man and Lindow Woman, unearthed 40 years ago from a Cheshire peat bog. Voices from the bog bodies themselves offer a surprising perspective. ... Read More


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BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Series 2

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satire. More here.

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satire. More here.

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satire. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

Still Here

By Louise Page. It’s 1933, film director Harry documents making the movie Freaky. It’s 2023, Claire uses her podcast to find out who were her great aunts. More here.

By Louise Page. It’s 1933, film director Harry documents making the movie Freaky. It’s 2023, Claire uses her podcast to find out who were her great aunts. More here.

By Louise Page. It’s 1933, film director Harry documents making the movie Freaky. It’s 2023, Claire uses her podcast to find out who were her great aunts. More here.


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Spotify

Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal (singer-songwriter by trade) has spent the last 6 months walking the many parks of London, approaching random bench-dwellers and asking if he can sit next to them and record their conversation. More here.

Tom Rosenthal (singer-songwriter by trade) has spent the last 6 months walking the many parks of London, approaching random bench-dwellers and asking if he can sit next to them and record their conversation. More here.

Tom Rosenthal (singer-songwriter by trade) has spent the last 6 months walking the many parks of London, approaching random bench-dwellers and asking if he can sit next to them and ... Read More


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BBC Radio 4

The Island

Stephen Mangan washes up on the actual island from Desert Island Discs. He is not alone. Living there is every former guest of the show - and it's all gone a bit Lord of the Flies. More here.

Stephen Mangan washes up on the actual island from Desert Island Discs. He is not alone. Living there is every former guest of the show - and it's all gone a bit Lord of the Flies. More here.

Stephen Mangan washes up on the actual island from Desert Island Discs. He is not alone. Living there is every former guest of the show - and it's all gone ... Read More


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Count Binface achieves a lifetime ambition, resurrecting the mighty Ceefax in a hilarious reboot of an unlikely national treasure. Granted it's on the radio, but it's a start. More here.

Count Binface achieves a lifetime ambition, resurrecting the mighty Ceefax in a hilarious reboot of an unlikely national treasure. Granted it's on the radio, but it's a start. More here.

Count Binface achieves a lifetime ambition, resurrecting the mighty Ceefax in a hilarious reboot of an unlikely national treasure. Granted it's on the radio, but it's a start. More ... Read More


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Skip

Lizzie sets about clearing up her childhood home with way too much zeal. Lacking sleep and immersed in the detritus of her youth, she starts behaving very strangely. More here.

Lizzie sets about clearing up her childhood home with way too much zeal. Lacking sleep and immersed in the detritus of her youth, she starts behaving very strangely. More here.

Lizzie sets about clearing up her childhood home with way too much zeal. Lacking sleep and immersed in the detritus of her youth, she starts behaving very strangely. More ... Read More


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An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satirical silliness. More here.

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satirical silliness. More here.

A mischievous look behind the week's headlines with clips, unexpected guests, and satirical silliness. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

The Curse of the Five Elements - Fire

11th-century China - a groom is murdered, his bride vanishes. Judge Bao investigates a mystery revealing secrets from his past. More here.

11th-century China - a groom is murdered, his bride vanishes. Judge Bao investigates a mystery revealing secrets from his past. More here.

11th-century China - a groom is murdered, his bride vanishes. Judge Bao investigates a mystery revealing secrets from his past. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

Why Do You Hate Me? USA

Marianna Spring investigates the online phenomena that could influence the election. More here.

Marianna Spring investigates the online phenomena that could influence the election. More here.

Marianna Spring investigates the online phenomena that could influence the election. More here.


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A Zinc Audio production for BBC Radio 4

Surrealism Remixed

To mark 100 years of surrealism, Russell Tovey is exploring where this mind-bending art movement came from, where it travelled to, and how it has remained relevant. More here.

To mark 100 years of surrealism, Russell Tovey is exploring where this mind-bending art movement came from, where it travelled to, and how it has remained relevant. More here.

To mark 100 years of surrealism, Russell Tovey is exploring where this mind-bending art movement came from, where it travelled to, and how it has remained relevant. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

The Most Important Conversations Happen in Bed

The love story of two extraordinary women unfolds against the backdrop of 50 years of evolving LGBTQ+ rights in Britain. More here.

The love story of two extraordinary women unfolds against the backdrop of 50 years of evolving LGBTQ+ rights in Britain. More here.

The love story of two extraordinary women unfolds against the backdrop of 50 years of evolving LGBTQ+ rights in Britain. More here.


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Emilie Taylor

Altar / Burning Place

Ceramics, photography and audio capture the journey of 10 women in recovery, exiting the criminal justice system, depicting how clay and fire became an important part of their process.

Ceramics, photography and audio capture the journey of 10 women in recovery, exiting the criminal justice system, depicting how clay and fire became an important part of their process.

Ceramics, photography and audio capture the journey of 10 women in recovery, exiting the criminal justice system, depicting how clay and fire became an important part of their process.


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An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

The Skewer Series 12

Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy, returning to twist itself into these turbulent times. More here

Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy, returning to twist itself into these turbulent times. More here

Jon Holmes presents the multi-award winning, 'dizzying, dazzling, haunting and moving' satirical comedy, returning to twist itself into these turbulent times. More here


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BBC Radio 4

Jon Holmes Says the C-Word

When Jon was diagnosed with cancer, he realised men don't talk openly about the embarrassing indignity of it all. So he decided he would, with other men who've been through it.

When Jon was diagnosed with cancer, he realised men don't talk openly about the embarrassing indignity of it all. So he decided he would, with other men who've been through it.

When Jon was diagnosed with cancer, he realised men don't talk openly about the embarrassing indignity of it all. So he decided he would, with other men who've been through ... Read More


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BBC Radio 4

Rory Stewart: The Long History of...Ignorance

Rory Stewart examines the radical idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge. More here.

Rory Stewart examines the radical idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge. More here.

Rory Stewart examines the radical idea that understanding ignorance is as important as acquiring knowledge. More here.


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An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

How to Prepare for Government

From arguments about fonts to the preferred sandwich fillings of a new PM, Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara go behind the scenes of the civil service during purdah.

From arguments about fonts to the preferred sandwich fillings of a new PM, Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara go behind the scenes of the civil service during purdah.

From arguments about fonts to the preferred sandwich fillings of a new PM, Cleo Watson and Helen MacNamara go behind the scenes of the civil service during purdah.


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Acast

The Water We Swim In

In this 7-part miniseries host Tilly Robinson investigates the invisible forces leading us towards the climate crisis & system-collapse. More here.

In this 7-part miniseries host Tilly Robinson investigates the invisible forces leading us towards the climate crisis & system-collapse. More here.

In this 7-part miniseries host Tilly Robinson investigates the invisible forces leading us towards the climate crisis & system-collapse. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

Orwell vs Kafka: Restless Dreams

By Dan Rebellato. Inventive, darkly comedic drama, part of Radio 4's drama series to mark the centenary of Kafka’s death, with Anton Lesser, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Henry Goodman. More here.

By Dan Rebellato. Inventive, darkly comedic drama, part of Radio 4's drama series to mark the centenary of Kafka’s death, with Anton Lesser, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Henry Goodman. More here.

By Dan Rebellato. Inventive, darkly comedic drama, part of Radio 4's drama series to mark the centenary of Kafka’s death, with Anton Lesser, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Henry Goodman. More ... Read More


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BBC Radio 4

Nearly Light

New drama about two of the 10% of children struggling to return to ‘normality’, post-pandemic. Inspired by real stories. More here.

New drama about two of the 10% of children struggling to return to ‘normality’, post-pandemic. Inspired by real stories. More here.

New drama about two of the 10% of children struggling to return to ‘normality’, post-pandemic. Inspired by real stories. More here.


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BBC Radio 4

Shadow War: China and the West

The rise of China is the defining challenge of our times - how far to co-operate, compete or confront. But has the West been slow to wake up? More here.

The rise of China is the defining challenge of our times - how far to co-operate, compete or confront. But has the West been slow to wake up? More here.

The rise of China is the defining challenge of our times - how far to co-operate, compete or confront. But has the West been slow to wake up? More ... Read More



What we do.


Storytelling

We are storytellers. The creative idea and resulting audience experience is the most important aspect of our work.

Cutting Edge Technology

We use cutting edge technology in ways that improve the audience experience, not for technology's sake.

Sound Design

Our audio content always features beautiful sound design. We know how to craft audio stories and regularly win awards for our work.

Collaboration

We work with the best in the industry. All of our more complex projects involve close collaboration with experts in their fields.


Who we are.


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Eloise Whitmore

Managing Director

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Tony Churnside

Producer / Technologist

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Darren Spruce

Production

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Geoff Bird

Producer

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Polly Thomas

Producer / Director

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Jon Harvey

Producer

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Leah Marks

Production

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Louis Blatherwick

Production

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Dermot Daly

Producer / Director

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Jenny Sealey

Producer / Director

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Nicola Wildin

Producer / Director

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Yusra Warsama

Producer / Director



Get in touch.


We're based at the Sharp Project in Manchester. If you need help with any aspect of audio or digital production please get in touch, but we have a full development slate right now and are unable to look at speculative proposals.