Jo & Sara at the Edinburgh Festivals 2019
In August 2019 I went to the Edinburgh Festivals for the first time, working on two BBC Radio 2 programmes broadcast live from the BBC Blue Tent in front of live audiences. On Thursday 8th August I produced Jo Whiley’s Radio 2 show. With just two hours to reflect everything going on in Edinburgh I focused on the fringe – booking stand-up comedians Phil Wang, … Continue reading Jo & Sara at the Edinburgh Festivals 2019
Jo Whiley at Hay Festival 2019
In May 2019 I produced my first Outside Broadcast for BBC Radio 2, taking Jo Whiley’s evening programme to the Hay Festival. Hay Festival is an annual literature festival which this year took place from 23 May to 2 June in “the town of books”, Hay-on-Wye in Wales. Jo was live from the BBC Tent with special guests from across the festival joining her live … Continue reading Jo Whiley at Hay Festival 2019
Radio Academy’s 30 Under 30 2017
On 13th September 2017 I was thrilled to be named by the Radio Academy in their 30 Under 30 list for 2017. It’s their “annual search for the brightest young talent from across the radio and audio industry”. When I was back in student radio, looking at the radio industry from what seemed a very great distance away, it was a great motivator that young … Continue reading Radio Academy’s 30 Under 30 2017
Chris Evans at the Royal Wedding 2018
In May 2018 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show team broadcast a special show, Chris Evans live in Windsor for the Royal Wedding. My colleague Meera and I were put in charge of leading the project, and were given two months to organise this live outside broadcast. Given the scale of the event and the security around the Royal Family, we were unable to give much … Continue reading Chris Evans at the Royal Wedding 2018
Chris Evans at the Chelsea Flower Show 2017
This May for the first time ever we uprooted The Chris Evans Breakfast Show from Wogan House and planted it for one day only at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It was all to celebrate a new collaboration between BBC Radio 2 and The RHS. For the first time ever there were five Radio 2 gardens at Chelsea – the Radio 2 Feel Good Gardens … Continue reading Chris Evans at the Chelsea Flower Show 2017
Dominic Cooper’s Day Off
In November 2016 I produced my first radio show for BBC Radio 2, presented by Hollywood actor Dominic Cooper. Called ‘Dominic Cooper’s Day Off‘, this special programme for BBC Music’s My Generation Season was all about movie soundtracks from the 1980s, inspired by Dominic’s passion for films of that decade and the part they played in him becoming a successful actor. We started, of course, … Continue reading Dominic Cooper’s Day Off
BBC Radio 2
I started working at BBC Radio 2 in 2015 as a freelancer before becoming a full-time member of staff in 2016. Initially I spent over three years working as an Assistant Producer on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, at the time the biggest radio show in Europe. It was an incredible place to be working early in my radio career and I learned a great … Continue reading BBC Radio 2
Matt Tasker 