Fantastic Noise

Luke Moore is the Co-founder and COO of Stak , and Nicky Anderson is Stak’s Head of Narrative and the creator of the award-winning series Stak Legacy: Dancing With Shadows . In this episode, we talk to Luke and Nicky about the evolution of Stak, what it’s like to run a leading podcast production company, the craft of narrative storytelling, and their recent move to new premises in central London....

Second Tier is a Championship football podcast co-hosted by Ryan Dilks , a University of Bedfordshire radio graduate . We talk to Ryan about establishing & maintaining Second Tier, working with Stak to promote the podcast & his journey in audio to get to this point.   Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfor...

The Propa Podcast is a boxing podcast produced by Sonny Madden, AKA Uncle Propa from Youtube . We talk to Sonny about how he got into creating content about Boxing, why he then got into podcasting, and the media opportunities it has created for him since .  Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced an...

Grace Mailey was, up until recently, producer of the BBC's ' Fantasy 606 ' podcast - where Ali Bruce-Ball , Chris Sutton & Statman Dave talk FPL each week. Recorded in the summer, Grace share's her wider BBC role (she had just come back from the Paris Olympics when we spoke!), the evolution of Fantasy 606 & how she broke into the audio industry. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio pro...

We're back! Trevor Dann , previously Head of BBC Music Entertainment (1996-2000), came to the University to speak with Terry. Covering a range of topics including Radio 1 in the 90s, Live Aid, community radio & the importance of a multimedia approach for anyone trying to get in the industry today. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios a...

The last episode of this series. Joel Emery from Holy Smokes is the writer of podcasts The Offensive , Jackie The Ripper and BOOM . He gives us top tips for creating audio drama, and goes into detail about the viability of the audio drama business. Click here for the 'Making of The Offensive' podcast. Click here for the 'Making of Jackie The Ripper' podcast. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audi...

Georgia Coan is an award-winning podcast producer, investigative journalist, and presenter who currently works in the BBC Long Form Audio Department. She has produced and reported for award-winning podcasts like Radio 4’s Beyond Today , BBC New’s youth podcast The Next Episode & plenty more that you’ll be hearing about in the episode. She was also named in the Radio Academy’s 30 under 30 list for...

Jason Rosam is the host of Early Breakfast for BBC Radio London . He spent some time talking with us about what's involved, and gave us his advice for good local radio. Link to episode that features in the audio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0cyxxt9 Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and...

The lovely folk at Radio X are broadly aiming their output at an audience aged between 25 and 44, according to the website of the parent company Global . So how do you decide what music they should be listening to? Lea Stonhill , Music Programmer at the station, gives us the answers. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University o...

The Skewer is a multi-award-winning programme from BBC Radio 4. It combines sound-bites, surreal content and music into a form of sound collage. It is poignant and funny. Every episode's final mix is done by Tony Churnside , and he kindly spoke to us about how the programme is made! Links to episodes that feature in the audio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bth3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds...

In this episode we reflect on the 25th birthday of the University Of Bedfordshire's community radio station, Radio LaB 97.1FM.   In May 2022 we were celebrating. Our beloved radio station, Radio LaB, marked 25 years since it’s first incarnation as Luton FM in May 1997. Back then, the station was live for just 28 days at a time – on a Restricted Service Licence, or RSL. Two students, who have now j...

In this episode we take a closer look at the making of 'On Track In Greensand Country' , an 'audio journey' created by Terry & Dr Lawrie Hallett in April 2021 for the Greensand Country Festival 2021 & shortlisted in the Community Radio Awards 2021. Links: https://anchor.fm/greensandcountry - listen to the finished audio here. https://www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/wherrymans-way-1-norwich-to-whitlin...

In this episode the fantastically talented Emma Saunders speaks with us about broadcasting on BBC 5 Live as part of their sports team. If you ever wanted to learn more about how they go around the grounds so fast on a Saturday afternoon, this is the podcast for you! Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Pr...

Voxpops. The voice of the people. The person on the street interview. It’s about getting the opinions of ordinary people on the street on a given issue – to present a sample of public opinion at any given time or place. It’s also something we teach in year one at the University of Bedfordshire – because it can lead to fantastic content. Terry spoke with BBC Three Counties Radio's Justin Dealey - w...

Terry loves Crystal Palace FC. Obviously not everybody does. FYP is a podcast made by and for Crystal Palace fans . Sports fan-run podcasts are increasingly popular, every major sports team will have at least one in their honour. The specific and personal nature of podcasting is allowing this particular genre to grow and thrive. Terry spoke with FYP's Jim Daly to find out more about the origins an...

Terry has never been a specialist music presenter. But he has worked with some talented DJs over the years and has seen how specialist genre music programmes can bring unique audiences to a radio station. Former University of Bedfordshire student DJ Tash LC currently presents a programme on KISS on Sunday nights. She spoke with Terry to give some insight into the production of the show. Fantastic...

What is magazine programming? We often signpost students towards Jeremy Vine on Radio 2 . Patrick Thomas is part of the production team and kindly spoke with Terry to give some insight into how the programme is made. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by  Terry Lee . You can follow...

Some new episodes of  Fantastic Noise will be landing in a podcast app near you(r smartphone) from Tuesday 21st September. Released weekly on Tuesdays, we'll be starting with a conversation with producer Patrick Thomas on how they make Jeremy Vine's BBC Radio 2 programme . In later episodes we will speak with Tash LC from KISS about making specialist music radio, BBC Three Counties Radio's award-w...

In the final episode of our 'Coping through COVID' run, and indeed this series of Fantastic Noise, Terry speaks with Deputy Managing Editor of Radio X , Neil Fearn , to find out more about how one of the biggest commercial radio brands in the UK responded to the coronavirus pandemic. This was recorded in late summer 2020, before the announcement of 'lockdown 2'. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about...

In this episode of our 'Coping through COVID' run, Terry speaks with Pippa Sawyer , who at the time of recording was the Managing Director of Wycombe Sound , to explore how the Community Radio movement in the UK has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded partly at Terry's home, partly in the  Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University o...

In the first of our 'Coping through COVID' run of episodes, Terry speaks with award-winning podcast producer Hana Walker-Brown from Broccoli Content to find out more about how the podcasting movement in the UK has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded partly at Terry's home, partly in the Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of B...

Working with journalism students, Terry has learnt that there is no substitute for the experience of seeing a huge professional newsroom setting with 100+ people working inside, making the news happen.  At Sky News , in their Osterley complex, they have one of THOSE newsrooms. And in one part of that newsroom, is the radio team . Amongst other things, that radio team is responsible for IRN, Indepe...

Local Radio Day is taking place on Monday 12th October.  Terry speaks with Dom Chambers from the Local Radio Alliance to find out more about the day, and the future of local radio. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM  studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by  Terry Lee . You can follow Fantas...

Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Clearly these organisations are not radio stations or podcasts. But yet they have become crucial to promoting audio brands. Social Media jobs are very important ones in radio now. Steve Ferdinando spoke with us about his role at Radio X as a Senior Social Media Editor, and how it links in with the brand and output of the station. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about mak...

In this episode of the podcast we are focusing on True Crime and longer-form podcast storytelling. Terry speaks with Dan Maudsley - from BBC Radio 5 Live . Dan produced the award-winning true-crime podcast series Paradise . He has also recently published the series 'On The Ground'. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM  studi...