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Everything from mics and cables to acoustics and technique, BBC Academy Trainer, Marc Settle, shares advice on how to get that perfect recor...

Lighting, stability and zooming are the focus for BBC Academy trainer, Marc Settle. There’s more to filming great video than just pointing a...

From frame rate, file size and aspect ratio to audio and accessories, before you start the camera rolling, make sure you’re properly prepare...

Covering focus, exposure, composition and much more, BBC Academy expert Marc Settle shares his tips and tricks for the perfect picture. Dur:...

From battery, storage and connectivity to accessories and apps, be sure to get the most out of your smartphone by setting it up properly. BB...

As large percentages of younger audiences come to podcasts via YouTube, we ask, is video the new audio? The line between video and podcasts...

In this episode of Podcastology, we’ll discover some of the ground-breaking new formats pushing the boundaries of what podcasts can do. Ofte...

What are the magic ingredients judges are looking for - and do they even exist?? Well, yes, according to awards judges. But how do you quant...

This sounds like a contradiction - after all, you can listen to podcasts anywhere, and the most successful podcasts have a universal appeal....

We’ll look at where the medium is now, and where we think it's headed. We consider the future of podcasting, and what's coming next. What do...

This podcast tackles sensitive and distressing subject matter, including discussion about extremist groups, suicide bombings, chemical attac...

When our mental health is fragile at work it can often be difficult to know who to talk to, where to get help or just find someone to listen...

How comfortable are you talking about the menopause at work? Given that 70% of those going through menopausal changes are employed and one i...

Never forget your audience is there. On occasion you can use them to your advantage to challenge the position of an interviewee. In this min...

Forensic listening allows you to respond to your interviewees’ questions and delve deeper into the story, peeling back the layers of an argu...

If you’ve done your research the chances are that you’ll already have a rough idea of what your interviewee is going to say. In this minipod...

A confident interviewer needn’t ask long questions. Be curious and wear your knowledge lightly. In this minipod BBC TV and Radio Presenter a...

Pay attention! Listening really carefully to your interviewee can give you the clues you need to unlock whole new areas for discussion. BBC...

Want to be a more confident interviewer and get the best from your interviewees? BBC TV and Radio Presenter and Academy Interviewing coach,...

Good writing connects you to your listeners, grabs their attention and makes them remember your story. BBC Academy trainer, Sam Upton, share...

Let your listener experience what’s happening, as it happens, and give extra magic to your storytelling with a stand-up. Academy trainer, Sa...

When you’re tell a story on location, do all you can to take your listener with you. In this minipod, BBC Academy trainer, Sam Upton, shares...

If you don’t use sound to help tell your audio story you make it easier for your listener to “tune out”. Sound can give detail, create atmos...

Want to bring stardust to your audio storytelling? In this minipod BBC Academy trainer Sam Upton shares some insider tricks and tips that'll...

How audience insights can guide your podcast planning

The backstage technical wizardry that brings your podcast to your ear

How to talk about politics – and entertain as well

Eli Sessions talks to Louise Kattenhorn, commissioning executive for the BBC pop hub network, Lloyd Shepherd, Head of Product at BBC Sounds,...

In this episode Eli Sessions finds out how to keep conversations natural, with Hannah Hufford, producer of No Country for Young Women, and S...

In this episode Eli Sessions looks at those beautifully crafted podcasts that tell dramatic stories in depth. He speaks to Rami Tzaber, the...

In the first of a five-part series on podcasting, Miranda explains: - what makes podcasts distinct from radio programmes - how the role of t...

In part two of our podcasting series, hear from Jason Phipps, commissioning editor for podcasts at the BBC, and Louise Kattenhorn, commissio...

Georgia Catt is a producer in BBC radio documentaries, who has made an award-winning podcast, Missing, for the Untold series. She also produ...

Promoting a podcast can mean anything from creating an audiogram – a clip from the podcast to promote on social media - to making other digi...

This episode of the Podcastology series includes a discussion about You, Me and the Big C. We recorded it before the death of Rachael Bland....

What production kit should you take when producing radio content in the field? Join BBC Academy trainer Sam Upton and newsgathering field pr...

BBC Three's new comedy Man Like Mobeen has made a big impact through social media. BBC Birmingham director Joe Godwin spoke to executive pro...

The BBC Two drama The Boy with the Topknot was based on a true story. That made the jobs of its writer, producer and director all the more c...

It's been running continuously since 1951, comes in 12 and a half minute episodes and was originally billed as "an everyday story of country...

Daytime television was once thought of as the nursery slopes of a TV career. Today its complex formats and production requirements are seen...

In an era where fake news is fashionable, data can help distinguish the facts from the fiction. But how do you interrogate a spreadsheet and...

With more and more cyber-attacks in the headlines, including this year's NHS attack, BBC Information security specialist Andrea Walker and B...

The BBC wants more women to apply for engineering jobs but the advice given at a recent BBC Design & Engineering event could be useful to ev...

Virtual reality (VR) and 360 video are the new cool kids on the media block but how will this impact media organisations? Over the past coup...

The Radio 1 breakfast show with Nick Grimshaw achieves more than five million listeners a week, thriving on a diet of the latest music relea...

Billions of people are using chat apps. Can brand owners and broadcasters make themselves part of these private conversations? And should th...

Editing an hour-long factual film can take a couple of months. The editor and director work closely to make the most of what’s been shot and...

BBC Three won this year's Royal Television Society Channel of the Year award despite no longer being on television. But how have its commiss...

You can use sound to tell stories in different ways - whether that's a soundtrack, a character's voice or sound effects for a radio drama. A...

In this era of data journalism and interactive online content, what else can people trained in writing and broadcasting do to tell their sto...