Assitant producer for BBC Radio 4 programmes most frequently for In Our Time: researching topics, researching and approaching potential guests, advising on script order, question allocation, wording etc. This is across history, classics, philosophy, literature, science etc). Primarily conducting research calls with guests ahead of the programme and... Read More

Assitant producer for BBC Radio 4 programmes most frequently for In Our Time: researching topics, researching and approaching potential guests, advising on script order, question allocation, wording etc. This is across history, classics, philosophy, literature, science etc). Primarily conducting research calls with guests ahead of the programme and writing in depth research briefs for the producer and presenter. I also work as a researcher on Radio 4’s Start the Week producing briefing notes on recent works of history, philosophy and sociology. This involves reading the works under discussion and compiling questions ahead of a research call with the author before producing detailed briefing notes. I have worked in television on developmental research for a major BBC global history series. I would be interested in further work in developmental research. I have also worked at Storyvault films on a Sky Arts programme in a research capacity. Previously I worked full time as a researcher at the Guardian and Observer providing support for journalists in a deadline driven environment. I pitched, researched, wrote and edited multiple ‘from the archive’ articles for the Guardian website across a range of topics. Please visit this link (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/harry-burton) to read these. I have also written for history magazines. Read Less