CHARLIE
TOWLER
Audio Producer, Radio Host and DJ
I was a series producer on Past Present Future, a history of ideas podcast, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology
I produced a series for Radio 4 which examines the rise and fall of Trevor Averre-Beeson, a superhead who was once heralded as the saviour of the British education system but whose career ended in scandal.
Produced for Whistledown Production (2024)
I produced several shows for the programme Outlook and the podcast Lives Less Ordinary on the BBC World Service including profiles of the writer Bill Hayes, the Jamaican poet Safiya Sinclair and the Met Police’s first openly gay black police officer, Gamal G Turawa.
I produced a documentary for the BBC World Service which examines the impact and causes of the 2021-2022 famine in Madagascar.
Hosted by Raissa Ioussouf. Produced for Whistledown Production (2023)
I produced an eight part podcast series about the rise and fall of a Silicon Valley billionaire who poured millions of his personal fortune into a doomed utopian community. The series was highly praised in the Guardian, the Observer and reached #5 in the Apple US documentary charts. The series won best Business podcast at the 2023 Signal awards.
Hosted by Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Produced for Imperative Entertainment & Vespucci (2022/23)
I created and produced “Rap Gets Real” for BBC Radio 4, hosted by Guvna B. This explores how influential UK rap artists have begun open up about their struggles with mental illness and how this can influence young black men in particular to seek help.
The half hour documentary was highly praised in The Guardian, Independent and Daily Express amongst others and was selected for the BBC’s Seriously podcast.
Produced for Reduced Listening (2022)
Broadcast Assistant - Reduced Listening
I pitched features, conducted interviews, researched and scored shows such as Late Junction, Freeness, Unclassified, Afropean and the Spotify Original podcast Decode (a UK spin-off of the critically acclaimed, serial music podcast Dissect).
Broadcast Assistant - Somethin' Else
I researched, edited interviews, engaged in new development and attended rehearsal pitches for a range of nationally recognised music programmes — including BBC Radio 6’s The Gilles Peterson Show and BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton. I also assisted with production, interview prep and research on Dishonest Fun: The Circle's Official Podcast and Ian Wright's Everyday People.