Freelance audio producer and journalist for radio and podcasts. I’ve made work for organisations including BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3, Audible, The Bristol Cable, Ujima Radio and Trinity Centre. I have also worked on conversational podcast series The Parenting Podcast and Talk of Tru. I am a Multitrack fellowship alum. My primary focus is developing and producing narrative audio documentaries and series. My work and interests span various themes and topics, with a central focus on creative, factual storytelling, investigative productions, person-centred narratives and immersive sound design. I am also a qualified, trauma-informed, psychotherapist.

Charlie West

Freelance audio producer and journalist for radio and podcasts. I’ve made work for organisations including BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3, Audible, The Bristol Cable, Ujima Radio and Trinity Centre. I have also worked on conversational podcast series The Parenting Podcast and Talk of Tru. I am a Multitrack fellowship alum. My primary focus is developing and producing narrative audio documentaries and series. My work and interests span various themes and topics, with a central focus on creative, factual storytelling, investigative productions, person-centred narratives and immersive sound design. I am also a qualified, trauma-informed, psychotherapist.

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Freelance audio producer and journalist for radio and podcasts. I’ve made work for organisations including BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3, Audible, The Bristol Cable, Ujima Radio and Trinity Centre. I have also worked on conversational podcast series The Parenting Podcast and Talk of Tru. I am a Multitrack fellowship alum.

My primary focus is developing and producing narrative audio documentaries and series. My work and interests span various themes and topics, with a central focus on creative, factual storytelling, investigative productions, person-centred narratives and immersive sound design. I am also a qualified, trauma-informed, psychotherapist.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Producer and Sound Designer at BBC World Service, Heart and Soul
January 1, 2026 - August 1, 2026
Produced and sound designed Flow of Jagged Rock: Honouring The Forces of Destruction and Renewal for BBC World Service, Heart and Soul.
Assistant Producer and Researcher at The Guardian
November 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025
Assistant producer and researcher for Today In Focus / Science Weekly.
Producer and Sound Designer at BBC Radio 3
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Producer and Sound Designer for Sounds Like Cornwall.
Researcher & Recordist at BBC Radio 4
November 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Researcher & Recordist for Rivers of Lead.
Multitrack Fellow at Bite Your Tongue Productions
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Multitrack Fellow; assistant producer, recordist and researcher for radio and podcasts; led on research and pitch development for a forthcoming multi-part series for BBC Sounds. Researcher: The Mystic and The Mayor (Audible, TX 2025); Researcher: The Parenting Podcast (BBC Sounds, TX 2025).
Producer and Presenter at Noods Radio / The British Council
April 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Producer and presenter: Saffron Pakistan Showcase for the British Council.
Producer, Presenter and Sound Designer at The Bristol Cable
June 1, 2023 - July 1, 2023
Sound of Saffron; producer, presenter and sound designer.
Producer, Presenter and Sound Designer at Trinity Centre Bristol / Ujima Radio
November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Empire Fighting Chance – Your Bristol Life podcast series; Trinity Centre's Art of Resistance podcast series.
Presenter and Live Field Recordist at In Between Time
October 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
At The Ends of The Day – live experimental listening performance project with Mamoru Iriguchi.
Podcast Development and Co-Presenter at Tru. Editorial
July 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021
Podcast development and co-presenter: Talk of Tru.
Producer, Sound Designer and Presenter at Noods Radio
April 1, 2020 - November 1, 2023
Resident: Double-Bind – monthly one-hour show exploring socio-philosophical topics with interviews, archive, music, sound design, poetry and field recordings.

Education

PgDip Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP accredited) at The University of South Wales
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Advanced field recording and soundscape composition short course at Goldsmiths University
April 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Short features short course at In The Dark
August 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
BA History and American Studies at The University of Manchester/UC Berkeley
January 11, 2030 - June 3, 2026

Qualifications

Multitrack Fellowship
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization