Richard Knight

Director of Audio @BBC Studios

BBC Studios is home to an expansive audio portfolio and a multi award-winning team of producers based in London, Salford and Bristol. We deliver: iconic radio like Desert Island Discs, In Our Time, Life Changing and This Cultural Life; hit podcasts like You’re Dead To Me, Evil Genius, History’s Heroes and Strong Message Here; impactful factual storytelling like Stalked, To Catch A Scorpion, The Gift and Things Fell Apart; much-loved comedy like The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, You Heard It Here First and Just A Minute; and world-class drama and fiction like Life Lines, Acid Dreams, A Charles Paris Mystery and Fran and Joe. We also work with non-BBC platforms and partners to bring great ideas and stories to life in audio, like The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr (Netflix), The Hunter (Wondery+) and Zeroes (Audible). As Director, I’m responsible for the creative, commercial and strategic leadership of BBC Studios Audio, collaborating closely with colleagues across the wider Studios business — and across the BBC Group — to grow reach and revenue internationally through making world-class content and taking it to listeners around the