In the final episode of our 'Coping through COVID' run, and indeed this series of Fantastic Noise, Terry speaks with Deputy Managing Editor of Radio X, Neil Fearn, to find out more about how one of the biggest commercial radio brands in the UK responded to the coronavirus pandemic. This was recorded in late summer 2020, before the announcement of 'lockdown 2'. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded partly at Terry's home, partly in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

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Coping through COVID: Radio X (with Neil Fearn, Deputy Managing Editor)

In this episode of our 'Coping through COVID' run, Terry speaks with Pippa Sawyer, who at the time of recording was the Managing Director of Wycombe Sound, to explore how the Community Radio movement in the UK has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic.Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded partly at Terry's home, partly in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee.You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think.Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Coping through COVID: Community Radio (with Pippa Sawyer, former Managing Director of Wycombe Sound)

In the first of our 'Coping through COVID' run of episodes, Terry speaks with award-winning podcast producer Hana Walker-Brown from Broccoli Content to find out more about how the podcasting movement in the UK has adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded partly at Terry's home, partly in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Coping through COVID: Podcasting (with Hana Walker-Brown from Broccoli Content)

Working with journalism students, Terry has learnt that there is no substitute for the experience of seeing a huge professional newsroom setting with 100+ people working inside, making the news happen.  At Sky News, in their Osterley complex, they have one of THOSE newsrooms. And in one part of that newsroom, is the radio team. Amongst other things, that radio team is responsible for IRN, Independent Radio News, who provide 2 minute long hourly news bulletins for radio stations across the UK, 24 hours a day, all year round. Terry spoke with Kiran Bhangal & Annie Joyce (who produces the Sky News Daily podcast). Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Sky News Radio (with Kiran Bhangal & Annie Joyce)

Local Radio Day is taking place on Monday 12th October.  Terry speaks with Dom Chambers from the Local Radio Alliance to find out more about the day, and the future of local radio. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about audio production. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Local Radio Day (with Dom Chambers from the Local Radio Alliance)

Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Clearly these organisations are not radio stations or podcasts. But yet they have become crucial to promoting audio brands. Social Media jobs are very important ones in radio now. Steve Ferdinando spoke with us about his role at Radio X as a Senior Social Media Editor, and how it links in with the brand and output of the station. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Social Media (with Radio X's Senior Social Media Editor, Steve Ferdinando)

In this episode of the podcast we are focusing on True Crime and longer-form podcast storytelling. Terry speaks with Dan Maudsley - from BBC Radio 5 Live. Dan produced the award-winning true-crime podcast series Paradise. He has also recently published the series 'On The Ground'. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

True Crime (with Dan Maudsley from BBC Radio 5 Live)

Fantastic Noise is back. In this episode of the podcast we're talking about how popular YouTube content creators are turning to podcasting. Terry speaks with Maddie Moate. Over lockdown Maddie and her fiancé Greg Foot produced 'Let's Go Live' - live daily content for children on YouTube. Her channel has tens of millions of views. Maddie is also well known for her work on 'Maddie's Do You Know?' on CBeebies. She has recently published 'Maddie's Sound Explorers' - a podcast series aimed at children supported by Magic Star. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded at Terry's home, rather than in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

YouTubing To Podcasting (with Maddie Moate)

Some new episodes of Fantastic Noise will be landing in a podcast app near you(r smartphone) from Tuesday 15th September. Released weekly on Tuesdays, we'll be starting with a conversation with Maddie Moate, about her new podcast project Maddie's Sound Explorers. In later episodes will look closely at true-crime podcasts, radio station social media, and how the audio industry has responded to the COVID19 pandemic. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Trail: new series begins on Tuesday 15th September 2020

This is a special 'live' episode of the podcast, recorded with an audience as part of the University of Bedfordshire's #BedsTalks series before the Coronavirus pandemic closed the University teaching spaces. Terry speaks with: -       Jeremy Howe - Editor of BBC Radio 4's ‘The Archers’, the world’s longest running drama, with around 19,000 episodes since 1951. In February 2019, the contemporary rural drama was voted as the second best radio programme of all time by a panel of experts. -       Adam Jarrell - from 'The Offensive', an award-winning mockumentary podcast that follows fictional Premier League club Ashwood City FC. He answers questions about the challenges of creating new audio drama and establishing an audience without a radio station backing. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

LIVE Making Radio Drama (featuring Jeremy Howe, Editor of BBC Radio 4's The Archers)

Join us for this very special recording of the Fantastic Noise podcast at the University of Bedfordshire discussing the production of audio drama. REGISTER HERE: https://bedstalksfantasticnoiseradiodrama.eventbrite.co.uk/ Host Terry Lee is Senior Tutor in Radio & Audio at the University of Bedfordshire. He is also responsible for the award-winning community radio station, Radio LaB 97.1FM. Joining Terry will be: -       Jeremy Howe - Editor of BBC Radio 4's ‘The Archers’, the world’s longest running drama, with around 19,000 episodes since 1951. In February 2019, the contemporary rural drama was voted as the second best radio programme of all time by a panel of experts. -       Adam Jarrell - from 'The Offensive', an award-winning mockumentary podcast that follows fictional Premier League club Ashwood City FC. He will answer questions about the challenges of creating new audio drama and establishing an audience without a radio station backing. There will also be a quiz, with prizes to be won including Amazon Echo Dot Smartspeakers. The event will be recorded, both as a podcast (to be published soon afterwards), and as a video (for the Fantastic Noise Facebook page). Before and after the recording there will be an opportunity for networking, and further discussion about radio and our evolving media landscape.  Refreshments will be provided, with food & wine after the talk. Fantastic Noise launched in summer 2018 as an audio platform for themed discussions on what good radio and audio is. It is used as a pedagogical aid in academic institutions around the world.

Trail: Making Radio Drama (Live!) - Weds 26th February 2020

Kids deserve good radio and audio too. And, thanks to digital radio and podcasts, there are plenty of options for them now. Audio for children and families is the theme of this episode, and our guests are largely inspired by Terry's 6 year old daughter's listening habits... We're talking with Creative Director of the Story Pirates podcast, Lee Overtree & Fun Kids radio presenter Bex Lindsay. We discuss the key aspects about making audio aimed at young audiences the ingredients of good storytelling, and the amount of preparation and planning involved. Terry is joined in the studio by Radio & Audio student Megan Murphy. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Family Audio (with Story Pirates' Lee Overtree and Fun Kids' Bex Lindsay)

Good journalism requires the ability to tell a story that captures the attention of its audience. And there are lots of great examples of good radio and audio storytelling out there now, using journalistic techniques and with qualified journalists guiding the listeners through the process. In this episode we're talking with Editor of BBC Radio 4's Beyond Today podcast, John Shields. We discuss the ingredients of good storytelling, and John gives great advice for budding storytellers. Terry is joined in the studio by Broadcast Journalism student Karolina Komada. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Storytelling (with BBC Radio 4's 'Beyond Today' Editor, John Shields)

Radio and audio comedy is tough to make. When Terry was on the radio, he would refer to himself as the joke killer - comic line delivery was never his strength... So how do you make good radio comedy? In this episode we're talking with Head of Radio Comedy at BBC Studios, Julia McKenzie. We discuss some dos and don'ts, current trends, and the importance of originality. Terry is joined in the studio by Media Production student Nathan Edwin. Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter.

Comedy (with Julia McKenzie, Head of Radio Comedy at BBC Studios)

 Sound design - using audio to bring your radio programme, package or production to life. But how do you do good sound designing? In this episode of the podcast we're talking with podcast producer and sound designer Sarah Myles. Sarah has loads of professional experience, and generously shares her knowledge with us. Find her website on https://www.podcasts.london and follow her on twitter. Terry is joined by Music Technology graduate Daniel Potter (yes, the one who mixes the theme tune!). Fantastic Noise is a podcast about making radio. Recorded in the Radio LaB 97.1FM studios at the University of Bedfordshire. Produced and presented by Terry Lee. You can follow Fantastic Noise on facebook.com/afantasticnoise, instagram.com/afantasticnoise & twitter.com/afantasticnoise or email us fantasticnoise@beds.ac.uk. Let us know what you think. Our art work was produced by Stoo Elvin (facebook.com/iamstooelvin/), and our theme music is by Liam Ayton, remixed by Daniel Potter. The clip we use at 23:04 is from https://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-entrepreneurs/eureka-121/ - thanks to the Monocle 24 team for their permission. 

Sound Design (with podcast producer Sarah Myles)

A podcast about making radio, from the University of Bedfordshire. Join Terry Lee as we hear from experts and professionals talking about a variety of radio topics, as well as jargon-busting, and discussion exploring how we define what good audio is.

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