Audio & Digital First

Stories that
signal.

Full-service development and story producing for audio and digital-first creative projects. From conception to commission to delivery.

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About

Journalism.
Production.
Story.

Research & Development
Story Producing
Access & Casting
Narrative Architecture
Pitch Documents
Cultural Consultancy
Series Development
Broadcaster Relations

I’m a creative, self-starting and dedicated production, development and writing professional with two decades of experience spanning national newspapers, world-renowned magazines, broadcast television and premium audio.

Having been published in Dazed & Confused, Vice, The Evening Standard Magazine, The Guardian and ShortList, I’ve developed factual projects across short form, long form, commercial and streaming for networks including BBC, ITV, BT Sport, Channel 4, The Economist, National Geographic and major SVODs.

I have specialist experience in food, travel, politics, organised crime and international affairs — and in people-finding and casting in extremely challenging circumstances.

Services

What Whale Song does

01

Podcast & Audio Series

Original narrative non-fiction audio from first idea to finished delivery. Long-form, short-form, branded and editorial. Credits include BBC Radio 5 Live and Audible.

02

Digital Series & Campaigns

Factual series for broadcasters, streamers and brands. Specialist in current affairs, geopolitics, food, crime and international story-finding.

03

Development & Pitching

Treatments, pitch documents, sizzles. Compelling copy-writing and story architecture to get projects across the line with commissioners.

04

Cultural Consultancy

Strategic creative input for broadcasters and brands navigating complex or sensitive editorial territory. Research, narrative framing and contributor strategy.

05

Story Producing

Embedded story producing across production — contributor identification, access negotiation, interview producing and narrative oversight from first call to final cut.

06

Journalism & Writing

Long-form features, investigative reporting, editorial content for print, digital and broadcast. Published across national titles and international media brands.

Selected Experience

The work, in order.

2025 – 2026
Creator, Development Producer & Story Producer
SPLBERG — Audible
Creator and story producer on SPLBERG, a new 8-part narrative non-fiction series for Audible. Full creative and editorial responsibility across conception, development and production.
2024 – 2025
Producer & Development Producer
Gangster — BBC Radio 5 Live
Producer and development producer on Gangster for BBC Radio 5 Live. A major narrative audio project requiring deep access, sensitive contributor management and editorial precision.
2024
Development Consultant
Listen / Platform Media
Development consultancy providing strategic creative input across new audio and digital projects.
2023
Development Producer
Atlantic Productions & Alchemy Immersive
Developing both traditional broadcast concepts and immersive VR series, helping get an exciting new virtual reality series over the line with a major streamer.
2023
Development — Sony Podcasts
Somethin’ Else / Sony
Originated, developed and reported a new six-part podcast series telling the story of an impostor in small-town America whose crimes reached into the highest echelons of American society.
2022
Producer
Grain Media
Produced a unique project embedding with the British Army in Woolwich and Kenya, delivering cinematic drama interwoven with human, unexpected stories. Main point of contact for senior military figures, co-ordinating between crew, the Army, RAF, Kenyan Special Forces and the Kenyan government.
2021
Assistant Producer
Spun Gold — ITV
Harry and William: What Went Wrong. Developed balanced narrative, secured unusual contributors and assisted on location for this major ITV documentary.
2019 – 2020
Producer / Director
Econ Films & Vensight Media
Produced, directed and edit-produced dozens of short films about current affairs, economics and big ideas for the United Nations, LSE, international NGOs and the BBC. Shoots in Bogota, Cape Town, Liberia, Peru, Ecuador, the Philippines and Egypt.
2019
Development Assistant Producer
The Economist
Developing short films in a fast-paced editorial environment as part of a team that achieved 1 million YouTube subscribers.
2018
Development Assistant Producer
Darlow Smithson / BBC / Channel 4 / National Geographic
Developing ambitious, returnable series and one-off topical films for major international networks.
2017 – 2018
Assistant Producer
BBC World Service — Outliers
30-part online and television series. Found all 30 international stories across the UK, Russia, Lebanon, Mexico, the US, India, South Korea and Japan. Successfully pitched to BBC World Service commissioners.
Get in touch

Let’s make something worth hearing.

Available for development, producing, pitching and consultancy. Broadcasters, brands and platforms welcome.

chris@whalesongmedia.co.uk
London N7  ·  07717 686780