BBC Radio Drama
In 1996 he became senior producer for Radio Drama at BBC Northern Ireland. He worked in Belfast for three years in broadcasting and then turned freelance, basing himself in London. His productions include work for BBC Radio 4 and 3 by experienced writers like John Arden, Brian Friel, Sebastian Barry, Mark Lawson, Gary Mitchell, Carlo Gebler, Robin Glendinning, Christopher Fitz-Simon, Christina Reid, Jonathan Myerson and Larry Gelbart, writer of TV's M*A*S*H. He also produced and directed William Trevor‘s The Property Of Colette Nervi, which was nominated for the Prix Italia Play Section, 1999, and Martin Lynch's modern Belfast version of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. This play won a Zebbie Award for Best Radio Script 2007 from the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild.
Colm McCann, Kaite O'Reilly and Rob John are among other talented writers he has helped to develop in radio drama. Roland Jaquarello has also expanded his work in broadcasting by producing music documentaries for BBC Radio 2 on Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Mel Tormé and Marlon Brando.
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