Lighting For Radio Podcast

Director of Photography and Lighting Director Martin Hawkins shares some highlights from his career, reflects on his early days at London Weekend Television and Limehouse Studios plus he reveals a special moment shared with David Bowie on set.

Roger Williams reflects on the early years of his career, talks about the importance of sharing knowledge within the industry and speaks about the challenges of lighting on a mountain.

LD Roger Williams reflects on the early years of his career, talks about the importance of sharing knowledge within the industry and speaks about the challenges of lighting on a mountain.

In this episode Lighting Designer Tom Sutherland reflects on the early years of his career, talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with a good team and how he starts every project with ‘the dream’.

Lighting Director Bernie Davis speaks to host Nia Visser.

Bernie shares some of his career highlights, speaks about the changes in television lighting since he began working in the industry and reveals a clever lighting trick from BBC Two’s ’Carols from Kings’.

Lighting Director David Bishop shares some top moments from his career, reveals how the school Nativity play kick-started his fascination with lighting and discusses the importance of Mental Health First Aiders in the industry.

Host Nia Visser speaks to award winning Lighting Designer and Lighting Director Tim Routledge.

Tim shares stories and highlights from his career, discusses the challenges of lighting a headline act at Glastonbury, the impact that mobile phones have on a show and what’s in store for 2022.

Lighting for Radio is sponsored by Robe and Version 2.

Host Nia Visser talks to Nick Edwards the Founder, and Managing Director of Version 2. Lighting rental specialists for the television industry. Edwards has 25 years of dedicated television lighting experience, having held technical, commercial and management positions at PRG, Panalux and Aurora, after his training at the flagship training facility in BBC Wood Norton, all prior to founding Version 2 in 2016.