2ºWest

05/02/2024

A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface.

05/10/2023

03/10/2023

This is an episode of Archive on 4 we made for BBC Radio 4. It has received a lot of attention in the press. Thanks to Michael Goldfarb for his incredible insights and presenting skills and thanks to Rowan Bishop for top notch sound design!

A look back at the 1973 war that lasted only 19 days but changed the world forever.

25/09/2023

Our latest episode of Witness History is available on BBC Sounds if you missed it. A brilliant tale of derring-do against all the odds!

In 1975, physicist Wally Hendrickson prevented nuclear disaster in Vietnam

05/09/2023

Quite possibly my favourite of all the docs I've ever made. I truly loved telling Wally's incredible story. It TX'd on BBC Radio 4 yesterday and is available online to listen to. Ramita Navai has the best "Jackanory" voice ever - compelling as can be! And thank you Rowan Bishop for absolutely stunning, immersive sound design:

The story of Wally, the physicist that prevented nuclear disaster during the Vietnam war.

05/09/2023

Great to hear our Female Founders BBC documentary getting attention from global podcasts. Check out the lovely interview with Jeraiza Prayon Molina and thanks again to Harriet LR for being awesome in the presenter seat

Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world

16/08/2023

We did say we'd been busy! Here's another doc that's available to hear on demand on BBC Sounds. This one features a ridiculously cool set of Brooklyn contributors. Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett presents with the multi-disciplined, multi-cultural, awesome architectural team at SO-IL. They discuss performance venues and how music has evolved to fill those spaces in the most effective way possible.

Mumford and Sons founder Ben Lovett on designing the perfect performance space

16/08/2023

Plenty of activity from the 2ºWest camp! This documentary was a joy to make with incredible female contributors across SE Asia, all making their mark in the male dominated world of green tech. Thanks to Harriet LR for being such a safe pair of hands in the presenter chair. I hope you can listen and let us know what you think! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g5jy0x #:~:text=We%20follow%20the%20female%20scientists,their%20health%20and%20earn%20money.&text=Subsistence%20fishing%20employs%20hundreds%20of%20millions%20of%20people%20around%20the%20world.

The women developing solar tech to reduce the environmental impact of fishing in SE Asia

16/02/2023

If you're in the mood for some hip hop beats with a South Asian slant, then please tune in to our latest episode of The Cultural Frontline for BBC World Service Thanks so much to Bobby Friction for insightful, splendid presenting and also to producer extraordinaire Helen Lennard for a spiffing job (faultless, as always) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct37ss

Bobby Friction explores what hip-hop means to India’s unheard youth

01/11/2022

Times are changing in Japan as a new wave of feminism takes hold. In recent years, campaigns such as and , which saw women petition against wearing high heels to work, have put Japan's gender inequality in the spotlight. Akiko Toya explores the change being created by women forging new partnerships in femtech, politics, sport and media. A 2°West production for BBC World Service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4jz3

Young women of Japan are starting a gender revolution. Akiko Toya finds out how

01/11/2022

Our Ojousan Power programme for BBC World Service is gaining plenty of attention in Japan. Thanks Time Out Tokyo for a great write-up!

https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/this-bbc-radio-documentary-is-exploring-a-new-generation-of-women-in-japan-101822

Find out how women in Japan are making strides in femtech, politics, sport and media on the documentary 'Ojousan Power'

26/10/2022

Delivering justice by boat, on board the the João Bruno II, Amazon’s floating court. A 2°West production for BBC World Service

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct43bp

Delivering justice by boat, on board the the João Bruno II, Amazon’s floating court

26/10/2022

An incredibly important doc of ours aired on BBC Radio 4 yesterday - the story of Ricky Reel. Please do tune in if you can: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001dptq Thanks to the incredible Perminder Khatkar for superb production and Ameet Chana for excellent presenting. Proud to be a part of keeping Ricky's story alive.

Can a mother reignite an investigation into her son's death, 25 years after it happened?

26/10/2022

We've been busy with a number of BBC projects. You can check out this doc now, exploring how young women of Japan are starting a gender revolution. finds out how they're forging new partnerships in femtech, politics, sport and media. Thanks to Nick Luscombe on production duties

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4jz3

Young women of Japan are starting a gender revolution. Akiko Toya finds out how

04/07/2022

A great deal of joy was experienced whilst producing this installation for and housed in And incredible to see some mini audiophiles enjoying these uplifting stories from refugees and immigrants that have made this amazing city their home ❤️ A 2ºWest Production

17/06/2021

In the 1980's labour activist, Bae Ok Byoung, worked in a wig factory in Seoul. She, and the other female employees went on strike after demanding better working conditions. When the industrial action ended, she was tortured, jailed and blacklisted.

40 years on, she has finally been acquitted of false charges and her story can finally be told, shining a light on what lies behind the glittery streets of one of the richest countries in the world.

Listen to our latest production of "Witness History" for : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1x59

Strikes and protests against South Korea's military government came to a head in May 1980

17/06/2021

A love of detail and the pursuit of purist elegance are what make a Porsche. The object of countless stories and legends, since its wheels first hit the road over a century ago, it has embodied the combination of power and refinement like no other sports car. An icon; designed to be driven.

2°West brings you the latest edition of "In the Studio," for BBC World Service. Motoring journalist Erin Baker gets behind the wheel of iconic sports car, Porsche's 911 model, to discover what it takes to design a classic.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09lfmbp

Motoring journalist Erin Baker gets behind the wheel of Porsche's latest 911 sports car.

14/04/2021

More audio delights on the way, by us and on behalf of Jazz South - UK. The podcast about wonderful composer and instrumentalist John K Miles’s latest piece will arrive in some headphones near you, very soon! 🎧

We’ve been checking-in with promoters and artists throughout the South to see how their lockdown experience has been, and how they’ve been adjusting to the current situation. This week Jamie Harber catches up with one of Jazz South’s Radar Commission artists; composer, instrumentalist and writ...