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Jo Luke Rowntree
Director
My Loftus Recommendation: 'Walks Like a Duck' - a revelatory take on living with a disability.
My Favourite Sound: Rain. Preferably pelting, but I’ll take pitter-patter too. Glorious!
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Kirsten Lass
Director
My Loftus Recommendation: 'A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand' - listening is a total delight: it’s beautifully crafted, the brothers are amazingly open and you learn without realising.
My Favourite Sound: People laughing.
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Richard Berry
Director
My Loftus Recommendation: 'Lockdown' - showcasing us at our creative best during an extraordinary year.
My Favourite Sound: My son chuckling to himself.
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Reuben Huxtable
Technical Producer (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Cold Art'. I love how the show uses the reverberations of an abandoned Cold War listening station to create a sense of place and physicality.
My Favourite Sound: The startup sound for the Playstation 1. When we were younger it was always a worry the disk was scratched, the twinkly bit half way through never fails to give me chills.
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Maia Miller-Lewis
Producer (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘The Exchange’ – a brilliant format that facilitates honest discussion between strangers on such varied topics.
My Favourite Sound: My dad’s whistle. It’s the only way I can find him in a supermarket…
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Gabrielle Wacker
Admin Assistant (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: 'The Memory Catcher' - a tender and moving listen exploring how we share and hold on to our memories.
My Favourite Sound: The contented wood pigeon 'purr' I wake to in the morning...
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Emily Duffy
Production Manager (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: 'Waugh: What is he good for?' It captured everything I love about audio storytelling: laughter, learning, and a spark of curiosity. Waugh is now firmly on the ’To Read’ list. .
My Favourite Sound: Laughter, of course! But also birds chatting away in the morning – I like to imagine what they are saying to each other.
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Leon Gower
Producer / Project Manager (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Where Are You Going? - New York’ specifically Catherine's meeting with the cat lady married to Kiwi the cat - 'it's a love thing of the highest order'.
My Favourite Sound: The crunch, clicks and whirls of a cassette tape player.
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Samara Linton
Assistant Producer (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Complex’ with Kimberley Wilson - warm, grounded mental health conversations in a world full of hot takes.
My Favourite Sound: A newborn’s first cry. Uninhibited, ungovernable, and bursting with untold possibilities.
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Katie Chandler Clarke
Assistant Producer (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Yeti’ - a completely addictive miniseries about two old friends searching for the mystical snow monster - my husband and I nailed the whole thing on a long car journey...
My Favourite Sound: Squawking seagulls by the Bristol docks, sounds like home ❤️
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Rami Tzabar
Executive Producer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: 'A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris & Xand’ for its humour, depth and expert blend of story-telling, information and entertainment. How often do you get to explore one idea around health, so, er, 'thoroughly'?
My Favourite Sound: As an avid cook, one of my favourite sounds is the sizzle of a steak as it goes into a hot pan.
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Sarah Jeynes
Lead Photographer (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: James Watkins' shot of The 1975. I love the way he's captured their personalities. He would have had very little time to take this shot yet it looks like a studio set up.
My Favourite Image (that I've taken): Soft Play aka Slaves at Reading Festival. I'm proud of how I worked the strobing to my advantage and think this encapsulates their energy perfectly.
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Eddie Charles
Production Coordinator (staff)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Made in the Midlands’ - having been born and raised in the West Midlands, I love how the series celebrates the region and shines a light on the remarkable cultural contributions of fellow Midlanders!
My Favourite Sound: The whirring of a film projector or anything related to the movie-going experience, because somehow even heartbreak feels good in a magical place like the cinema.
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Anne Harbin
Associate Editor (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘A Mile In My Shoes’ - heartfelt stories of everyday people.
My Favourite Sound: The wind in the leaves in the trees makes me feel alive and of course the reggae air horn as you know something magical is about to drop.
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Jon Calver
Studio Manager (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: Alan Bennett’s appearance on Private Passions.
My Favourite Sound: The fizz (and smell) of hot solder and the distant purr of a petrol lawn mower.
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Elizabeth Burke
Executive Producer (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: ’Private Passions’ - I’ve discovered so much great new music, and talking about music reveals well-known people in a new light.
My Favourite Sound: I’m torn between the Dusk Chorus on a May evening in a Suffolk churchyard and “Mind the Gap”.
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Faye Lyons-White
Producer (freelance)
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James Watkins
Photographer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: Sarah Jeynes' images of Coldplay at Whitby Abbey. It's never easy working on location with a band, especially adding a pandemic to the mix. the resulting shots are iconic.
My Favourite Image (that I've taken): Bruce Springsteen at Claridges. To capture a portrait of one of the best musicians of all time is up there as one of my favourite jobs ever.
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Claire Justin
Producer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘Terribly Famous’ - I love the way it blends history with humour and who doesn't want to know more about our favourite celebrities!?!
My Favourite Sound: Laughter. The sound of a deep, body filled laugh is incredibly infectious.
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Sarah Louise Bennett
Video Producer / Director (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘What’s Up Docs?’ - I love the dynamic between the van Tulleken twins and how the series blends warmth, intelligence and practical health advice. The way they reflect on themselves and each other always makes it an interesting listen.
My Favourite Sound: Early mornings in Wimbledon when I lived at my family home. Waking up to birdsong coming from the trees. That’s a sound I’ve never forgotten.
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Yohan Forbes
Video Producer / Director (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: ‘What’s Up Docs?’ - I love the dynamic between the van Tulleken twins and how the series blends warmth, intelligence and practical health advice. The way they reflect on themselves and each other always makes it an interesting listen.
My Favourite Sound: Early mornings in Wimbledon when I lived at my family home. Waking up to birdsong coming from the trees. That’s a sound I’ve never forgotten.
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Mark Allan
Photographer (freelance)
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Jonathan Birch
Photographer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: Sarah Louise Bennett’s shot of Sam Smith & Kim Petras I loved their track Unholy and the space, lighting and their expressions really represented the mood of the song.
My Favourite Image (that I've taken): Steve Lacy on the balcony of Broadcasting House. I asked him to pose and he just fell back onto the railing which looked great. I love when you have that interaction, he really brought something to the shot.
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Milo Hutchinson
Junior Designer (freelance)
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Dan King
Sound Engineer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: Our ’Equal Britain' series... innovative format, intimate revelations and the full range of human emotions; it's a brilliant listen.
My Favourite Sound: A deftly played, nylon strung acoustic guitar.
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Shirlaine Forrest
Photographer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: I love the way James Watkins has captured this strong and intriguing portrait of Stormzy, the artist looks incredible and the lighting and framing is gorgeous...
My Favourite Image (that I've taken): This shot of Christine and the Queens was for 6 Music Festival. It was the first time the artist unveiled his wings and was a gift of a show to photograph.
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Tracey Welch
Photographer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: Sarah Jeynes' black and white portraits of Rankin. They look fantastic and it's not an easy job photographing another photographer.
My Favourite Image (that I've taken): Johnny Marr in his studio for Q magazine back in 2017. Great afternoon.
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Jane Greenwood
Producer (freelance)
My Loftus Recommendation: Anything produced by Kim Normanton and Elizabeth Burke, a recent highlight being ‘Meeting the Man I Killed’ - utterly compelling, extremely moving radio.
My Favourite Sound: The nightingale that sang in my garden last summer.
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Chris Jones
Music Content Specialist (contractor)
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Pete Marsh
Music Data Specialist (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: 'The Myth and Mystery of Anja Thauer'. This was a totally engrossing listen for me; the story of a German cello prodigy who died tragically young and whose story seemed to have been erased from history. A fascinating, moving tale that takes some unexpected turns.
My Favourite Sound: Foghorns (when you can still find them, that is).
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Chris Maclean
Studio Manager (contractor)
My Loftus Recommendation: 'The Primacy of the Instant: CNN and Computers.’ I always find Michael an engaging and interesting host...but I like his contributions the most where we hear snippets of his life.
My Favourite Sound: I made some binaural recordings on Luskentyre Beach on the Isle of Harris… for people to stop and appreciate how rich a soundscape sitting on the shoreline is.