5 years since our first Fellows hit Radio 4

We’re proud to celebrate 5 years since the very first Multitrack Fellows had their BBC Radio 4 commissions broadcast. This milestone marked the beginning of what has become a growing community of audio producers breaking into the industry.

🎧 Deborah Shorindé: Nsukka Is Burning

Playwright Inua Ellams explores Nsukka, a Nigerian university town that has produced some of Africa’s most formidable literary voices including Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and its resilience in the face of erasure and exile.

👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m5lt

🎧 Raymond Tannor: Pause the Plié

Dancer Tatum Swithenbank faces a life-changing genetic condition and asks what happens when artists can no longer perform in their chosen medium. Can creativity be transferable? With contributions from artists across disciplines, Tatum searches for a new outlet.

👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m4pt

🎧 James Trice: Hip-hop’s Laughing Stock

Joe Jacobs, a comedic rapper who was never taken seriously in hip-hop, tries to reinvent himself as a stand-up comedian. Along the way, he explores the overlap between rap and comedy with Open Mic Eagle, Lunar C, Jaz Kahina and Dan Bull.

👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000msvw

Here’s to the power of opportunity, storytelling, and nurturing new voices in audio.