2024 Creators
Jay Behrouzi-Sneade
Melting Pot
Jay Behrouzi-Sneade is a Filipino-Iranian journalist from Liverpool hailing from a long line of passionate cooks! Replicating global cuisine at home was a big part of her upbringing as a part of her a multi-heritage expat family in the United Arab Emirates.
Jay discovers culinary delights and science in her podcast Melting Pot alongside Big Manny.
They talk Maillard Reactions, osmosis, and emulsions. Across the series Jay visits the kitchens of actresses, hockey players, private chefs and bakers to find out how the act of cooking by migrants reminds them of home and reflects their experiences.
Melting Pot Video
Melting Pot
You're not bad at cooking, you just don't know the science. Melting Pot is here to help.
Mia Thornton
Instrumental
Mia Thornton is a creative producer currently based in Liverpool. Mia is driven by a passion for storytelling and a commitment to amplifying Black voices. She has worked on a wide range of creative projects for both global brands and community-based initiatives, showcasing her talent and versatility.
Mia in her podcast Instrumental celebrates Black artists who have played a pivotal role in the advancement of British music.
We hear about the trailblazers who revolutionised classical music, the DJs who propelled rave culture, the punk icons who challenged norms, and the folk musician who resurrected Black in British folk song.
Instrumental
Instrumental
Recognising black artists' contributions to Britain’s best loved music genres.
Meg Elliot
Heart & Stone
Meg Elliot is a writer, zine-maker, and mountain biker from Shropshire. She is fascinated by story, folklore, and the way memory lives in landscapes. Meg co-creates a zine exploring nature through art and writing and is one half of The InBetween Collective, an international creative group sharing stories of culture, resistance and celebration. She has also worked on heritage projects across the UK investigating the social impact of environmental projects.
Meg’s podcast Heart & Stone is about understanding what folk means to communities across the UK today; asking who decides what stories to remember and if a stone circle needs to be ancient to have meaning?
Heart and Stone
Heart and Stone
Exploring our connections to folk stories, songs and landmarks across the UK.
Hugh Sheehan
Criminally Queer
Hugh Sheehan is an audio producer and musician/composer originally from Birmingham. Much of his work explores questions around gender and sexuality, desire and shame, assimilation, and radicalism. In 2020 he was commissioned as a New Creative by BBC Arts and Arts Council England to make Lost Time - an audio short contemplating LGBTQ+ people’s experiences in getting to live life on their own terms.
Hugh in his podcast Criminally Queer: The Bolton Seven, looks back at one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent British LGBTQ+ history, and examines how this scarcely-known legal case played a significant role in the fight for gay rights.
Criminally Queer
Criminally Queer
Seven men from Bolton have their lives changed forever.
