Staff

Radio Production at Westminster is taught by lecturers who all have considerable combined experience in the industry, as producers, broadcasters, studio managers, trainers and news journalists.

The Course Leader, and Director of Undergraduate Media Studies, is Matthew Linfoot, who worked at the BBC for ten years as a producer, presenter and web editor. In 1997, Matthew won a SONY Gold Award (Best Music Documentary) for producing & co-writing You've Got To Hide Away, with Tom Robinson. He is still making programmes, both for the BBC (most recently an edition of Radio Four's The Archive Hour about the history of gay and lesbian radio) and Resonance FM. His research interests include the history of BBC Local Radio.

David Hendy teaches on the Advanced Radio module. David worked for many years at BBC Radio 4, notably as the producer of The World Tonight and as senior producer on Analysis, before joining the University of Westminster in 1993 to establish the radio course. He is the author of Radio in the Global Age (Polity) and Life on Air – A History of Radio Four (OUP). 

The news and journalism content of the course is taught by Charles Carroll who has many years experience as a journalist and news reader with the BBC (including GLR 94.9, Radio Surrey and Radio Two). He is currently to be heard on Radio Four as an announcer.

Dave Sharp teaches Radio Features and basic radio production skills. Dave has worked as Studio Manager at the BBC, as Head of Engineering at Somethin' Else and continues to work as a trainer for the BBC.

We also benefit from many visiting lecturers, including in recent years Samantha Moy (producer, Jo Whiley), Sara Parker (BBC/independent features producer), Sue Clarke (independent documentaries producer), Simon Blaxland (radio commercials producer) and Victoria Stewart (deputy editor, Woman's Hour).

There are also opportunities to visit radio production facilities, including GCap headquarters, in Leicester Square , the home of Capital Radio and Classic FM.