Jane Berthoud
- Producer and executive producer
Press clippings
Lost Voice Guy's sitcom Ability being piloted for TV
Lost Voice Guy is adapting his Radio 4 sitcom Ability for television. The comic, otherwise known as Lee Ridley, is currently working on a pilot script with Katherine Jakeways.
British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2021Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2019
A number of Radio 4 comedy series have been nominated in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 201814 comedy shows up for BBC Audio Awards 2017
The shortlists for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2017 has been revealed, with 14 comedies in the running across the Best Scripted Comedy and Best Comedy with a Live Audience categories.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2016Paula Hines: Writing Narrative Radio Comedy
As I found myself verbally pitching my new radio comedy idea to Jane Berthoud (Head of Radio Comedy) and Kate Rowland it was hard to believe how far all of our ideas had come in just three days.
Paula Hines, BBC Writersroom, 10th July 2013Comedy podcasts: BBC Radio 4 comedy in your pocket
Building on the runaway success of the Friday Night Comedy podcast (featuring The Now Show and The News Quiz), there are now three comedy podcasts on offer from Radio 4.
Jane Berthoud, BBC Blogs, 21st April 2011New Radio 4 comedy pilots
Here's a speech Jane Berthoud made on Tuesday in which she announced some interesting new comedy pilots for Radio 4...
Jane Berthoud, BBC Blogs, 24th June 2010Mathew Horne (of Gavin & Stacey TV fame) plays Alex, a struggling young cinema manager in this new comedy by Simon (Men Behaving Badly) Nye. Here's the situation: Alex has to promote a forthcoming attraction, an arty Swedish film. But no one's interested, not even Mrs Duke (Caroline Quentin), the cinema's rambly, elderly owner, or neighbouring café boss Jane (Mel Hudson), who fancies him. Here's a tip: look at the cast. Consider author's other work (translations of Molière and Dario Fo, films, TV, scholarly studies of painters, awards). This one (produced by Jane Berthoud and Simon Mayhew-Archer) may go far.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 24th April 2010Why radio won't stop joking for the election
The head of BBC radio comedy on the importance - and tension - of preparing topical comedy for general election season.
Jane Berthoud, The Guardian, 13th April 2010