BBC Studios Production Bolsters Comedy Audio Team

BBC Studios Production has added to its comedy audio team with the hiring of Claire Broughton as executive producer and Leila Navabi as producer.

Broughton joins from Hat Trick, where she worked as a development producer on projects such as Episodes, The Armstrong and Miller Show and Spy. She produced the BBC Radio 4 series Before They Were Famous and God’s Work and was an associate producer on Boomers for BBC One. Prior to joining Hat Trick, Broughton worked at Potboiler Productions and Thin Man Films on a variety of projects, including The Constant Gardener and Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake.

Navabi is joining BBC Studios’ audio team as a producer. She will work with other producers across a range of BBC Studios output from long-running shows such as Radio 4’s The Now Show through to working with talent at the start of their broadcasting career.

The audio team is part of BBC Studios Comedy, which produces award-winning programs like Inside No. 9 and Famalam, as well as the recent Ladhood, which was adapted from the Radio 4 series for BBC Three. It makes a wide range of comedy and entertainment shows and podcasts, including The News Quiz, Just a Minute and Newsjack. It also makes podcasts such as Jacob Hawley: On Drugs and The Asian Network’s But.. Where Are You Really From?, which are currently on BBC Sounds.

Julia McKenzie, creative director for audio, said: “I’m delighted that Claire is joining BBC Studios and bringing her experience and creativity to our audio team. It’s a really exciting time as we continue to produce a diverse range of comedy and entertainment shows and podcasts, develop talent and launch new voices. It’s also great to have Leila with us, bringing her unique perspective and writing.”