Episode 27: Layla Wright

Layla is a presenter, journalist and documentary filmmaker from Liverpool. Layla has produced and presented some hard-hitting documentaries for the BBC - including for BBC Three, BBC One and BBC Radio 4. 

Layla is one of our Creators in Residence here at BBC Studios. During her residency, Layla worked in the Factual Podcast team at BBC Studios and is now working at Louis Theroux’s production company, Mindhouse. 

In this episode, Katrina and Layla discuss - 

• How Layla started her documentary career aged only 14 (!) by working at her local radio station

• What goes into making a TV documentary that you wouldn’t expect

• What Layla’s learning from working with Louis Theroux

Layla’s clips -

• Early - ‘Crisis on Campus’, a documentary produced and presented by Layla for Liverpool’s Radio City 

• Most significant - Layla’s BBC Three documentary, ‘False Hope? Alternative Cancer Cures’ 

• Now - Layla’s BBC Panorama documentary, ‘The Champions League Final: What Went Wrong?’

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