Key Information

Date: Monday 8th December 2025, 12-5:30pm 

Location: National Science and Media Museum
Pictureville, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

Price: £6 for members
£12 for non-members which includes £5 off future membership

What do you get? Three hours of training workshops and talks with audio industry leaders, plus a 90 minute facilitated speed-networking session to gain insights on career paths. Light refreshments during the day.

Foot In The Door
A day of training & connections

Monday 8th December 12-5:30pm

National Science and Media Museum
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1NQ

Foot In the Door is a one-day event for people at entry and early career level in audio, to build skills development and open access to people and expertise, through training workshops and a facilitated speed-networking session. At each event delegates have the chance to meet with around 40 industry leaders, who share job and training opportunities and their top tips for elevating your audio creations and CV. Plus you'll meet around 100 peers and build your own professional network.

Thanks to BBC Sounds and Broadcast Bionics for supporting Foot In The Door.

Programme

Check back over the coming weeks as we share speakers, industry guests and session topics. In the meantime, have a look at our previous events to get an idea of past sessions and speakers.

Our guests will share top tips and advice on production, presenting, brand, technology and more, across podcasting, radio and streaming. The guests are from all areas of the industry, from the BBC, commercial, independent and community audio sectors.

Timetable and Details

12:00 Arrival and registration

12:30 Welcome and In Conversation with Stephanie Hirst and Mike Cass

13:15-14:00 Choose between;

  • Getting the most from your speech based content
  • Is Making Music Radio about the bits in between the tracks?

14:00-14:45 Session - AI in Radio : Creative Partner or Competitor?

14:45 - 15:30 Choose between,

  • Making Audio – Presenting, Producing and Executing great content
  • Marketing & Socials: How to get the best out of your Podcast, your socials and you!

15:30 Coffee and Tea Break

16:00-17:30 Speed-networking - ask everything you want to know from all of our industry guests in record time!

 

The training workshops and speed networking session are ticketed and open to all, with a half price discount for Radio Academy Members. You must purchase a ticket if you wish to attend these sessions as a delegate.

If you are not already a member, you can join here and benefit from the reduced rate for this and future events, as well as accessing our full resources hub online. If you would prefer to come along and check it out first, you can still benefit from a £5 discount on a year's membership if you choose to join after the event. And remember, it's worth checking to see if you are eligible for free membership, if you are part of one of our Patron Member Organisations.

 

Confirmed Speakers and Guests:

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Dan McQuillin, Managing Director, Broadcast Bionics
Dan McQuillin, Managing Director, Broadcast Bionics
Stephanie Hirst, DJ and Broadcaster
Mike Cass, Radio Strategist and Programmer
Paul Fernley, Business Development Director, Audio Always
Tom Williams, Sponsorship & Promotions Manager, STV
Tom Williams, Sponsorship & Promotions Manager, STV
Alex Duffy, Breakfast Presenter, Nation Radio Yorkshire
Alex Duffy, Breakfast Presenter, Nation Radio Yorkshire
Kamal Kaan, Writer
Kamal Kaan, Writer
Mylo & Rosie, Presenters, BBC Radio 1
Mylo & Rosie, Presenters, BBC Radio 1
Solmaz Aslan, Lead Technical Operator, BBC Media Operations
Solmaz Aslan, Lead Technical Operator, BBC Media Operations
George Willis, Operations Team Leader, BBC Media Operations
George Willis, Operations Team Leader, BBC Media Operations
Rob Green, Head of Station Sound, BBC Radio 5 Live
Rob Green, Head of Station Sound, BBC Radio 5 Live
Alistair Miskin, Commissioning Editor Digital, BBC Local
Alistair Miskin, Commissioning Editor Digital, BBC Local
Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor, Special Projects, Nations and Local
Gareth Hydes, Commissioning Editor, Special Projects, Nations and Local
Harry Bligh,
Reporter and Podcast Producer, BBC World Service
Harry Bligh, Reporter and Podcast Producer, BBC World Service
Sarah Dray, Producer, Freelance / BBC Radio Leeds
Sarah Dray, Producer, Freelance / BBC Radio Leeds
Rob Dowell, Audio Executive Editor BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio York
Rob Dowell, Audio Executive Editor BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio York
Xanthe Palmer, Presenter and Journalist
Xanthe Palmer, Presenter and Journalist
Lauren Redfern, Presenter BBC Radio 1 Anthems
Lauren Redfern, Presenter BBC Radio 1 Anthems
Katie Hall, Freelancer at the BBC, Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Katie Hall, Freelancer at the BBC, Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Amn Kaur, Producer, Audio Always
Amn Kaur, Producer, Audio Always
Ailsa Rochester, Executive Producer, Factual, Audio Always
Ailsa Rochester, Executive Producer, Factual, Audio Always

Check out our previous events