Tim Bano

Award-winning arts journalist and audio producer

Radio

Producer for a range of live and pre-recorded BBC Radio programmes including Rewinder with Greg James, Saturday Live, Loose Ends and more.

Writing

My work has appeared in the Financial Times, Independent, Evening Standard, Guardian, Metro and other publications. I was previously lead critic for The Stage newspaper, reviewing the latest theatre openings across the country.In 2021 I was named Writer of the Year at the Independent Publisher Awards, and in 2019 I won the Allen Wright Award for young arts journalists.

Podcasts

I produce (and occasionally present) The London Theatre Review, a podcast covering the latest openings in London and featuring interviews with big name guests. I'm editor of the V&A's oral archive of conversations about theatre called Theatre Voice. I produced a podcast for The Stage newspaper called Seven Stages featuring interviews with leading theatremakers, and I co-produced a podcast called After the Tone where listeners can call in and leave a message for host Scottee.