Tim Bano

Award-winning arts journalist and audio producer

Radio

Producer for BBC Radio 4 and Radio 3 on programmes including Saturday Live, Loose Ends, The Media Show and Rewinder with Greg James.

Writing

My work has appeared in the Guardian, Financial Times, Independent, Evening Standard, Metro and other publications. I am 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 an oral archive for the V&A 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.