Reduced Listening is an audio company making radio, podcasts, drama and documentary.
We work with the BBC and arts institutions, alongside cutting edge musicians and artists, and with people who have a story to tell.
We shine light through sound.
Nailing It
Spotify Studios
Reduced Listening steps into the world of vodcasting with a brand new original production for Spotify Studios... This is #NailingIt, a show about navigating the everyday challenges and toasting the triumphs of life in your twenties.
Decode (S02)
Spotify
Decode returns for a second series to go deep inside another iconic UK album, track by track, week by week, line by line, beat by beat. What masterpiece is being dissected this time? Say hello to Skepta’s award-winning Konnichiwa, from 2016.
Dream Fuel
BBC 6 Music
A brand new weekly 60-minute musical exploration, Dream Fuel With Arlo Parks - a space for music fans to share, relate, reflect, create, engage and be inspired.
Late Junction
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3´s flagship programme for adventurous listeners is produced by Reduced Listening. One night a week, fifty-two weeks a year, we share records, old and new, from electronic music to field recordings, new composition to African jive.
Man in a Bag
Audible
What led to the bizarre and macabre death of British spy, Gareth Williams. Journalists Jonathan Maitland and Vanessa Bowles investigate one of the strangest deaths in recent British history.
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Classical Focus
BBC Sounds,
2022
Our latest curated music mix series for BBC Sounds – a serene classical backdrop to help you focus.
Decode strikes gold at the ARIAS 2022
Audio & Radio Industry Awards,
2022
We were delighted to win THREE awards at 2022 Audio & Radio Industry Awards, with Decode taking home two golds on the night and a bronze for Fully Amplified.
Rap Gets Real
BBC Radio 4,
2022
Once considered part of the problem, can rap music help change black men’s attitudes towards mental illness? Guvna B looks at the genre’s changing representation of mental health.
Decode wins gold and silver at the British Podcast Awards 2022
British Podcast Awards,
2022
Decode takes home three well deserved awards from the British Podcast Awards.
Jack Howson wins Best Music Producer
Audio Production Awards,
2021
What the judges said:
"Cannot fault this entry. Nothing we could improve or think could be better. Excellent range, superb production techniques, fascinating content. Bravo Jack."
Decode (S01)
Dissect & Spotify,
2021
Hosted by Kayo Chingonyi, Decode gets deep inside an album, track by track, line by line, beat by beat - deconstructing the ingredients which make a masterpiece. A new podcast for 2021, from the hit US show, Dissect. A Reduced Listening Production for Spotify Studios UK.
2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards
BBC Audio Drama Awards,
2021
We were over the moon to win TWO awards at the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards: “Best Sound” and “Year of Innovation”
For All I Care
Wellcome & BALTIC,
2021
Wellcome Collection and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art present For All I Care, a new podcast re-imagining care and healing. The series is presented by multidisciplinary artist Nwando Ebizie, with contributions from the worlds of contemporary art, science and health.
Can Independent Music Survive Coronavirus?
Virgin Radio,
2020
In this four-part series for Virgin Radio, we hear from musicians, record labels and music lovers and ask, how does independent music get through this pandemic?