Podcast

2 April 2025

It is always interesting to learn about the journeys taken by those who arrive in the advertising industry, and never more so than when speaking with Alicia Iveson, Marc Allenby and Tamryn Kerr as the intrepid trio describe the experiences that shaped them and how they came to found Hijinks - the ad agency they co-founded a short while ago.

Podcast

2 April 2025

Creators Inc director Phil Barantini helmed the Netflix drama 'Adolescence' which was added to the streaming platform on 13 March. In the three weeks since its release, it has become a cultural and political phenomenon, prompting conversations in every part of the UK, including the House of Commons. Its reach has not stopped there, as it has also become one of Netflix's biggest international hits.

Podcast

31 March 2025

The recent announcement that Honor Society and MacGuffin Films have joined forces to form a bi-coastal production house under the leadership of the former's founder and managing partner Megan Kelly was perfectly timed as far as DAVID was concerned because we were able to pop by and chat to Megan about this development... and a lot more besides.

Podcast

24 March 2025

In the latest Foundation Stories podcast, ELMNTL's Danny Whybrow and Greg White talk about their way into the business, they friendship, and how it eventually led them to start their own company. Along the way, their passion for the craft, and their love of the industry shines through and this podcast ought to be piped into the dreams of anyone who has hopes of doing what they've done.

Podcast

16 March 2025

Tim Bullock is a busy man. He runs Scoundrel Films, the Australian film production company he founded with Adrian Shapiro; he his one of the highest regarded comedy directors in the world; he has several feature films in development; and he recently joined Rogue in the UK. Despite all of this, he recently found time to sit down with Jason Stone of DAVID REVIEWS to reflect on how he got to where he is, and where he's going next.

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12 March 2025

Andy Fowler of Brothers & Sisters had never worked in an advertising agency before he set one up... which was pretty bold of him. In this podcast we learn all about his early life, his time at university and how he hustled his way into a job at Sky TV in the broadcaster's halcyon early days. At the end of our interview, Andy described the experience as being like therapy... which gives you some idea of its contents.

Podcast

18 February 2025

This week's Foundation Stories features Olivia Hirschberg, the no-nonsense founder of Johnny Foreigner, in conversation with Jason Stone. Olivia describes the journey that had her deciding she wanted a company called Johnny Foreigner, before she'd decided what it should be, or what it should do, and how she has made it a success, while achieving an agreeable life-work balance.

Podcast

11 February 2025

It was no surprise to anyone at BBH attending yesterday's conversation about 'Kneecap' to learn that, once upon a time, director Rich Peppiatt was a stand-up comedian. His gift for storytelling is immense, and he peppers his highly entertaining anecdotes with enough jokes to make a sequel to his BAFTA-nominated film about an Irish hip hop trio.

Podcast

10 February 2025

There are some Foundation Stories where you sense the company was created out of a crucible of burning ambition, and then there are stories like Anna Hashmi's where it was clearly more a case of the universe lining the ducks into a helpful row without her knowledge. The resulting company may have been birthed through happenstance, but that certainly doesn't mean it isn't a force to be reckoned with.

Podcast

27 January 2025

In this edition of the 'Foundation Stories' podcast, we spoke to Adam and Amanda Luckwell who, as well as being business partners, are husband and wife. Their contrasting personalities, and hugely different approaches to business complement each other to create a harmonious working relationship but how do they manage the work-life balance?

Podcast

20 November 2024

In the first of a new series of podcasts called Foundation Stories which takes a look at how some of the companies in our industry were brought into being, DAVID editor Jason Stone spoke to Jon Forsyth and Simon Massey of Neverland about their path into advertising, and the reasons they decided to form their agency in 2019.

Podcast

6 February 2024

At a special screening of the film organised by The Quarry and Wave, editor Paul Watts and sound designer Johnnie Burn spoke about their involvement in Jonathan Glazer's 'The Zone of Interest' in a Q&A with DAVID editor Jason Stone. We were short of time because Johnnie had to dash off for another Q&A, but there is a lot of fascinating insight from both Paul and Johnnie.

Podcast

19 June 2023

Channel 4's fantastic new idents hit the screen last week, and in a new podcast, we speak to 4Creative's Lynsey Atkin and Time Based Arts's Mike Skrgatic about their labour of love. It is a colossal film, and it was achieved with contributions from an unusually large group of creative talent, and it's fascinating to find out how it came to be, and how to of the senior people involved helped to ensure its coherence and brilliance.

Podcast

8 May 2023

A few weeks ago, Tom Box of Blue Zoo Animation sat down with DAVID to explain how his company had benefitted from participating in B.Corp - an international initiative which aims to ensure businesses act ethically and responsibly. Discovering how much it entails was eye-opening and inspisring, and we decided to bring together a number of interested parties to explore the topic.

Podcast

8 May 2023

As Straight 8 moves towards its Silver Jubilee, DAVID headed over to Ed Sayers's house and found the filmmaker to be in reflective mood during a lovely chat in his back garden. You can listen to our conversation and enjoy an aural tour of the shed where the magic happens by playing the audio file below. Once you have, please consider entering your company in this year's Industry Shootout before it's too late.

Podcast

27 March 2023

In the first of a new series of podcasts, Jason Stone takes you on board for a series of unconnected conversations with ad industry people. This is a bit of an experiment, and we hope you enjoy listening. Some of the conversations are part of recordings which will become written interviews, and some are just excerpts from chats along the way.

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22 March 2023

When we sat down with Anthony Moore of Factory Studios in November 2022 to ask him about his involvement in twelve years of John Lewis Christmas commercials, neither he nor DAVID knew that it was the end of an era. The decision by John Lewis to call a review, and adam&eveDDB's decision not to participate in that review means that 2022's 'The Beginner' would be last of these highly successful collaborations.

Podcast

23 November 2022

Producer Olivia Hirschberg has been running her directorial talent agency, the amusingly-named Johnny Foreigner, for quite a few years. The pandemic brought an opportunity to reflect, and proved surprisingly good for business, and both those developments persuaded Olivia it was time to bring in some support. Enter Karen James.

Podcast

17 November 2022

In a recent conversation with POD LDN founder Adrienn Major, the ambitious entrepreneur explained to Jason Stone of DAVID the thinking behind her young company. We get used to hearing about disruptive models, but seldom is it as obvious as it is with POD LDN that a company is delivering on a proposition that the industry really needs.

Podcast

7 April 2022

DAVID is familiar with production service companies based in a specific location or a specific group of locations, but after learning about NM Productions, a company which promises to provide this service anywhere in the world, we decided to find out more. This led to a meeting in a London café with founder Anissa Payne, who set her stall with conviction and charisma.

Podcast

28 March 2022

Although he is unquestionably most famous for his pop promos, Tim Pope has also directed a lot of commercials, a number of documentaries, and a feature film. In person, he is engaging, funny and has a story for every occasion. And so it was a great pleasure to catch up with him recently in Brighton for the first of our 2022 series of podcasts.

Podcast

15 June 2020

In the latest Virus Crisis podcast, we speak with Campbell Beaton and Craig Moore of Familia in London and Liam Johnson of Robot in South Africa. This was recorded in the last days of May and we looked at the possibilities of remote shooting in Cape Town as South Africa was emerging from its own stringent lockdown.

Podcast

2 June 2020

There are two interviews on today's Virus Crisis podcast: one with Hugo Legrand Nathan of Birth in Paris and another with Steve Davies of the APA. It's a tale of two cities as both London and Paris slowly emerge from lockdown to discover what is and isn't possible as the advertising industry attempts to restart from its forced hibernation.

Podcast

19 May 2020

In the latest Virus Crisis podcast, New Zealander Nathan Price talks about his life and directorial career. The Park Pictures director charts a story which begins on a sheep farm in his native New Zealand and takes him and his wife-to-be to the most romantic city in the world before returning home in a blaze of glory. Or something like that.

Podcast

18 May 2020

PR legend Mark Borkowski offers his fascinating take on the emerging landscape being forged by the Covid-19 crisis. All kinds of ground was covered in a wide-ranging interview including Borkowski's hope that there will be no room for saccharine-sweet Christmas commercials in a post-viral world; how the crisis is amplifying the woes of the retail sector; the horror of knowing the worst possible people are running the country; and the catastrophic mistakes made by Prince Andrew in his bid to clear his name.

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14 May 2020

In the latest of our virus crisis podcasts, James Brook-Partridge offers a fascinating take from an agency perspective. Not only on how stuff can be made but also on the best way that a film production company can catch his eye during quarantine. It was a really interesting conversation and we hope you enjoy listening to it.

Podcast

6 May 2020

For the latest Virus Crisis podcast we spoke to Nils Leonard; Jonathan Kneebone; and Rupert Reynolds-Maclean. It was the most ambitious yet with the three interviewees socially distancing in an entirely responsible way by being in different continents. The conversation is very interesting and we hope you enjoy it despite the difficulties of achieving a good outcome when the 'studio' facilities are so variable.

Podcast

24 April 2020

Kevin Thomas joins DAVID to talk about his former life as a creative and his current life as a director. Animated and engaging, he also tells us about the art project he's devised to help keep him busy during quarantine, and gives us an update on The Way Back - the initiative which offers a nostalgic glimpse at the past for those suffering from Dementia.

Podcast

23 April 2020

Director Peter Cattaneo joins us to talk about his career as a director of feature films; TV programmes; and commercials. It's hard to think of anyone who has excelled at all three of those media as successfully as Peter, and this podcast is a great opportunity to hear from a truly great film director.

Podcast

22 April 2020

In the latest Virus Crisis podcast, Jason Stone speaks to Missing Link director Rupert Russell - a really fascinating interviewee whose insights into global chaos help cast some light on the likely consequences of Covid-19. A lot of ground is covered in a wide-ranging interview and we hope you enjoy listening to it.