Ricky & Tony: Pop Detectives

We worked closely with the team at Global firstly to test the concept with a pilot (which became episode one) and to let the hosts familiarise themselves with format, and each other.

This podcast is all about great chemistry, on-point sound design and fascinating guests. We tracked down guests from around the world with interesting stories to tell, like Freddie Mercury's personal photographer, Cher's former choreographer, a modern day 'witch' and the world's most famous Jennifer Lopez impersonator.

The brief was to let the listeners into the Pop Detectives' world so the podcast is bound together with the creative sound design from film-noir music to the sounds of the Detectives' old leather-topped desk, a ceiling fan and the distant sirens through an open window.

We weren't deterred by Covid — series one was recorded pre-pandemic and as such was recorded under normal conditions at studios in London, but with the lockdown being announced just as production on series two was due to begin, we adapted quickly and recorded the entire second series entirely remotely.

Alongside each episode we delivered two highlight clips for shareable videos that were published alongside other content on the show's Twitter feed.