Jolyon Jenkins
Jolyon Jenkins is a British investigative journalist and radio documentary producer known for his work with BBC Radio 4. Over a career spanning several decades, he has produced and presented numerous award-winning documentaries covering a diverse range of topics, from politics and technology to social issues and the environment.
Career
Jenkins has been a long-standing contributor to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Television, producing and presenting investigative programmes for strands such as File on 4[1] and Out of the Ordinary.[2] The Glasgow Herald described him as "the go-to guy for quirky subjects which require intelligence and chutzpah in equal measure",[3] while the Radio Times has noted that "Jenkins makes some of the most original documentaries on Radio 4"[4] and in the same publication, David Gillard noted "Whatever subject Jolyon Jenkins is dealing with I will listen ... I regard him one of our finest broadcasters".[5]
His documentaries include Bordering on Big Brother, for Channel 4's Dispatches series, which examined the risks associated with the misuse of personal data.[6] Jenkins gave evidence (in the capacity of "Special Consultant" to Liberty) to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities;[7] in their resulting report, the committee stated "We were impressed by the examples supplied by Mr Jenkins of individuals who had suffered real harm from the inaccuracy or misuse of personal data".[8]
Jenkins also produced multiple episodes of File on 4, including Kenyan Farmers, about the risks of pesticide poisoning to farmers growing produce for British supermarkets,[9] Kenya, Whatever Happened to Democracy,[10] The Liquidators,[11] and an investigation on the risks of combustible cladding on the exterior of tower blocks, which prefigured the Grenfell Tower fire by nearly two decades.[12] He presented and produced The Brixmis Story,[13] which was described by Zoe Williams in The Guardian as "one of the best radio programmes I have heard"[14] and which was nominated for a 2008 Radio Academy Award.[15] He also co-developed and co-produced/presented, with Polly Weston, Radio 4's The Patch.[16]
Print career
In addition to his radio work, Jenkins was Deputy Editor of the New Statesman magazine.[17][18]
Television career
Jenkins has also worked in television, producing investigative documentaries. The Lost Race, an investigation of the British far right. The Sunday Telegraph stated it "exceeded all expectations" [19] and The Independent describing it as "mordantly hilarious"[20] Jenkins also worked on the BBC documentary series Secret Society, which investigated issues of government secrecy, particularly the Zircon affair, a controversy surrounding a secret British spy satellite[21][22]
Awards and recognition
Jenkins's work has also been praised in the British press. The Daily Telegraph's Gillian Reynolds has highlighted his journalism on multiple occasions, calling him a "shrewd observer of the offbeat",[23] "a documentary maker with an acute sense of the dramatic",[24] "omni-talented"[25] and "a truly gifted radio reporter, writer, and producer".[26] The Guardian described his approach as "a cross between poke-the-freaks Louis Theroux and get-the-info Eddie Mair".[27]
He and his work have received multiple industry awards:
1994: One World Broadcast Trust Premier Award for Best Radio Programme (File on 4 – Kenya, Whatever Happened to Democracy).[28]
1994: Television and Radio class winner in the Technology Journalist of the Year Awards for a File on 4 documentary on Safety Critical Software.[29]
1995: Bronze in the Sony Radio Awards (News and Current Affairs category) for File on 4 – The Liquidators.[30]
1996: Medical Journalists' Association "Medical journalist of the year: Broadcasting" [31][32]
1997: One World Broadcast Trust Award for Best Radio Programme (File on 4 – Kenyan Farmers).[citation needed]
1997: Best Radio Feature in the British Environment and Media Awards for File on 4 – Hormone Disrupters.[citation needed]
2002: Medical Journalists' Association "Medical journalist of the year: Broadcasting" for File on 4 - Medical Mistakes[33]
2008: Nominated for Best Feature Award in the Sony Radio Academy Awards for "The Brixmis Story"[34]
2010: Nominated for Best News Special in Sony Radio Academy Awards for "Hacked to Pieces" [35]
References
- ↑ Jackson, Harold (23 October 2001). "Pick of the day". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Out of the Ordinary - Five stories of humans at their most eccentric". BBC. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ "Radio: Radio 4 goes leftfield with Out of the Ordinary". The Herald. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
- ↑ O'Hagan, Simon (5–11 January 2019). "The Patch - review". Radio Times.
- ↑ Gillard, David (16–22 January 2016). "Radio Review". Radio Times. p. 136.
- ↑ "Television and Radio". The Independent. 28 October 1992. p. 28.
- ↑ Oral evidence given to the European Communities Committee on the Protection of Personal Data (20th Report, HL Paper 75), 18 November 1992, paragraphs 190-274
- ↑ Report of the European Communities Committee on the Protection of Personal Data (20th Report, HL Paper 75) 1993 paragraph 116
- ↑ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ Hanks, Robert (18 September 1993). "Next week's radio". The Independent. p. 25.
- ↑ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 21 June 1994. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 19 October 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Brixmis Story". BBC. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ Williams, Zoe (14 June 2007). "Radio head: Spilling the beans over the airwaves". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sony Radio Academy awards 2008 nominations". The Guardian. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ Sawyer, Miranda (14 August 2021). "The week in audio: The Patch; The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra; Forever Is a Long Time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Editor denies article was stunt to lift sales: Two magazines are facing a legal tussle with the Prime Minister over the publication of rumours about his private life". The Independent. 29 January 1993. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ↑ New Statesman Society. Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited. 1992. Search this book on
- ↑ Purser, Philip (28 March 1999). "Review: Arts". Sunday Telegraph.
- ↑ Hanks, Robert (25 March 1999). "Television Review". Independent.
- ↑ Campbell, Duncan (23 January 1987). "New Statesman" (PDF). DuncanCampbell.org. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ Campbell, Duncan (27 February 1987). "New Statesman" (PDF). New Statesman. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ Reynolds, Gillian (4 June 2012). "Radio Review". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Reynolds, Gillian (1 August 2012). "Radio Choice". Daily Telegraph. p. 30.
- ↑ Reynolds, Gillian (20 July 2011). "Pick of the Day". Daily Telegraph. pp. R59.
- ↑ Reynolds, Gillian (16 March 2013). "Radio Review". Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ Sawyer, Miranda (1 February 2009). "This is no time to hold the Mayo". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ↑ "Green awards show BBC best at getting down to earth". Ariel. 8 November 1994. p. 5.
- ↑ "Radio 4 wins industrial journalism award". Ariel. 15 November 1994. p. 7.
- ↑ de Burgh, Hugo, ed. (11 January 2013). Investigative Journalism. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203360804. ISBN 978-0-203-36080-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Hunt, Liz (12 December 1996). "'Independent' writers win". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Radio 4's winning streak". Ariel. 7 January 1997. p. 2.
- ↑ "UK: Independent on Sunday journalist wins prestigious medical journalism awards". 27 November 2002. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 28 January 2025. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sony Awards 2008 – nominations". RadioToday. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ↑ Ponsford, Dominic (8 April 2010). "BBC dominates Sony Awards journalism categories". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
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