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Vicky
@vickyecarter.bsky.social
Storyteller by trade & by nature. Senior Journo Reporter for BBC R1/1Xtra/AN’s Newsbeat. Freelance Broadcaster + Docmaker 📻 R4/World Service/Radio MCR. Ex #Fileon4 Investigative Journo. 📣 women/m health/adventure 🌎 Traveller of 60+
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Excited to share all my latest showreels for radio, TV and voiceover work from 9 years of experience in the media industry (and 7 of those in the BBC).
Have a watch/listen:

TV Showreel for News: youtube.com/watch?v=A26MlB…#Newsw#Journalists#Broadcastere#TVTV
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A26MlB…
I can’t believe its been over 5 months working at BBC Radio 1, 1xtra and Asian Network’s Newsbeat! 🎙️📻

I want to share some #weekendwins and #studioselfies from both the Mailbox in Birmingham and Media City in Salford.
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I’m back with the Radio Manchester team - yesterday I was reading the news and today I am out and about reporting!

Here’s an article I wrote for them the other week when I was reporting for them:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#journalist #reporter #newsreader #Manchester
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What a day to read the news last night for all 39 BBC local radio stations! It was a privilege to broadcast on such a big news story like the budget for across the country.

#broadcaster #seniorjournalist #news
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It was an absolute privilege to be part of a media panel yesterday at the University I fell in love with media at, The University of Manchester.
I remember when I was a student there and I attended a similar event, meeting an investigative journalist (I even bought and read his book!)
September 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I made a programme on the project of the ‘World’s largest dam’ earlier this year for the BBC World Service’s #TheInquiry. It’s been announced its going ahead: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Programme link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#China #Tibet #India #Bangladesh
BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Why is China building the world’s biggest dam?
Why is China building the world’s biggest hydropower dam?
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A bit slow to post this but in transfer news…
I’m incredibly excited to say I’ve joined the team at BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network’s Newsbeat as a Senior Journalist Reporter! 📻
I’ve been listening to Newsbeat for decades so it is an absolute privilege to join the team. (1/2)
July 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I just want to take a moment to congratulate two of my former podcast guests for doing incredible things in their careers.
Nicholas Mccarthy for his upcoming debut at the BBC Proms this Sunday….
BBC Proms
The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning concerts and collaborations.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yesterday I spent the day in Manchester’s city centre interviewing people who have travelled far and wide to see the Gallagher brothers united again. It felt like reporting on a piece of history - all for BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up to Money programme.
July 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I enjoyed talking to Junie Lau for #WakeUpToMoney on BBC 5 Live about how Google’s new AI tool, Flow has given her new opportunities to pursue filmmaking. You can listen here from 47 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#journalist
Wake Up To Money - Recommended by AI - BBC Sounds
Sean Farrington hears how AI is transforming the way people plan their holidays.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Really proud of the impact the work I, Barbara, Liv, and my editor Henry Jones did on getting this piece of original journalism to air, then to front page of BBC News for most of the day, and now onto the BBC newsletter: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Journalist #Storyteller
Supplier to major supermarkets hit by cyber attack
Logistics firm Peter Green Chilled supplies major supermarkets, but it is relatively small compared to its rivals.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Had fun reading the news today for BBC Radio Manchester from 7-12pm! It’s always exciting to have a live cricket hit in your sports bulletin too 🏏

Back on air tomorrow from 7am across Greater Manchester and on @bbcsounds.bsky.social

#studioselfie #newsreader #newsbroadcaster
May 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
After three years at Long Form Audio, presenting and producing World Service programmes and producing Radio 4 Investigative documentaries, it is time for a new chapter. I’m delighted to say I’m starting a new contract with BBC Business!
April 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This month marks 7 years at the BBC for me! And what a journey - firstly broadcasting traffic for BBC Essex and BBC Solent, then producing and reporting for radio and online for BBC Essex, reporting for 5 Live, R4, Newsbeat, presenting and producing documentaries for BBC Surrey and BBC Guernsey,
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Excited to add that, two of the guests I fixed for BBC Business programmes this week, were featured as highlights in the BBC Business weekly newsletter! 📈
Love it when the guests I book for the BBC Business Unit get picked up elsewhere! I organised Richard Lim to speak to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday morning and after his excellent interview, his comments are now in this BBC News article 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#newsws
https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
April 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Love it when the guests I book for the BBC Business Unit get picked up elsewhere! I organised Richard Lim to speak to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday morning and after his excellent interview, his comments are now in this BBC News article 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#newsws
https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
April 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I’ve had a great week working with the BBC Business Unit this week - fixing guests and writing cues for the Today programme for BBC Radio 4, and Radio 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money programme. 📈 I’ve worked on a whole range of subjects like Dubai Chocolate and Minecraft…
April 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My latest (and last one for a while) episode of The Inquiry which I produced for the BBC World Service, is all about SpaceX.
It truly is a fascinating subject that I learnt so much about!
Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#journalist #producer #Radio #BBC #BBCWorldService
The Inquiry - Is SpaceX ok? - BBC Sounds
SpaceX’s Starship has exploded twice in a row—should we be worried?
www.bbc.co.uk
April 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Vicky
"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."
- Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) US artist #womensart
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Not just one but two programmes I made for the BBC World Service are out this week!

Firstly, I interviewed the legendary Mulatu Astatke for #WitnessHistory about the moment he pioneered the genre of Ethio Jazz. You can listen to it here:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

#presenter #broadcaster
BBC World Service - Witness History, The father of Ethio-Jazz
In 1966, Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke recorded a new genre of music, Ethio-jazz.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Gorgeous day hiking in Todmorden 😍 Spring is here! 🌸

#adventure #hiking #spring
March 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reposted by Vicky
Delighted to see Vicky Carter on Bluesky 👋 @vickyecarter.bsky.social

Last year, she produced the File on 4 programme “The Final Battle: Veterans fighting for compensation”

Hard-hitting and a great introduction to some of the challenges faced by those harmed on duty

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - File on 4 Investigates, The Final Battle: Veterans fighting for compensation
Veterans who have suffered injury from service can face years fighting for compensation.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Excited to share all my latest showreels for radio, TV and voiceover work from 9 years of experience in the media industry (and 7 of those in the BBC).
Have a watch/listen:

TV Showreel for News: youtube.com/watch?v=A26MlB…#Newsw#Journalists#Broadcastere#TVTV
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A26MlB…
March 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Not one but two programmes I've produced for The Inquiry for the @bbcworldservice.bsky.social are out this week - the first on Undersea cables and the second we published as a podcast ahead of the radio broadcast date next week because of the situation on the ground in #Romania
March 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I recently had the privilege of working with the brilliant Gary O’Donoghue on a programme for The Inquiry and @bbcworldservice.bsky.social about Undersea Cables. It is a fascinating programme about how we all stay connected around the world. Have a listen:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Inquiry - Can the world rely on its undersea cable network? - BBC Sounds
How secure are the 1.5 million kilometres of fibre-optic cables keeping us connected?
www.bbc.co.uk
March 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Reposted by Vicky
'Montoya, por favor!'

As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go globally viral, I spoke to the show's executive producer Juanra Gonzalo and The Sun's Lottie Hulme to explore why, if the show could ever be shown in the UK and where this leaves reality TV

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Temptation Island: How 'Montoya, por favor!' broke the internet
As clips from Spain's Temptation Island go viral, the BBC speaks to the show's executive producer.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM