Barney Rowntree is an award-winning podcast showrunner, executive producer and sound designer. Through Backstory Productions, he develops and leads ambitious factual and narrative series for broadcasters, platforms and independent production companies.

His work spans original development, story structure, writing, production and sound design — taking projects from the first idea through to final delivery.

Recent credits include the UK number-one Global Original Coining It, Audible’s Chasing the Sound and The Healing Power of Nature. He has worked with the BBC, Audible, Global, Google and the Financial Times.

Barney has produced and executive-produced documentaries, music programmes and landmark series for BBC Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4 and the World Service. These include the Sony Radio Silver-winning 1968 Day by Day and The Cult of Aphex Twin, which won Gold at the New York Festivals Radio Awards.

Before founding Backstory Productions, Barney co-founded and directed Reduced Listening. He has also delivered a number of projects in Dolby Atmos, creating detailed, immersive listening experiences.