Alex Hollands
Director of Content
Alex is a multi-award winning executive producer with over a decade’s experience in original audio production and development. She’s the creator and EP of critically acclaimed series receiving millions of downloads, from the smash-hit series WITCH and 28ISH DAYS LATER for BBC Sounds / R4, to FRENCH AND SAUNDERS TITTING ABOUT (Audible). She has a significant track record in developing factual and entertainment content for audiences worldwide, with credits covering everything from high-impact branded series for the likes of Red Bull with TALKING BULL and MIND SET WIN, literary conversations with ASK PENGUIN for Penguin Random House, to in-depth original journalism in MICHAEL CAINE: HEROES (Audible) and long-form narrative work with documentaries such as FALSE PROFITS (iHeart).
John Scott Dryden
Director & Executive Producer
John Scott Dryden is a Peabody-winning writer, director and executive producer. He created the multi-award-winning PASSENGER LIST, a mystery thriller about a plane that disappears mid-flight between London and New York, and the iconic historical fantasy series TUMANBAY which has run for four series. He is Executive Producer and Director of CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE starring Kim Cattrall and Ed Harris. He Having established his reputation as a writer and director at the BBC, he is one of the world’s most successful fiction podcast creators. Recently: he collaborated with “John Wick” creator Derek Kolstad on the Audible Original THE STRANGE CASE, starring Vanessa Kirby, Sofie Gråbøl & David Oyelowo; co-wrote and executive produced the horror series THE SISTERS for Realm FM starring Mae Whitman, Helen Baxendale, David Morrisey; created, co-wrote and executive produced the globe-trotting spy caper THERE’S SOMEWTHING I NEED TO TELL YOU for the BBC; directed and executive produced the social media thriller TAGGED for Sony. Other fiction podcast shows include MUMBAI CRIME, THE CIPHER, RESTART and LIFEAFTER. For the BBC he created the thrillers SEVERED THREADS, A KIDNAPPING, PANDEMIC and THE RELUCTANT SPY as well as major literary adaptations including the Sony Award winning dramatization of Charles Dickens' BLEAK HOUSE, Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE and Vikram Seth's A SUITABLE BOY.
Ayeesha Menon
Director & Executive Producer
Ayeesha Menon is an award winning writer and creator for stage, film and radio. Her modern-day adaptation of A TALE OF TWO CITIES won Best Adaptation and her MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN won the Outstanding Achievement award at the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Other audio fiction work includes A FINE BALANCE, THE SEVENTH TEST and THE MUMBAI CHUZZLEWITS. Her audio adaptation of Vikas Swarup's best-selling novel Q&A (aka SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) and Naguib Mafouz's THE CAIRO TRILOGY each won Best Drama at the Sony Radio Awards. Ayeesha work for BBC Radio 4 includes the original drama INTO THE MAZE and three series of the Indian police detective series UNDERCOVER MUMBAI. She wrote the script for the India feature film THE WHITE ELEPHANT and her play PEREIRA'S BAKERY AT 76 CHAPEL ROAD opened at Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai and also had a reading at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Ayeesha is currently working on a play for the National Theatre.
Emma Hearn
Director of Casting
Emma is a Senior Producer and Casting Director, casting and producing some of the most ambitious and successful fiction podcasts in the world. Recent highlighted include: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE for the BBC starring Kim Cattrall Ed Harris; THE SISTERS for Realm FM (ARIAS Gold Winner 2024 and Ambies and Webbys Finalist) starring Mae Whitman, Helen Baxendale and David Morrisey; THE STRANGE CASE starring Vanessa Kirby, Sofie Gråbøl & David Oyelowo; THE MISSED LIVES OF MAX & JUDY for BBC Radio 4 Starring Alison Steadman; TAGGED for Sony Music Entertainment (2024 BBC Best Podcast Audio Drama Award Finalist) starring Jessica Plummer and Ben Hardy; THERE’S SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL for BBC Limelight (2024 BBC Best Series Audio Drama Award Finalist); TAKEOVER SERIES 1, 2 & 3 (2023 BBC Audio Drama Best Series Shortlist); PASSENGER LIST for Radiotopia (ARIAS Gold Award & BBC Audio Drama Best Podcast) starring Kelly Marie Tran, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone; THE CIPHER for BBC Sounds, starring Anya Chalotra, Chance Perdomo, Samuel Adewunmi.
Nadir Khan
Executive Producer
Nadir is a director, actor and producer and has produced numerous award-winning productions for Goldhawk including TUMANBAY, A FINE BALANCE, UNDERCOVER MUMBAI, A KIDNAPPING, A SUITABLE BOY, THE SEVENTH TEST and Q&A (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE). Nadir is also a leading Indian theatre director working mostly in Mumbai. His most recent directorial credits include Aaron Sorkin’s A FEW GOOD MEN and Rahul DaCunha / Bugs Bhargava Krishna’s SING INDIA SING - an Original Indian Musical, Carl Miller’s ANAND EXPRESS, Reginald Rose’s TWELVE ANGRY JURORS and Yasmina Reza’s THE GOD OF CARNAGE.
Meghan Fitzmartin
Series Showrunner
Meghan grew up in Celebration, Florida and is the oldest of five children. Before moving to LA, she studied to be a Youth Pastor and worked as a Camp Counselor for at-risk youth. She learned to love the power of story, specifically YA novels and superhero stories. Meghan has written two back to back RWBY x JUSTICE LEAGUE features for Warner Bros. Animation, and prior to that, she was a Staff Writer on SUPERNATURAL (CW / Warner Bros. TV), where she wrote and produced multiple episodes. She has also written multiple episodes of the DC Comics animated show DC SUPER HERO GIRLS for WB Animation. She recently wrote on the BATMAN UNBURIED audio drama for Spotify / WB Animation and is the Creator and Executive Producer of the superhero audio drama RED RHINO (bit. ly/RedRhino).
Eleanor Mein
Producer
Eleanor has extensive experience in original audio production and development. Her expertise spans drama, entertainment, and factual storytelling, with a diverse portfolio that includes 1984 (Audible), The Great Gatsby (BBC), The Sandman (Audible), Music Uncovered: Genius of Coldplay (BBC R1/Sounds), blending narrative storytelling with rich sound design, and on hybrid podcast series such as Theatre of Crime (Global). She has also worked across a range of BBC productions for Goldhawk, including Steelheads, TakeOver and The Cipher.
Kate Holland
Senior Producer & Development Executive
Kate is a multi-award winning Producer and Executive Producer. With over a decade of experience in radio and podcast production, she has created programmes for the BBC, Spotify, Audible (UK, AUS and US), as well as clients including The Economist and Slate. Her narrative true crime credits include WHITE SMOKE: AMERICA’S CHEMSEX KILLER (Audible USA), a “Tour de Force of reporting” (The Guardian). Alongside countless documentaries and factual hits, Kate’s produced and EP’d comedy and entertainment formats, including YOU’LL DO and BIRTHDAY GIRL’S HOUSE PARTY (BBC). She was the editor of the internationally renowned podcast GRIEFCAST, and created scripted comedies for Spotify Originals and Audible. As both an entertainment and documentary producer, Kate loves to combine the two, as heard in the fact-meets-fiction podcast MORTEM (BBC Sounds).