Bona Broadcasting Ltd.
Radio programme production for the BBC 
International broadcast training
Live comedy and storytelling shows across Europe

Producing programmes every year for the BBC since 1994 
Drama, comedy, documentaries, essays, investigative journalism and more. 
International media training delivered for broadcasters worldwide.
Proudly based in Edinburgh, Scotland. 
Live stage storytelling and comedy shows in the UK and Austria all year round since 2021.

Bona Broadcasting Ltd.     
Director:  Turan Ali   
E:  enquiries@bonabroadcasting.com

NEWS
Bona Broadcasting's director Turan Ali was awarded the Creative Edinburgh Leadership Award 2024 for his innovative and highly popular Queer Folks' Tales
LGBTQ+ storytelling shows which tour Scotland every 8 weeks,
and for his Edinburgh production company Bona Broadcasting Ltd.
Queer Folks' Tales Proud Scotland Awards 2025 finalist (Creative Arts Award)
Monthly sold out TRUE STORY NIGHTS storytelling shows
continue their 4th year at Vienna's grand Volkstheater

RECENT BBC RADIO PRODUCTIONS
The Plague
For BBC Radio 4, a radio dramatisation of the globally renowned novel
La Peste (The Plague) by Albert Camus.
Directed and adapted for radio by Neil Bartlett. A disturbing, deeply relevant listen.
Available after broadcast on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l7kf
The Volcanic Verses
Poetry feature for BBC Radio 4, exploring the poetry that has been written about volcanoes throughout the ages. Recorded in Iceland beside geysers and bubbling mud pools, and featuring Icelandic and worldwide examples. Presented by literature professor Fiona Stafford (Oxford Univ.)
Available for years on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001trmy
The Story of Puddings
Five part essay series for BBC Radio 3, celebrating the
colourful and surprising stories behind five iconic puddings:
Tapioca, Summer Pudding, Créme Brûlee, Pavlova and Christmas Pudding.
The series is the radio highlight of the week in many British newspapers and magazines.
All 5 programmes are available for years on BBC Sounds, starting via this link .
Mother Courage and her Children 
The British critics seem to love our new production of Brecht's classic
SInce its BBC Radio 4 broadcast it is available on BBC Sounds 
WHAT THE CRITICS SAID:
“Innovative new production by Turan Ali” The Guardian
“Innovation meets innovation as imaginative director Turan Ali turns his attention to Brecht’s classic drama” The Observer
“This new production, adapted and directed by Turan Ali, would have pleased Brecht.” Radio Times 
Plus radio Pick of the Week in The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph and The i Weekend

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STAGE PRODUCTIONS
QUEER FOLKS' TALES @ Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Our hugely popular bi-monthly queer storytelling evening,
at Scotland's national theatre for storytelling on Edinburgh's Royal Mile
is confirmed to Dec. 2026 including an Edinburgh Fringe 20245run and a Scottish tour
Queer Folks' Tales is financially supported by Creative Scotland.
TRUE STORY NIGHTS
Our monthly storytelling show True Story Nights is confirmed throughout 2026
in Vienna's grand Volkstheater.
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RECENT PRODUCTIONS
CUPID LOVES EROS
A queer love poetry documentary for BBC Radio 4 (Feb. 2023)
featuring Val McDermid, Stephen Fry, Jackie Kay and Neil Bartlett
A vibrant new interpretation of Shakespeare's classic for BBC Radio 3 in 2022
starring Adjoa Andoh as Cleopatra and Tim McInnerny as Antony.
Adapted for radio and directed by Neil Bartlett.

Our trilogy of queer dramas for BBC Radio 4 broadcast in 2022
all available to listen on BBC Sounds via the links below ;
THE ROAD AND THE MILES TO DUNDEE by the wonderful Val McDermid
TWENTY ODD by Philip Meeks
WHOOPSIE by Rikki Beadle-Blair

AWARD SUCCESS  FOR OUR PRODUCTION "THE PLAGUE" ON BBC RADIO 4 
Bona Broadcasting received two accolades at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2021
Commendation/Runner-up: The Year of Reinvention Award (best response to the pandemic)
Joint Winner: Outstanding Contribution Award (for innovation in recording during lockdown)

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