Agent: Edward Hughes
Sioned is an award winning producer with over 30 years’ experience in comedy, drama and light entertainment. She began her career in BBC Light Entertainment Radio as a producer, with credits including WEEKENDING, KNOWING, KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU (with Armando Iannucci and Steve Coogan) and several critically acclaimed adaptations of the novels of Barbara Pym. In 1991 Sioned left radio to produce Jonathan Ross’s chat show and went on to produce many sit-coms and comedy dramas for the major networks, including GAME ON and BIG TRAIN for BBC 2, YONDERLAND for Sky 1and UNFINISHED BUSINESS for BBC1
Between 1999 and 2006 Sioned worked as the Controller of Comedy for the ITV Network. Her credits there include the award winning satirical animation show 2DTV, BAFTA award winning series THE SKETCH SHOW, COLD FEET, single film series TRAPPED, and CHRISTMAS LIGHTS which was the highest rating TV film of 2004.
Between 2015 and 2022 she was the Commissioning Editor for Comedy for BBC Radio 4 and commissions there include ALEXEI SAYLE’S IMAGINARY SANDWICH BAR and his STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, CONVERSATIONS FROM A LONG MARRIAGE, award winning satirical show THE SKEWER, THE MAN NEXT DOOR with Michael Spicer; NOW YOU’RE ASKING with Marian Keyes and shows for Sophie Willan, Mae Martin, Daliso Chaponda, Alex Edelman and Jordan Grey.
She has been nominated for a BAFTA several times and in December 2009 she won a Children’s BAFTA as executive producer of RHESTR NADOLIG WIL (S4C/Boomerang). As producer of BIG TRAIN she won a Comedy Award and a Bronze Rose at Montreux. She wen a Special Contribution award at the 2022 Radio Drama Awards
She is currently writing her fourth novel for Y Lolfa. Sioned reviews television and theatre for several broadcasters including Gaby Roslin’s BBC London show and several programmes on BBC Radio Cymru. She is also finally intending to finish her doctoral thesis at Jesus College, Oxford.
Sioned is a fellow of the University of Aberystwyth.
Television Comedy:
SIT.COM – Avalon/Channel 4
Sitcom pilot, producer
YONDERLAND – Sky1/Working Title
Fantasy comedy spoof, producer Series 1
THE MINISTRY OF CURIOUS STUFF – CBBC
Kids comedy show with Vic Reeves, consultant
LAURA BEN AND HIM – Avalon/ITV
Sketch show, producer
2DTV – ITV
Satirical animation comedy, commissioning editor
GAME ON – BBC2/Hat Trick Productions
Sitcom, producer
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – BBC1
Sitcom, producer
THE WILSONS – Channel 4
Sitcom, producer
DROP THE DEAD DONKEY – Channel 4
Sitcom, associate producer
TV Entertainment:
TONIGHT WITH JONATHAN ROSS – Channel X
Thrice weekly live chat show, producer
iDOT – Boomerang Group
Rock and chat show, producer
Radio:
ON THE BLOG BBC – Radio 2
Comedy series, executive producer
DIRK GENTLY BBC – Radio 4
Comedy series, executive producer
DEAR JENNY DEAR JULIE – BBC Radio 4
Comedy series, producer
SECOND THOUGHTS – BBC Radio 4
Sitcom, producer
WEEKENDING – BBC Radio 4
Topical comedy, producer
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS – BBC Radio 4
Comedy series, performer with Rebecca Front
Professional Training:
Sioned is a fellow of the University of Aberystwyth.