BBC BITESIZE
By Olivia Swift
on Fri Feb 28 2025
Looking for ways to revise GCSE History? Try listening to these revision podcasts from Bitesize and BBC Sounds.
Our production team were delighted to take on a new creative challenge, producing a new series all about Elizabeth I and designed for GCSE History students. Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds.
Historians Alice Loxton and Anouska Lewis guide listeners through everything they need to know about Elizabeth I whilst exploring the key events, people and concepts that students need to ace their GCSE history exam.
Our team came up with features to keep listeners engaged, including a fictional dating show called ‘Keen for a Queen’, introducing students to all of Queen Elizabeth I’s suitors.
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Presenter Alice said, “It was great fun to work with Anouska Lewis and the team at Reform Radio to create this wonderful history revision series for BBC Bitesize! Enjoy!”
You’ll hear a number of voice actors bringing the curriculum to life. Reading speeches from Spanish royalty, Elizabethan noblemen, and Elizabeth I herself, we’re really proud that all of the actors were previous participants on projects here at Reform. As our production wing grows, we always aim to provide opportunities for emerging talent in the creative industry, and this project has been no exception.
Always looking for new ways to promote our content, we set producer Olivia the challenge of documenting the behind-the-scenes process of putting together the series. Check it out below.