Jolyon Jenkins
{{Short description|British journalist and radio producer}}
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| birth_place = United Kingdom
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| occupation = Journalist, radio producer
| years_active = 1980s–present
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| known_for = Investigative journalism, BBC Radio 4 documentaries
| notable_works = Out of the Ordinary, The Patch, Zircon affair
| website = [https://offbeatmedia.co.uk/ offbeatmedia.co.uk]
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Jolyon Jenkins is a British investigative journalist and radio documentary producer known for his work with BBC Radio 4, BBC Television, and the New Statesman magazine. Over a career spanning several decades, he has researched, presented, and produced numerous documentaries covering a wide range of topics including politics, technology, social issues, and the environment.
Career
In the 1980s, Jenkins worked in investigative journalism. He was a researcher for journalist Duncan Campbell on the proposed BBC documentary about the Zircon affair, part of the Secret Society series. During the controversy over the programme, police searched the homes of the implicated journalists, including Jenkins, and offices of the New Statesman.{{cite book|author=Nicholas John Wilkinson|title=Secrecy and the Media: The Official History of the United Kingdom's D-Notice System|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZIB8AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA415|date=28 May 2009|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-05254-7|pages=415–}}{{cite book|last=Bradley|first=A.W.|title=Constitutional and Administrative Law|url=https://archive.org/details/constitutionalad00brad|url-access=registration|year=1997|publisher=Addison Wesley Longman|page=[https://archive.org/details/constitutionalad00brad/page/652 652]|author2=Ewing, K.D. |isbn=9780582308176 }}
By the early 1990s, he was deputy editor of the New Statesman.{{cite news |last=Wynn Davies |first=Patricia |title=Editor denies article was stunt to lift sales: Two magazines are facing a legal tussle with the Prime Minister over the publication of rumours about his private life |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/editor-denies-article-was-stunt-to-lift-sales-two-magazines-are-facing-a-legal-tussle-with-the-prime-minister-over-the-publication-of-rumours-about-his-private-life-1481380.html |work=The Independent |date=28 January 1993}}
Jenkins later transitioned into radio documentary production. He often acts as both producer and presenter.{{cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |author-link=Miranda Sawyer |title=The week in radio: Out of the Ordinary; Invisibilia – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jan/25/out-of-the-ordinary-desperately-seeking-sperm-invisibilia-radio-review |work=The Guardian |date=25 January 2015}} He created several series for Radio 4, including Out of the Ordinary, which explored unusual science and culture topics. He also co-hosted The Patch, a series where journalists travelled to random UK postcodes to find local stories.{{cite news |last=Sawyer |first=Miranda |author-link=Miranda Sawyer |title=The week in audio: The Patch; The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra; Forever Is a Long Time |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/14/the-patch-radio-4-review-random-postcodes-the-grand-scheme-snatching-frank-sinatra-forevver-is-a-long-time-podcast |work=The Guardian |date=14 August 2021}}
Reception
In The Guardian, critic Miranda Sawyer described him as a "long-time BBC radio man" and wrote "As a presenter, Jenkins is sensitive, but his script is straightforward". She also acknowledged that "he has turned his attention to many different topics". Reviewing The Patch, Sawyer praised the producers for consistently finding engaging stories in unlikely places.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b03w7bwg Out of the Ordinary at BBC Radio 4]
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m000191p The Patch at BBC Radio 4]
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