Alice Bloch
Producer. Writer. Editor
About me
I am represented by Tristan Kendrick at Rogers, Coleridge & White literary agency. My debut work of non-fiction is under contract with ICON. In 2022, I was shortlisted for the London Library’s Emerging Writer’s Prize.
I have written criticism for The Times Literary Supplement, Lit Hub, New Humanist, Prospect, and Geographical. My copywriting and editing clients have included Oxford University academics and the consultancy Zinc Network. I have also worked for the publisher Penguin Press.
Academic
My background is in social and political sciences (King’s College, Cambridge University); East European Studies (SSEES, University College London) and Social Policy (Oxford University, DPhil Yr 1). I have an area specialism in the Western Balkans. I enjoy working on projects - in whatever medium - that span disciplines including sociology, cultural studies, politics and political philosophy.
Audio
A speech audio producer and journalist, I have worked for BBC R4, the BBC World Service and in the indy sector. I love the whole arc of programme production - from fine work of briefing and scripting, to the creativity of casting and research calls, and the ethical questions that typically arise within any rigorous production process.
Specialising in conversation and interview formats, I have a strong ethical and editorial instinct and enjoy communicating new ideas and critical thinking. I’ve worked with famous thinkers and writers - from Mary Beard to Stephen Pinker and Gary Younge - but especially love working to nurture contributors who are new or 'emerging' to media. In 2022 I recorded a masterclass for SONY on “The Art of the Research Call”.
Much of my work draws on my academic background in sociology and politics, and my love of literature and the humanities. BBC credits include: 'Thinking Allowed', ‘The Forum’, 'Woman's Hour', 'Front Row', ‘Feedback’, 'Last Word', ‘Outlook’, ‘The Conversation’, ‘Start the Week’, ‘In Our Time’. I have also made arts docs for BBC R4. Currently, I make ‘Uncommon Sense’ for ‘The Sociological Review’.