John Forrest (producer)

References: Songs of Praise Article in the Jewish Chronicles re. the Insight Film Festival johnforrest.tv

John Forrest is a UK production creative who has made significant contributions to the UK broadcast production scene since 1970. He currently presents Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 and The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4. He was a founder member of staff with BBC Radio Manchester, one of the first established BBC local stations in England. He launched a religious programme aimed at children - 'The Two O'clock Spot', the format of which was later taken up by other BBC radio stations.

In 1973 he joined the establishing staff at LBC Radio in London as features producer and later as deputy head of programmes. Whilst there he invented the character of Mr Nasty for the children's phone-in programme Jellybone. Mr Nasty became an instant success and later transferred to the Granada Television children's series 'Fun Factory'.

He worked for several year's as a researcher/arranger with Thames Television in London, assisting in the creation of HELP, a series of social action programmes. In the late 1970s he became programme director with the London-based 'Arts Centre Group' where his production credits included work with Cliff Richard, Roy Castle and Jack Parnell.

He re-joined the BBC as a network radio producer in 1981 where credits included 'Talkabout' for BBC Radio One, 'Good Morning Sunday' for BBC Radio Two and documentaries for BBC Radio Four. His production of 'Peace on Earth' received an award for 'Creative Use of Radio' from the Sony Radio Academy Awards. He devised and produced the BBC 'Choir Girl of the Year' (Now BBC Chorister of the Year) and he received International UNDA and Sandford St Martin Awards for BBC Radio Two's Pause for Thought.

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