FQXi
Quantum Clock Makers
A documentary contribution following physicists building clocks for the quantum regime, using people, experiments and questions as the route into specialist physics.
View projectPodcast production / research organisations
Podcast production for research organisations.
PRONK! helps research organisations turn specialist subjects into audio with a clear editorial shape — making complex ideas accessible without sanding away the intelligence that makes them interesting.
The challenge
Complex is fine. Unshaped is not.
Specialist research often contains strong stories, characters, uncertainty, discovery and consequence. The production job is to find the route through it that gives a listener enough context to care.
PRONK! combines research-led editorial work with documentary instincts: rigorous enough for the subject, imaginative enough for the audience.
Complete production
A public-facing form for specialist knowledge.
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Find the angle
Identify the human, narrative or investigative route through the research.
02
Develop the format
Shape the treatment, episode structure, contributors and role of narration or presentation.
03
Research deeply
Understand the material well enough to simplify the route without simplifying the thinking.
04
Record with purpose
Capture contributors, locations and sound that help the subject feel alive rather than merely explained.
05
Edit for clarity
Build pace, context and structure around the strongest material.
06
Deliver the finished work
Sound design, mix, master and final assets for podcast, institutional or commissioned release.
Relevant work
Specialist ideas, human routes.
BBC Radio 4
You’ve Got Worms
A sound-rich science documentary making an overlooked natural-world subject vivid through curiosity, humour, story and close attention to detail.
View projectRelated specialism
Research & culture
The same editorial approach extends across universities, museums and cultural organisations where specialist knowledge needs a compelling public-facing form.
Explore the wider specialismGood starting points
A paper, a question, a field of research — or a half-formed idea.
You do not need to arrive with a finished show format. We can begin with a body of research, a public-engagement objective, an event, a funded project or a subject that deserves a wider audience.
Development is part of the production, not something that has to be solved before you contact us.
Common questions
Rigorous without becoming dry.
Can you work with highly specialist material?
Yes. PRONK! is particularly interested in subjects that initially seem technical, inaccessible or difficult to communicate.
Can the work be documentary rather than interview-led?
Yes. The format can use narration, contributors, archive, location sound, scenes and sound design when the subject benefits from a more documentary approach.
Can you handle the full production?
Yes. Development, research, contributors, recording, edit, sound design, mix and delivery can all sit with PRONK!.
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