top of page
SOILA APPARICIO
I am a journalist and broadcast producer.
Radio Academy 30 under 30 2022
This is my portfolio...
I'm currently a full-time podcast producer for Sky News.
Scroll down for my podcasts.
I previously worked for BBC News making long-form audio documentaries,
digital videos and broadcast packages for Click, setting up discussions on Newsnight,
and a sometimes presenter.
My freelance work includes:
research on the hit BBC Sounds podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen,
series producing the award-winning podcast Very Loose Women,
and work on a Panorama episode on AI and the NHS.
And here's even more about me.
Scroll down to see my work in audio, video showreel, photography, and articles.
Want to work together? Let's chat.
SOILA.APPARICIO@GMAIL.COM
Some productions I enjoyed the most...
Saddam Hussein was 'evil' but a 'people person', according to soldier who guarded him
The Dark Web: Exploring the 'murder-for-hire' sites
Ukraine: Six months living in a warzone
Is the net finally closing in on Ireland’s alleged billion-dollar drug cartel?
Obituary: Queen Elizabeth ll – a life of service
A taped recording of an illicit telephone conversation between Prince Charles and his secret lover - Camilla Parker Bowles, finds its way to the Press. Their lives and the future of the Royal family will never be the same again.
EPISODE ONE: THE TAPE
EPISODE TWO: "THE ROTWEILLER"
EPISODE THREE: THE QUEEN
.png)
Electoral Dysfunction brings Sky News' Political Editor Beth Rigby, Labour MP Jess Phillips and Conservative Lords Baroness Ruth Davidson together to unravel the spin and tell you which politicians are coming out on top, and who is suffering from 'Electoral Dysfunction'.
(GE24) How do you recover from a political car crash?
Elections debrief: Rishi Sunak survives? Keir Starmer solid?
The Mark Menzies claims. And what makes a good foreign secretary?
Rishi Sunak: embattled or beleaguered?
Diane Abbott row and Lee Anderson defects - what's it all telling us about the state of politics?
The 'meh' budget and Trump on top
(Launch Episode) 'People in this country feel like nothing works' - Is it time the country went to the polls?
Teaser: Could the next Tory leader actually be really obvious?
(GE24) The Day... A poll made everyone uneasy
(GE24) The Day... Labour launches their manifesto
(GE24) The Day... Of the biggest clash yet
(GE24) The Day... Of the Tory manifesto launch
(GE24) The Day... You needed to turn up for
(GE24) The Day... Big election choices must be made
(GE24) The Day... after the debate
(GE24) The Day... Rishi Sunak hopes again for a reset
(GE24) The Day... We talk culture wars and real wars
The Week... Ministers try to avert war
The Week... We try to predict all of 2024
The Week... Boris Johnson's at the COVID inquiry
The Week... of the autumn statement
The Week… of the 'Rishi-versary'
(Launch Episode) The Week... of the Conservative Party conference
Irvine Welsh
Braverman speeding row, plus Nigel Farage and Yvette Cooper on new net migration record
Beth Rigby on Raab and Zahawi. Plus, guest Mike Pompeo
Beth Rigby on a new political year, strikes, the NHS crisis - and Angela Rayner
Are the Conservatives in a better place after their conference?
Sir Keir Starmer, and Beth's take on Sunak vs Truss
Penny Mordaunt
Beth's take on Boris Johnson's resignation
Emma Thompson and Katharine Birbalsingh
Vitali Klitschko
Rishi Sunak and Anoosheh Ashoori
Are sleeper trains a genuine alternative to flying?
Is banning cars from city centres worth it?
2022 in climate change: Floods, droughts and extreme weather
Hydrogen: The future of energy?
The UK’s energy strategy and the latest IPCC report
Are NFTs bad for the climate?
Can we decarbonise our supply chains?
NHS strikes and the 'complicated' issue of teacher pay rises | Steve Barclay and Bridget Phillipson
Labour party adverts and NHS strike deals | Greg Hands and Wes Streeting
The small boats plan and the Northern Ireland deal | Chris Heaton-Harris and Lord Dannatt
Nadhim Zahawi is sacked
December strikes, migrant crossings | Nadhim Zahawi and Miguel Berger
Rishi Sunak's first week | Michael Gove, Yvette Cooper, and Inna Sovsun
The day before a new PM | Nicola Sturgeon, Philip Hammond, Edward Lister
We’re back | Rishi Sunak & Olga Stefanishyna
Cush Jumbo: British star of The Good Wife taking on the role of Hamlet.
Professor Sarah Gilbert: The scientist leading the team behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
George the Poet: The award-winning British poet and podcast host and advocate for social change.
Mark Cavendish: The British sprint cyclist making history, against the odds, in the Tour de France.
Are we running out of water?
Is our fascination with sharks bad for them?
Are our phones spying on us?
Is Nigeria becoming impossible to govern?
Are the Tokyo Olympic games in trouble?
Can Lukashenko crush the opposition in Belarus?
Do we need to build more nuclear power stations to help deal with climate change?
What are NFT's and are they really the next big thing?
Will the Taliban rule Afghanistan again?
Is peace under threat in Northern Ireland?
Covid: What went wrong in India?
Is Africa the new power base for the Islamic State group?
Will we ever stop digging for oil?
Have we planted too much faith in trees?
Can the internet ever be green?
How can we live with the SUV?
Does Africa have a voice on climate?
2020: A year of extremes
A year to save the world
(Video) My tips on how to be a climate advocate
(Video) Climate change: How to make your internet use greener
.png)
Showreel
Articles
Cost of living: schools vow to stay open - but warn of "harsh decisions" ahead
News story and podcast for Sky News.
The billionaire demanding slavery reparations from Britain
News story and podcast for Sky News.
How did Camilla successfully rehabilitate her image after 'tampongate'?
Feature and podcast series for Sky News.
Mouldy homes: Deaths 'could happen again', warns housing ombudsman
News story and podcast for Sky News.
'There's really no future left' - Afghanistan's LGBT+ community
News story and podcast for Sky News.
World Cup: LGBT+ Qataris feel 'removed' from conversation
News story and podcast for Sky News.
Ukrainian MP: 'I believe we can win this war'
News story for Sky News.
'People Are Listening Now' — Extinction Rebellion's 10 Days in the Spotlight
News story for Desmog UK.
See full profile of work for Desmog here.
'We Have to Be Here': Inside Britain's New Climate Activism
Feature and audio documentary for Desmog UK.
One tenth of UK climate aid spent through western consultants
Investigation for Climate Home News.
See full profile of work for CHN here.
'There is no coming back from disappearing coastlines'
Sponsored writing for the Climate Justice Resilience Fund. See more work since July 2019 here.
Holding onto Indigenous America
Comment for gal-dem.
Photography
bottom of page