Will Saunders(III)
- Producer
Professor Will Saunders is an independent media consultant, and executive producer. He is Professor of Creative Industries at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the Chief Creative Officer for the StoryFutures Gateway Cluster and the UK's National Centre for Immersive storytelling StoryFutures Academy. In collaboration with BBC R&D, he led and launched the BBC's home for new ideas BBC Taster where new technologies, formats, and talent are tested by audiences at scale. He was also Executive Producer of the BBC's Comedy department, and Creative Director of Digital at BBC Studios managing digital production for the UK's leading production company. In 2018 he co-authored the DCMS "Culture is Digital" Report. Before disappearing down a digital wormhole Will was an experienced TV & Radio Producer. He has made award-winning shows with; Flight of The Conchords, Lee Mack, Mel & Sue, and Graham Norton. His favourite library books were Asterix & Obelix and the adventures of Tintin, from Langport library in Somerset.