Benjamin Wilson

Journalist & Producer

About

Journalist, producer and filmmaker based in London. I began my career producing television in Sydney before moving to London, where I created The Cinema Show — a weekly radio programme produced by Monocle and MUBI. I now run a small communications practice working with private clients, and am in pre-production on a feature documentary.

Selected Credits

Filmography

2014

A portrait of an unconventional barber whose den of fetish leather and clothing-optional service demands something most barbershops don’t: trust.

Role: Writer and Director

2014

For two decades, six families a day in Australia have faced stillbirth — a grief that is rarely spoken about. This film follows a woman who memorialises lost children by casting their fingerprints in jewellery.

Role: Writer and Director

2014

A spate of suicides among ambulance workers prompts a reckoning with the hidden toll of long shifts and relentless trauma.

Role: Writer and Director

2014

National broadcast of one of the world’s largest queer celebrations, aired on SBS.

Role: Producer

2023

National broadcast of the coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

Role: Producer

Radio & Podcast

2015-2017

A weekly programme I created, produced and presented for Monocle in partnership with MUBI. Syndicated internationally and frequently recorded on location at the Cannes Film Festival, the show featured guests including Sam Mendes, Barry Jenkins, Rupert Everett and Imelda Staunton.

2014-2020

Monocle’s flagship daily news programme, broadcast internationally. As producer and one of the main presenters, I planned segments, wrote scripts and interviewed senior politicians and global experts.

2021-2023

One of the main producers of the breakfast programme at Times Radio. Working alongside presenters Stig Abell and Aasmah Mir, I developed the running order, booked guests and wrote scripts for broadcast.

2010-2014

A long-running current affairs programme on JOY 94.9, Melbourne. As producer and co-presenter, I planned segments, wrote scripts and interviewed senior politicians and local and international experts.

Books

2018

The Monocle Travel Guide: Melbourne (Gestalten)
Role: Culture Editor

2019

The Monocle Travel Guide: Los Angeles (Gestalten)
Role: Writer

2019

The Monocle Travel Guide: San Francisco (Gestalten)
Role: Writer