Winter Crossing - A Ghost Story
An original play by Joanna Jolly
Recent Work
Bratton at War - an original play
An original play by Joanna Jolly to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day performed at the Jubilee Hall in Bratton in May and June 2025
Why I Failed to Catch Canada's Worst Serial Killer
Ten years ago, the trial of Canada's most prolific serial killer opened in Vancouver. Joanna Jolly reports on why police took so long to catch him
Rape in India: Is the English-language press falling back on stereotypes?
Joanna Jolly examines the coverage of rape and sexual violence in India's English-language press
BBC Radio 4 - The Untold, After the Army
Nick always knew what he wanted to do. But when a glittering army career ends, he struggles to work out what's next. Produced by Joanna Jolly
BBC World Service - 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter - Downloads
Amazing things humans have learnt from the animal kingdom. Inspiring, fascinating, bingeable. Written and produced by Joanna Jolly
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BBC Radio 4 - Four Nations Four Schools
Laura McInerney visits schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to look at what can the nations learn from each other? Written and produced by Joanna Jolly
The Women Who Stood With Tina Fontaine | The Walrus
Joanna Jolly is an award-winning BBC reporter based in London. Red River Girl is her first book.
War and peace - Tortoise
Joanna Jolly returns to East Timor 20 years after being airlifted from the violent struggle for the country’s independence
Ferguson, Missouri: Anxiety and fear ahead of ruling
In Ferguson the community is waiting to hear whether the grand jury will indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot dead Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager. Joanna Jolly reports
BBC World Service - Assignment, Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
The families of those who disappeared during Nepal’s civil war demand answers and justice. But, as Joanna Jolly reports politicians from both sides prefer to bury the past.
BBC World Service - The Documentary, Bougainville's long road to independence
How do you create a nation from the ruins of conflict and neglect? Louiseanne Laris reports, written and produced by Joanna Jolly
BBC World Service - Assignment, Canada’s Red River Murders
Joanna Jolly's award-winning documentary on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. Why are they so vulnerable and who is killing them?
Crossing Continents - India: Resisting Rape - BBC Sounds
One year on from the horrific attack in Delhi, Joanna Jolly's award-winning documentary on rape in India.
Amazing Sport Stories - Chasing Mountains: Ep 1 - BBC Sounds
Chasing Mountains follows five female climbers as they aim to become the first woman to climb the world's highest mountains. Joanna Jolly and Kathy Karlo co-present the four-part series.
BBC Sounds - Yeti - Available Episodes
Is something out there in the Himalayas? Two enthusiasts set off to discover whether the yeti is real. Written and produced by Joanna Jolly
The Catch: The Real Freshwater Five Story
Joanna Jolly writes and produces this investigation into the Freshwater Five - either one of the biggest drug busts in British history or one of its greatest miscarriages of justice.
The Yorkshire Ripper and the unsolved Swedish murders
Could Peter Sutcliffe be linked to two unsolved killings in Sweden? Joanna Jolly reports
Red River Women
Joanna Jolly reports on the Canadian Aboriginal women who are murdered or disappear never to be seen again. Some end up in a river that runs through the heart of Winnipeg.
Parochial matters - Tortoise
What made Joanna Jolly want to become a parish councillor? A lockdown-inspired sense of community and the spirit of Jackie Weaver were part of it.
Red River Girl
Joanna Jolly's bestselling book tells the gripping true story of a murder which haunted Canada. Longlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction
The cat killer stalking suburbia
For the past two years, a serial killer has been attacking pet cats in Britain, leaving behind him a trail of fear and mistrust.
Fighting for equality in big-wave surfing
Since 1999, the world's elite big-wave surfers have battled it out at an event known as the Mount Everest of surf competitions - at Mavericks in California. Until this year, female surfers were banned from taking part. But a small group of determined women have fought their way in.
Why would anyone want an eyeball tattoo?
The sentencing of a convicted criminal with an eyeball tattoo in an Alaskan court has drawn attention to an unusual form of facial decoration.