Year

2025

Year

2025

Year

2025

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Intro

The Fostering South West podcast is a series that highlights real stories from foster carers, social workers and young people across the region. Produced by The Hundred Hands, the series brings honesty and humanity to an issue that is often discussed in statistics, rather than centering the voices of those affected by the foster care system.

Objective

The aim of the podcast is to help potential foster carers understand the realities of fostering while giving current carers a sense of recognition and support. Creatively, our objective was to create an environment where conversation flowed naturally and to focus on the individuals and stories being told, rather than creating a podcast that felt scripted or overproduced.

Challenge

To meet the challenge of creating an intentional space for open and relaxed discussions, we custom-built the podcast set in our modular studio. We tailored the set to the target audience, creating a cosy living room environment with soft lighting and furnishings, representative of the nurturing and supportive role of foster carers.

With years of experience in documentary filmmaking, we understand how important it is to make interviewees feel comfortable. Therefore, before filming began, we took the time to sit down with those going in front of the camera to make sure we told their stories accurately and got the most out of our filming time. 

Finally, to ensure the production was of the highest possible quality and accessible for audiences across audio and visual platforms, we used a mutli-camera set-up and state-of the-art audio equipment (engineered in-house by Matthew Raistrick). Extensive editing took place to make sure the podcast looked and sounded consistent and professional.

Result

The project delivered 18 full podcast episodes supported by 54 social reels, alongside custom graphics and thumbnails. In addition, we produced a full set of portraits, including headshots, group photos and candid photography, captured on location in Weston-super-Mare. 

Fostering South West uses the podcast as a teaching tool for prospective foster carers. This is an ongoing project with season 2 scheduled for 16 episodes produced by us. Given the success of our partnership with Fostering South West, we have subsequently been contracted for multiple projects with the charity.

Latest Projects

Year

2025

Year

2025

Year

2025

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Intro

The Fostering South West podcast is a series that highlights real stories from foster carers, social workers and young people across the region. Produced by The Hundred Hands, the series brings honesty and humanity to an issue that is often discussed in statistics, rather than centering the voices of those affected by the foster care system.

Objective

The aim of the podcast is to help potential foster carers understand the realities of fostering while giving current carers a sense of recognition and support. Creatively, our objective was to create an environment where conversation flowed naturally and to focus on the individuals and stories being told, rather than creating a podcast that felt scripted or overproduced.

Challenge

To meet the challenge of creating an intentional space for open and relaxed discussions, we custom-built the podcast set in our modular studio. We tailored the set to the target audience, creating a cosy living room environment with soft lighting and furnishings, representative of the nurturing and supportive role of foster carers.

With years of experience in documentary filmmaking, we understand how important it is to make interviewees feel comfortable. Therefore, before filming began, we took the time to sit down with those going in front of the camera to make sure we told their stories accurately and got the most out of our filming time. 

Finally, to ensure the production was of the highest possible quality and accessible for audiences across audio and visual platforms, we used a mutli-camera set-up and state-of the-art audio equipment (engineered in-house by Matthew Raistrick). Extensive editing took place to make sure the podcast looked and sounded consistent and professional.

Result

The project delivered 18 full podcast episodes supported by 54 social reels, alongside custom graphics and thumbnails. In addition, we produced a full set of portraits, including headshots, group photos and candid photography, captured on location in Weston-super-Mare. 

Fostering South West uses the podcast as a teaching tool for prospective foster carers. This is an ongoing project with season 2 scheduled for 16 episodes produced by us. Given the success of our partnership with Fostering South West, we have subsequently been contracted for multiple projects with the charity.

Latest Projects

Year

2025

Year

2025

Year

2025

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Client

Fostering South West

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Industry

Local Authority

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Project Duration

14 months

Intro

The Fostering South West podcast is a series that highlights real stories from foster carers, social workers and young people across the region. Produced by The Hundred Hands, the series brings honesty and humanity to an issue that is often discussed in statistics, rather than centering the voices of those affected by the foster care system.

Objective

The aim of the podcast is to help potential foster carers understand the realities of fostering while giving current carers a sense of recognition and support. Creatively, our objective was to create an environment where conversation flowed naturally and to focus on the individuals and stories being told, rather than creating a podcast that felt scripted or overproduced.

Challenge

To meet the challenge of creating an intentional space for open and relaxed discussions, we custom-built the podcast set in our modular studio. We tailored the set to the target audience, creating a cosy living room environment with soft lighting and furnishings, representative of the nurturing and supportive role of foster carers.

With years of experience in documentary filmmaking, we understand how important it is to make interviewees feel comfortable. Therefore, before filming began, we took the time to sit down with those going in front of the camera to make sure we told their stories accurately and got the most out of our filming time. 

Finally, to ensure the production was of the highest possible quality and accessible for audiences across audio and visual platforms, we used a mutli-camera set-up and state-of the-art audio equipment (engineered in-house by Matthew Raistrick). Extensive editing took place to make sure the podcast looked and sounded consistent and professional.

Result

The project delivered 18 full podcast episodes supported by 54 social reels, alongside custom graphics and thumbnails. In addition, we produced a full set of portraits, including headshots, group photos and candid photography, captured on location in Weston-super-Mare. 

Fostering South West uses the podcast as a teaching tool for prospective foster carers. This is an ongoing project with season 2 scheduled for 16 episodes produced by us. Given the success of our partnership with Fostering South West, we have subsequently been contracted for multiple projects with the charity.

Latest Projects