Journalist

& Producer

Alex

Gatenby

I'm an investigative journalist and narrative producer based in the UK.

I make ambitious shows that blend deep reporting with cinematic storytelling.

I'm an investigative journalist and narrative producer based in the UK. I make ambitious shows that blend deep reporting with cinematic storytelling.

Recent Work

Foul Play

Reporter & Series Producer

Foul Play is an Audible Original investigative podcast that dives into one of football's strangest conspiracy theories: was England's 1970 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks really poisoned by the CIA? And did they therefore start the curse of English football?

Listen to Foul Play

Sea of Lies

Reporter & Series Producer

Sea of Lies is an investigative podcast from CBC's Uncover series, telling the story of an international con artist whose crimes stretched across decades and continents.

The series won Best True Crime Podcast at the 2026 Ambie Awards and Gold and Grand at the New York Festivals Radio Awards, amongst others.

Listen to Sea of Lies

Reviews

The Australian

"Sea of Lies is a masterclass in storytelling - something many try, but few master."

campside media

"An excellent demonstration of long-form, narrative storytelling at its best."

Featured in "Best of 2025" lists:

- Vulture

- The Times

- The New Yorker

Other work
& Awards

Over the past decade, I've worked across documentaries, investigations, true crime, human interest, comedy, charity and branded storytelling for a range of broadcasters, platforms and charities including:

BBC
Channel 4 Dispatches
ITV Tonight
MTV
Shelter
Global
CBC
Apple
Audible
The Guardian
The Telegraph