Stories, guests and audio for radio and TV. Free of charge.
IMN is a content provider to BBC, commercial and community radio and TV across the UK. We supply expert spokespeople, ready-to-air features and listener prizes, at no cost to the station.
What we supply
Everything is produced to broadcast standard and offered free. You choose what fits your output and run it in your own way.
Expert interviews
Spokespeople on health, money, consumer rights, technology, travel and family life, available for live or pre-recorded slots by phone line, ISDN, Zoom or Riverside.
Talking Features
A new ready-to-air feature every weekday, in five strands: Talking Health, Life, Money, Tech and Travel. Each one comes with a cue line and versions with and without a music bed.
Regional research
Our research arm, Vital Statistics, polls 2,000 UK adults and breaks the results down by region and nearest city, so your story can lead with a figure for your own area.
Competition prizes
Prizes for listener competitions, from hampers to gadgets, sent to the winner directly so your team has nothing to post.
Talking Features
Recent features sent to stations. Ask the newsdesk for any of these and we will send the audio and cue sheet.
| Strand | Feature | Sent |
|---|---|---|
| Talking Travel | Tourist taxes: how they work and what they raise | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Talking Tech | October’s energy bills and power independence | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Talking Tech | AI agents | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Talking Tech | How data analysis shapes football | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Talking Travel | Lighthouses | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Talking Life | Why do we sell Christmas cards in September? | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Talking Money | The most common types of fraud | 11 Sep 2026 |
Recently on air
A few of the guests and stories we have put on air, from local BBC radio to national TV.
Anita Rani
BBC Radio Kent and stations across the UK
The broadcaster talked about the year’s travel trends, from trips built around music, sport and food to booking holidays earlier.
Kate MacRae and Stephen Moss
Times Radio and BBC local radio
The wildlife presenters shared simple ways to get started with birdwatching in time for the Big Garden Birdwatch.
ADHD and sleep
Sky News
An NHS psychiatrist explained how poor sleep can make ADHD symptoms worse, and why an accurate diagnosis matters.
Chemotherapy at home
Sky News, LBC and Times Radio
New research found 88% of people don’t know chemotherapy can be given at home. Interviews explained how care at home works.
Mortgages after money troubles
GB News and London Live
Interviews challenged the belief that past financial difficulties automatically rule people out of getting a mortgage.
Prostate cancer treatment
Sky News Radio, Greatest Hits Radio and BFBS
For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, interviews helped men understand the full range of treatment options after a diagnosis.
“I particularly like the local factual information they provide with each interview, the helpful suggested interview questions, their reliable system of confirming and the prompt turnaround of pre-recorded interviews.”Sylvia Smith, Presenter and Producer, Hayes FM
Booking a guest
Most interviews are arranged in a single call or email. Tell us your slot and we handle the rest.
Tell us what you need
A subject, a slot, or simply “anything for Tuesday breakfast”. We will suggest what fits.
Get the brief
We send the story outline, the guest’s details and suggested questions.
Choose the line
Phone, ISDN, Zoom or Riverside, live or pre-recorded. We confirm timings with the guest.
On air
The guest calls in on time. We are on hand on the day if anything changes.
Editorial standards
Content you can use without worrying about your editorial guidelines or Ofcom rules.
Guests are identified
Every spokesperson is named with their role and the organisation they represent, so you can introduce them accurately.
No branding demands
We never ask for plugs, product mentions or repeated brand names. The editorial call is always yours.
Research you can check
Survey figures come with the sample size, dates and regional breakdowns, ready for your own fact-checking.
Newsdesk
Producers, researchers and presenters: get in touch for guests, features or this week’s story list. Lines are staffed on weekdays.