Ned Chaillet

Edward William Chaillet, III (/ˈʃaɪeɪ/ SHY-ay; born 29 November 1944) is a radio drama producer and director, writer and journalist.

Chaillet, American by birth, was born in Boston, Massachusetts[1] but is a "native of Washington" according to The New York Times.[2] He has lived in Britain since 1973.

His newspaper career began at the Washington Evening Star in 1964, interrupted by service in the United States Army. He then lived in Europe, founded the Free State Theater company in Maryland, and studied at the University of Maryland, College Park and California Institute of the Arts.

Chaillet moved to London in 1973 to work at The Times Literary Supplement for the editors Arthur Crook and John Gross 1974–76. He was deputy drama critic (to Irving Wardle) for The Times 1975–83. In 1983 he joined the BBC as Editor, Radio 3 Plays, before becoming a producer for BBC Radio Drama. At the same time (1983–86) he wrote drama criticism for The Wall Street Journal – Europe.[3]

His radio programmes have received five Sony Radio Academy Awards, and the Prix Italia for Fiction in 1997.[4] In 2005 he was nominated by the Directors Guild of Great Britain for Outstanding Achievement in Radio.[5] Between 2008 and 2012, Ned taught Radio and Microphone Technique at the Central School of Speech and Drama (London).[6] In 2013, working with Chris Wallis at Autolycus Productions, he completed the recording of David Suchet's single-voice reading of the entire Bible (New International Version, 2011) for CTVC.[7]

  1. ^ Author profile (with photo) on the article Erik Bauersfeld, American radio dramatist and producer, Ned Chaillet, Bay Area Radio Drama, 2007
  2. ^ TV VIEW; The Telly's Take On Americans? Texans All, Russell Davies, New York Times, 24 March 1991
  3. ^ Ned Chaillet's radio play listing at Diversity website
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PrixItalia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards – Nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Radio
  6. ^ Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London – Visiting Staff
  7. ^ David Suchet records entire Bible between Poirot performances, Maggie Brown, The Guardian, 9 July 2013