GAIL TOLLEY
Writer | Journalist | Producer
HELLO!
I'm a writer, journalist and producer. I used to be a magazine editor and have had the privilege of helming two publications: Time Out London and The List. I've also spent time as a film critic and a travel writer and have regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Scotland as a cultural commentator, including four times on Radio 4's Saturday Review.
Recently I've moved into developing documentaries for TV, film and radio. I've just had my first documentary commissioned for BBC Radio 4, which is due to air in 2022. You can find out more about my TV work on Talent Manager.
More than anything I love story-telling and feel incredibly lucky to have been able to make this my job.
Below you can see some examples of my writing.
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WRITING
Wellcome Collection
A long read about the phenomenon of homesickness. Over six chapters I explore why leaving home is often far more complex than we think it is, taking in troops suffering from nostalgia in the 18th century to astronauts homesick for planet earth to homesickness in refugee camps.
The Independent
A short feature about 'Sweetgrass', a documentary that follows the last remaining cowboys in the American West.
Time Out London
An interview with the ever-so charming Drew Barrymore for her Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet.
National Geographic Traveller
A feature on the best places to explore in the windswept Shetland Isles.
EasyJet Traveller
I wrote the cover story for the September 2017 issue of EasyJet Traveller in which I flew to Italy in search of the world's best gelato. (Skip to page 40)
N by Norwegian
A column I wrote for Norwegian Air's award-winning inflight magazine about the experience of returning to live in Edinburgh after 5 years away. (Skip to page 26)
CONTACT
Get in touch via the online form here.