Olivia Wilson

After completing my undergraduate degree in English Literature at Newcastle University, I took time out to travel around the world; visiting countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Singapore and Indonesia, before returning to the UK to focus on a career in journalism.


While studying for my MA in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London, I worked as an Assistant Producer at LBC. I moved to Glasgow in the summer of 2019 to join the team at BBC Scotland. I spent two years working on various live TV and radio programmes including the Kaye Adams 'Mornings' programme and BBC Scotland's flagship breakfast news programme, Good Morning Scotland. 

In 2020, I started developing my digital skills while working with the BBC News online team and producing social media content for the news and current affairs programme, The Nine, and political programmes Question Time, Debate Night and The Leaders Debate during the Scottish elections. 

I moved to Manchester in May 2021 to work as a TV producer at BBC Breakfast. I covered stories including the US and UK's withdrawal of armed forces from Afghanistan, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and partygate.

Since May 2022, I have bee working on the BBC World Service desk for the Business Unit. Part of my role involves pitching business and financial stories from around the world, reporting on the latest global economic stories live for the World Business Report programme and finding new and original voices that humanise these stories.

Filters & Sorting
The Ferret •

Social media firms urged to tackle pro-anorexia posts affecting vulnerable Scots

Social media platforms are being urged by Scots who suffered eating disorders to be more proactive in tackling harmful content that promotes eating disorders and dramatic weight loss. They say content found on social media through hashtags such as #thinspo (thin inspiration) and #proana (pro anorexia) can cause great harm and more needs to be done to protect vulnerable people. The calls for action come as a new report says that teenagers with vulnerabilities such as eating disorders are nearly

Skaters descend on Glasgow's Queen's Park pond

The freezing temperatures proved to be far from an inconvenience to ice skaters around Glasgow, who flocked to a frozen pond in Queens Park this weekend to get their skating fix after months of restrictions saw the closures of ice rinks across Scotland. “It was great because rinks have been closed and the weather’s prohibited roller hockey. I only started playing again last year after an 18 year break,” says local ice hockey player Paul who was one of the first people on the ice at 8am on Sunda
the Guardian •

'Some of the darkest places in the world': Joaquin Phoenix on a photobook about slaughterhouses

Slumped in the darkness of a narrow corridor lies a pig with hopeless eyes. Each strand of hair is defined, and every line, wrinkle and crease on its body seems to express the cruel conditions of its life. The photo, by Finnish photojournalist Kristo Muurimaa, is just one of the many shocking images compiled in the photo book Hidden. Created by photojournalist and animal rights activist Jo-Anne McArthur, Hidden sheds light on industrial scale factory farms and slaughterhouses and is an indictmen
BBC News •

Coronavirus in Scotland: Rink closures threat to ice hockey club's future

Scotland's first university women's ice hockey team say they are frustrated they still cannot play yet pubs across Scotland have been able to open. Players from the Caledonia Steel Queens, based in Edinburgh, have been unable to get on the ice at their local rink since lockdown began in March. "It is very difficult to comprehend how pubs have opened, but ice rinks can't open. Unlike other sporting facilities it is not easy to open and close an ice rink due to the procedure in lifting and layin
The Focus •

Meet the Spanish citizens concerned about life after lock-down

As Spain’s lock-down is extended, Olivia Wilson catches up with Spanish residents as they begin to navigate an uncertain, post-lock-down future. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez has extended the country’s state of emergency one final time, extending the lock-down until 21 June. The state of emergency grants the government additional powers to deal with coronavirus, including ordering citizens to stay at home. The country is currently implementing a four-phase plan to gradually ease lock-d
The Focus •

Why do we turn to music in times of crisis?

The global lockdown has forced countries and individuals to come up with creative ways of entertaining and expressing ourselves during a time of restriction. Stories have been shared from around the world that have presented music as the symbol of hope. We’ve seen viral videos of the balcony concerts in Italy and the cast of Hamilton singing a rendition of a song from the musical to a young fan on a Zoom call. Bono, the Rolling Stones and Fleur East have released songs about the pandemic, and d
The Focus •

Junior doctors: fear on the front line of the pandemic

When the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, appealed for 250,000 volunteers for the NHS, the nation stunned the government with its response with over half a million people signing up in the first 24 hours. Two months on; how much is the NHS relying on extra resources as the country battles this pandemic? I spoke to a junior doctor who works in the Intensive Care Unit at a London Hospital, where she spends a lot of her time talking to the families of covid-19 patients who are in critical conditio
BBC News •

Stranded NHS doctors 'desperate' to return home

Four NHS doctors who are stuck in New Zealand due to the coronavirus outbreak are "desperate" to return home to help their colleagues. Simon Tetlow and his fiancée Rachael Bygate arrived in the country with two other doctors at the start of March but are currently unable to leave. Dr Tetlow said they were finding it "really painful" not being able to help the "dire" situation in the UK. The government said it was "working to support British travellers". With New Zealand currently in lockdown
The Courier Online •

Princess embarks on royal trip to Newcastle

Princess Eugenie returned to Newcastle University on 9th October 2015 to meet with Vice Chancellor Chris Brink to discuss the work that he and other leading academics are doing to help patients suffering from Muscular Dystrophy. The research was showcased at the John Walton Muscular Dystrohy Research Centre which is located in the Centre for Life in Newcastle city centre, The Princess, who obtained a 2:1 degree in English and History of Art, was introduced to the work by Lord John Walton, who e

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