Steve Blears

Welcome! I’m Steve Blears, a director and co-owner of Bit Famous, a training and coaching business that helps organisations drive growth and engagement through confident communication.

My day-to-day job is marketing the business through our website, bitfamous.co.uk, and our main portal for speaking enquiries, pennyhaslam.co.uk.

Over the past five years, the strategies we’ve used have delivered steadily growing enquiries from qualified leads, more than 1.9 million Google search impressions a year and thousands of monthly downloads for our business podcasts and newsletters.

My background is in BBC national news journalism and award-winning factual television in the UK. I was a reporter for Newsbeat and Radio 5 before becoming a producer and director, shooting hit TV shows including The One Show, Watchdog and Bangers & Cash.

I’m a self-taught marketer, content creator and web developer. That mix has shaped how I think about content. I’m interested in what makes people pay attention, what makes them trust what they find and what makes them take the next step.

Steve Blears - Producer & Drirector

Television

Produced & directed by Steve Blears

Bangers & Cash

Series producer: Season one

I shot and series produced season one of the hugely successful vintage motoring show Bangers & Cash, U&Yesterday Channel's most successful show ever. The multi RTS award winning show is also in the top 5 shows produced by Yesterday's parent company UKTV. 

Bargain Loving Brits by the Sea

Bargain Loving Brits by the Sea

Scouting for Toys

Scouting for Toys

Watchdog Live

Watchdog Live

Britain's Housing Scandal

Britain's Housing Scandal

Extreme Cake Makers

Extreme Cake Makers

Bangers & Cash

Bangers & Cash

River Walks

River Walks

Love It or List It

Love It or List It

The Housing Enforcers

The Housing Enforcers

House for £1

House for £1

The One Show

The One Show

An Hour To Save Your Life

An Hour To Save Your Life

The Force: Manchester

The Force: Manchester

Hellicopter Heroes

Hellicopter Heroes

Production & Talent Managers get Steve's CV & full list of credits via thetalentmanager.co.uk 

“I wouldn’t hesitate to work with him again.” - Andy Mullins, TwoFour TV

Podcasting

Produced by Steve Blears

Media Training Podcast

Media Training Podcast with Steve Blears. The essential guide for businesses, organisations and leaders looking to raise their profile and share their expertise on-air.

This show will demystify media appearances and build your confidence while sharing tips and advice the experts use when appearing on TV, radio, podcasts and print. 

Workplace Confidence Podcast

Penny Haslam 

Penny Haslam is an award-winning female motivational speaker in the UK, who talks about communication and confidence. In her podcast, she'll challenge you to power up your business or career profile and get known for what you do. 

Penny Haslam Podcast

Workplace Confidence Podcast

The Workplace Confidence Podcast is where people professionals share the great work they doIn each episode hear from leaders in HR, Learning & Development, Diversity & Inclusion and more as they share their insights, best practices and tips about making a real difference in the world of work.

Workplace Confidence Podcast

My Garden Podcast

My Garden Podcast - A gardening podcast is for have-a-go gardeners who love real gardening. Listen to 80 episodes of entertaining chat as Penny Haslam struggles with vegetables that won't grow, sunflowers that die and a misbehaving pet dog called Joey.

My Garden Podcast

Pitch a TV Show

Pitch a TV Show is my podcast for anyone who has a great idea for a TV show and would like to get it heard.

(Please note: The Pitch a TV Show project has ended and isn't accepting any new pitches.)

Pitch a TV Show Podcast

Once upon a time in advertising

Once upon a time in advertising is a memoir podcast by Rick Blears. Hear his remarkable and hilarious stories about the advertising business in the 1970s and '80s before the internet, social media influencers and Google Ads.

Once Upon a Time in Advertising Podcast

Steve's Blog