Hοw do you adapt a real-life story from screen to podcast? Award winning filmmaker and journalist Anthony Baxter is in conversation with presenter and producer Catherine Carr to discuss the re-telling of a fascinating true story that he has been following for over 15 years in 3 feature length documentary films. It's the story of a small Scottish community’s fight with billionaire businessman and former US President Donald Trump as he develops a controversial golf resort on their doorstep. We'll hear about the production hurdles and legal challenges faced turning this into an enthralling audio series - from mining the film archive for key narrative clips to bringing the story up to date with fresh interviews and perspectives. How has Baxter's proximity to the story and the people within it affected the way he chose to tell it? And, with his background primarily in film making, how did he navigate the change of approach when it comes to telling a story in sound only?


Trumped is a Big Light Studio / BBC Scotland News production for BBC Sounds