Ruth Barnes is the founder of Chalk + Blade leading a team of ex-BBC producers, making shows ranging from investigative true crime to some of the BBC’s best loved entertainment formats, Obsessed With and Famously... and branded content for the likes of Vogue, adidas and Tui. Hunting Ghislaine with John Sweeney for Global, was a breakout hit topping the charts in the UK and C+B has since continued this collaboration with John on the award winning Taking on Putin and Was There Ever A Crime? The Trials of Lucy Letby. In 2024 C+B produced two of Audible’s leading true crime Originals, Coatbridge and The Madman’s Hotel.