Dicken Richards

NCTJ qualified freelance journalist

Gold Standard NCTJ-qualified journalist and broadcast editorial professional specialising in sport, news & entertainment

Featured Articles

  • A skier wearing a yellow helmet, blue outfit, and goggles ascending a snowy mountain slope with rocky terrain nearby, carrying skis on their back during a winter sports event.

    Leap of faith to becoming one of Britain’s leading skimo stars

    Feature exploring Iain Innes’ journey into ski mountaineering after a last-minute leap into competition, charting his progression to becoming one of Britain’s leading skimo athletes.

  • A skier wearing a black helmet, goggles, and a red jacket with Olympic rings, skiing on snow.

    Charlotte Bankes navigating recovery

    The piece documents Charlotte Bankes’ recovery from a serious collarbone injury and the impact of two surgeries on her Olympic preparation.
    She went on to win Team GB’s mixed team snowboard cross gold at Milano Cortina.

  • A soccer player wearing a maroon jersey with the number 11 is running on a grass field in an animated style.

    VAR will never be an 'exact science'

    Brentford boss Keith Andrews reflects on VAR’s limitations after the Burnley match, arguing it can never be entirely precise. The piece explores wider debate around consistency and decision-making in Premier League officiating.

  • Halloween scene in the woods with illuminated carved pumpkins and spooky decorations.

    Halloween at Kew

    Halloween at Kew featured immersive trails and installations, attracting visitors to a themed after-dark experience blending light, sound, and storytelling.

  • A jewelry store with a green storefront and awning, displaying various jewelry items in the window. A person with dark clothing and a floral bag stands looking at the window display.

    Richmond robbery

    Richmond traders remain calm but vigilant after a jeweller was targeted in a daytime armed robbery, with local businesses noting increased police presence and community cooperation following the incident and ongoing concerns about retail crime.

  • A smiling African American man in a black and gray plaid jacket and white t-shirt against a dark background.

    Emmanuel Sonubi

    Emmanuel Sonubi adds new tour dates for Life After Near Death, opening up about his heart failure recovery and resilience journey and performing with laughs.

Broadcast, Post-Production & Editorial Experience

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On the biggest programmes

  • Champions League Weekly

    Champions League Weekly

    Sport
    Compliance editor
    Duties included: QC and compliance fixes on tight turnaround sometimes minutes before TX.

  • Who do you think you are?

    Factual & Entertainment
    Junior online editor
    Duties included: Adding name straps, GFX changing shots, colour correction, applying blurs and online fixes.

  • FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Magazine Show

    Sport
    Compliance editor
    Duties included: QC and compliances fixes on tight turnaround before TX.

  • First Dates

    Factual & Entertainment
    Junior online editor
    Duties included: Adding product placement, international reversioning, applying online fixes.

  • Bring The Drama

    Factual & Entertainment
    Junior online editor
    Duties included: Removing heavy noise, reframing and changing shots, removing objects from shots.

  • David Mitchell’s Outsiders

    Factual & Entertainment
    Online editor
    Duties included: Stabilising shots, reframing shots, removing heavy noise, applying and creating GFX.

  • Reuben: Life in the dales

    Factual & Entertainment
    Online editor
    Duties included: Blurring and removing objects from shots.

  • World's Strongest Man

    Sport
    Online editor
    Duties included: Conforming all media, applying GFX, creating end credits.

  • Ben Fogle

    Factual & Entertainment
    Junior online editor
    Duties included: applying GFX, applying bleeps and blurs, creating subtitles, stitching on revisit programmes.