Hugh Fraser is Natasha’s producer for Storynory. He writes the original stories and adapts many of the myths and legends. He is also webmaster and oversees the development strategy for Storynory.

He studied Classics and Oxford University before becoming a financial journalist. He lived in Russia between 1990 and 1993 and was married in Moscow on the day that the 1991 coup ended. When he returned to London he joined the BBC World Service as a radio producer.

During his time at the BBC, he edited a weekly feature programme called Global Business. He worked closely with the presenter Roger White. Their programmes had an informal style, with lots of human interest, and they developed a warm relationship with the audience around the world.

Around the year 2000, Hugh worked briefly for an online publication before setting up as a freelance reporter and covering the internet boom and bust. Since then he has been an online media consultant, picking up skills in computer programming and developing useful, user-friendly websites that they perform well in search engines. His clients include Mallika Basu, whose Quick Indian Cooking blog has established her as the “Miss Masalla” of the internet.

Hugh believes that all his previous experience pre-destined him for Storynory. The strands that come together include his urge to write, his radio skills, his fascination with the internet, and the satisfaction he feels from reaching people in every corner of the world. Even his Classical Education has finally been put to use in his adaptations of myths and legends. His greatest challenge with Storynory is switching between the creative and the technical parts of his brain. His greatest piece of good fortune is to have Natasha as Storynory’s wonderful narrator.