Mary began her career in theatre, working at the Old Red Lion, the Finborough and the Gate theatres before moving to the Royal Court where she worked for several years, latterly as International Associate Director.
Before Hooley Productions, Mary was an Audio Drama Producer at the BBC for 21 years, where she directed and produced a range of dramas, the majority of which were original writing. More recent BBC audio dramas include Waterloo Station by Katie Hims; a new adaptation of Tess Of The D’Urbervilles also by Katie Hims as part of BBC Radio 4’s Hardy’s Women series; County Lines by Amelia Bullmore (Best Audio Drama, BBC Audio Drama Awards) and The Likes Of Us, a 90 minute single drama for BBC Radio 3 by Roy Williams.
Other awards include an ARIA Gold for ‘lament’ by debbie tucker green; the Innovation Award at the inaugural Audio Drama Awards for Graham White’s dramatisation of B.S. Johnson’s novel-in-a-box The Unfortunates and a special commendation at the Prix Europa for freefall, also by debbie tucker green.
BBC Drama Programmes by Mary Peate
Programme Archive (audio available)
The Interrogation by Roy Williams:
(Created by Roy and Jessica. We have produced all 8 series between us.)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0006q2q
Tess of the D’Urbervilles, dramatised by Katie Hims:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s853
The Likes of Us by Roy Williams:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fft6
Halfway Here by Lucy Catherine:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zqn14
The Unwelcome by Hannah Khalil:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0007702
County Lines by Amelia Bullmore:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b493vc
How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Woman-Radio-Dramatisation/dp/B07N31THD7
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000257r
Faith, Hope and Glory:
Programme Archive (audio not available)
The FBI’s Most Wanted Woman, dramatised and directed by debbie tucker green. Produced by Mary Peate:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08xzzb3
The Unfortunates, adapted from the novel by B.S. Johnson by Graham White. Starring Martin Freeman.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v7sjw
Black Dog, by Katie Hims:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06p48lz
King David by Katie Hims:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qwgvq
A Steal by Mike Bartlett:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nszld
Cock by Mike Bartlett:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017cgkn
Amsterdam by Lenny Henry:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07j4pg2
Day Release by Peter Jukes, starring Lenny Henry:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077kcnt
Beyond Contempt by Peter Jukes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04kfk1w
The Bat Man by Amelia Bullmore, starring Bill Nighy:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010dq74
And Then There Were None, dramatised by Joy Wilkinson from the novel by Agatha Christie:
