Managing Director, Executive Producer & Creative Director - Barry Ryan
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As founder of Free @ Last Barry Ryan has a track record in innovative television across a multiplicity of programme styles and genres.

After running a media and cultural studies department A BBC Production trainee, Barry worked across all of the BBC Departments and contributed his creative, producing and directing skills to a variety of successful programme titles including; 999, Live & Kicking, Animal Hospital, Zoo Watch Live, Hospital Watch, Newsnight, The Late Review, Electric Circus, Horizon: The Science of Star Trek & Holiday before joining the team of the leading music magazine the O Zone in 1996 and directing the Oasis at Knebworth special.

Barry joined the launch team of live Saturday morning music magazine The Noise for ITV1 directing packages, music performances and special editions in Ireland, Poland and Sweden.

When the Noise finished Barry rejoined the BBC and the O Zone team as a Senior Producer in the BBC Music Entertainment department Series-Producing weekly music magazine O Zone, the teenage spin off the Pop Zone and producing and directing factual coverage of BBC music events such as Glastonbury, The Country Music Awards, and The Hot Press Awards from Dublin.

Barry also produced and directed one-off specials including; The Ballad Of Yoko & John (BBC2), Janet Jackson: Beyond the Velvet Rope (BBC2) and Miami Spice for Channel 4, which featured the world's first post-Geri interview with the Spice Girls. For Carlton TV/ITV Network Barry co-produced and directed the documentary elements of the massive Happy Birthday Tina Turner. For Channel 4 The Dogs Balearics, which won an RTS award for originality and creativity in craft & technology.

Barry joined digital channel BBC Choice as a Series Producer at the Documentaries & History production village leading an inexperienced team and delivering 22 Theme Nights and a pioneering DV documentary series called Real Lives including a documentary shot on New year’s eve in Siberia with British DJ Dominic Spreadlove, Moving to the BBC’s Birmingham outpost as development executive he devised daily live interactive property format Housecall as well as daytime quiz The Brain Game and developed ideas for Made In Britain, the BBC’s coverage of London Fashion Week.

Joining Straight TV he Executive Produced both Planet Pop and The Dogs Balearics for STV/Channel 4 as well as leading the company into the digital age with a multi-channel development strategy.

As well as continuing to produce and direct selected Free@Last TV productions, Barry Executive Produces all of Free@Last TV’s output as well as leading the company’s project and business development strategy. He is also a leading consultant in media development and production matters for a variety of clients including Shalit Global Management, SONY-BMG Commercial and various music and entertainment managers.