Syeda Irtizaali is Editor of Unscripted for the BBC helping to oversee content slates and strategy across Documentaries, Specialist Factual, Entertainment, Factual
Entertainment, Arts, Daytime and Storyville. She also oversees hit series The Traitors UK after securing it for the BBC.

Syeda started her career as a journalist with BBC News and went on to work as a producer and executive producer in entertainment and factual entertainment across several independent production companies including Monkey, Planet 24, Diverse, At It and Brighter. She had a substantial stint as a Commissioning Editor for Entertainment and Live Events at Channel 4 and was responsible for commissioning and overseeing hits such as “Alan Carr: Chatty Man,” “The Million Pound Drop,” “The Last Leg,” “The Big Fat Quiz of The Year”, “The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan” and “The Big Narstie Show.” She returned to the BBC in Feb. 2020 as Commissioning Editor in Entertainment, where she oversaw “Top Gear” and “Masterchef” before being promoted to Portfolio Editor for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC iPlayer within Dan McGolpin’s team
overseeing channel and iPlayer content strategy.