# Steffan Powell

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**Steffan Powell** (born 1987/1988[1]) is a Welsh journalist and broadcaster, specialising in news and current affairs. His presenting and reporting is for [BBC](/source/BBC) and [S4C](/source/S4C) output.

## Background

Powell was raised for at least part of his childhood in the Amman Valley[2] in south [Wales](/source/Wales). He was a keen reader during his childhood, and says that his extensive reading as a child has helped him be a better journalist.[3] He attended [Amman Valley Comprehensive School](/source/Ysgol_Dyffryn_Aman).[4] Powell studied Law and Politics at [Cardiff University](/source/Cardiff_University), graduating with an LLB (Hons) in 2008. He then studied a postgraduate diploma in journalism studies at the same university, graduating with the diploma in 2009.[5]

## Career

Powell's first job in the media was as a broadcast journalist at [BBC Radio Cymru](/source/BBC_Radio_Cymru).[6] Powell co-founded a blog about Welsh politics in 2009 or 2010, and as of 2010 he worked at Tinopolis.[7]

In 2017, Powell was named by the [Institute of Welsh Affairs](/source/Institute_of_Welsh_Affairs) on a list of 30 people working to improve Wales over the next 30 years. As of 2017, Powell was a broadcast journalist at [Newsbeat](/source/Newsbeat);[4] he remains a broadcast journalist at Newsbeat.[8] In the late 2010s, Powell co-presented a debate programme on [BBC One Wales](/source/BBC_One_Wales) which was broadcast monthly.[9] He also presented [BBC Radio 1](/source/BBC_Radio_1)'s *Gaming Show* in the 2010s.[10]

As of 2020, Powell reported for[11] the [BBC Wales](/source/BBC_Wales) television consumer programme[12] *X-Ray*.[11] In 2021, Powell began being the BBC's first Gaming Correspondent, a role in which he examined the impact of gaming on culture and society.[3][8] In 2023, it was announced that Powell would present *[Doctor Who: Unleashed](/source/Doctor_Who:_Unleashed)*, a documentary series going behind-the-scenes of *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)*.[13] In 2024, Powell presented a series on [S4C](/source/S4C) about climate change issues affecting Wales;[14] the series is one of several on S4C that Powell either has presented or presents.[15] In 2025, Powell presented a BBC documentary on [BBC One Wales](/source/BBC_One_Wales) that exposed the mass-buying of thousands of tickets for pop concerts by ticket touts.[16] The same year, he presented *Boom Town: How Merthyr Made the World*, a documentary about the industrial history of [Merthyr Tydfil](/source/Merthyr_Tydfil) in South Wales.[17]

Powell remains a journalist at [Newsbeat](/source/Newsbeat),[8] whose debate specials on the [BBC News](/source/BBC_News_(British_TV_channel)) channel he has also presented,[18] and remains presenter of the podcast *Doctor Who Unleashed*; he also continues to broadcast on [S4C](/source/S4C) output.[8]

Powell regularly sits in for other presenters on BBC radio; for example, he sits in on [BBC Radio 5 Live](/source/BBC_Radio_5_Live)'s Drive programme[19] and for [Owain Wyn Evans](/source/Owain_Wyn_Evans) on [BBC Radio 2](/source/BBC_Radio_2).[20]

## Personal life

In 2018, Powell married Emma Jones.[21]

## Notable achievements

In 2011, Powell completed the arcade game [Time Crisis II](/source/Time_Crisis_II) on [Aberystwyth Pier](/source/Aberystwyth_Pier) for a total cost of one pound.[22]

## References

1. Cook, Sam (2023-11-25). ["Steffan Powell says his part in Doctor Who spin-off was 'worst kept secret'"](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/louis-theroux-look-alike-steffan-28158756). *Wales Online*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC One - X-Ray - Steffan Powell"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3cM7M7gvVVD1vz6vxT2BlvN/steffan-powell). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. Williams, Menai (2023-10-06). ["Steffan Powell | Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru"](https://llyfrau.cymru/en/ysgolion/schools-love-reading/steffan-powell/). Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Steffan speaks out on next 30 years in Wales"](https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/15573170.steffan-speaks-out-on-next-30-years-in-wales/). *South Wales Guardian*. 2017-10-03. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Notable alumni"](https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/alumni/our-alumni/notable-alumni). *Cardiff University*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Muck Rack | For journalists and public relations"](https://muckrack.com/steffan-powell). *muckrack.com*. 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Home"](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/author/steffan-powell/). *openDemocracy*. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. Powell, Steffan. ["Steffan Powell (@SteffanPowell) / X"](https://x.com/steffanpowell?lang=en). *X*. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

1. ["Search - BBC Programme Index"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250915153201/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order%3Dfirst%26q%3D%22steffan%2Bpowell%22%2Bthe%2Bhour#top). *genome.ch.bbc.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&q=%22steffan+powell%22+the+hour#top) on September 15, 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC Radio 1 - The Gaming Show - Episode guide"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0428jy7/episodes/guide). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC One - X-Ray, Series 20, Episode 4"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nz2t). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC One - X-Ray - Presenters"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4r2PQBdcdpXGYcWYDMWsmjb/presenters). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. Summer, Ben (2023-09-28). ["Welsh presenter to host Doctor Who behind-the-scenes show"](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/welsh-presenter-host-doctor-who-27799141). *Wales Online*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["S4C - Colli Cymru i'r Môr"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j516y7) (in Welsh). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. Price, Stephen (2024-11-29). ["Welsh presenter Steffan Powell makes his Radio 2 debut"](https://nation.cymru/news/welsh-presenter-steffan-powell-makes-his-radio-2-debut/). *Nation.Cymru*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. Price, Stephen (2025-06-26). ["BBC investigation reveals illegal practices used by ticket touts"](https://nation.cymru/news/bbc-investigation-reveals-illegal-practices-used-by-ticket-touts/). *Nation.Cymru*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. [Boom Town: How Merthyr Made the World](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39492423/) at IMDb

1. regan (1911-07-10). ["Steffan Powell - Regan Talent Group"](https://regantalentgroup.co.uk/portfolio_page/steffan-powell/). Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC Radio 5 Live - 5 Live Drive, 14/08/2025"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002h08r). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["BBC Radio 2 - Owain Wyn Evans, Steffan Powell sits in"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gghn). *BBC*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Instagram"](https://www.instagram.com/p/DJWCyUCNoR9/). *www.instagram.com*. Retrieved 2025-08-28.

1. ["Press X to Continue, 14/10/2025"](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YqvitsNK6cnxTlv5P4uP8?si=0be54169c8524ff0). Retrieved 2025-11-16.

## External links

- [Steffan Powell](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11118568/) at IMDb
- [*5 Live Breakfast*](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070htg) (BBC Radio 5 Live)
- [*Sunday Breakfast*](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sl88x) (BBC Radio 5 Live)

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