C. V.
| Best Fiction Nominee | British Podcast Awards 2021 |
| Best Family GOLD / Best Fiction Nominee / Most Original BRONZE | British Podcast Awards 2018 |
| Animation Nominee | BAFTA Scotland 2016 |
| Short Form Nominee | BAFTA Children’s 2015 |
| “Original and Hilarious. A Festival Highlight“ | Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2014 |
| Young People Nominee | Celtic Media Festival 2013 |
| “compelling flair“ | Time Out, NY |
| “Stupid, clever, funny and good, all at the same time“ | The List |
| “Turns a great set into an unforgettable evening.“ | The N.M.E |
| “endearing puerility” | Repellent Fanzine, NY |
| “genius” | The Herald |
| “a techno-fried John Cleese“ | BBC Radio One |
As a writer I have co-written 4 series of radio sketch comedy for the BBC & Channel 4; co-written for CBBC TV; and have written (and mostly voiced) over 126 short animated films for BBC Learning, BBC Schools (for BBC Online & The Learning Zone on BBC2) and the Glasgow Science Centre. Now on BBC Sounds and Apple Podcasts are all four series of the award winning ‘Once Upon a Time in Zombieville’; over 7 hours of radio comedy drama for all the family. I was also one of The Scotsman’s ‘200 Voices’ for 2017.
As an actor most of my work has been in radio or sketch comedy, but the bulk of what I do now is Voice Overs. I’ve worked for the BBC, Channel 4, commercial work and the computer games industry. I was also a BBC Talent Finalist for Presenting and MC’ed for Glasgow’s legendary club Optimo Espacio.
As a singer I’ve worked with Dave Graham in CNUT; was JD Twitch’s ‘Angry German’; and have collaborated with DJ Frenchbloke and Soundhog in Tauchsieder.
I’m also a visual and performance artist.
Selected Work
RADIO / ONLINE
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ZOMBIEVILLE
| Writer (and Actor) | Season 4 | BBC Sounds | 2021 |
| Writer (and Actor) | Seasons 2 & 3 | BBC Sounds | 2019 |
| Writer (and Actor) | Season 1 | BBC Schools Radio / Radio Scotland | 2017 |
THE FRANZ KAFKA BIG BAND
| Actor & One Joke | The Trial of The Franz Kafka Big Band | BBC Radio Scotland | 2016 |
| Actor & Co -Writer | Series 2 | BBC Radio Scotland | 2006 |
| Actor & Co -Writer | Series 1 – Late Night Filthy | BBC Radio Scotland | 2005 |
| Actor & Co -Writer | Series 1 | BBC Radio Scotland | 2005 |
| Actor | Phil Collins Half-Hour | Radio Magnetic | 2003 |
THE DARK OUTSIDE FM
| Actor & Writer | Idents and Spoken Word | Environmental Arts Festival | 2012 – 14 ; 2019 -20 |
THE ATROCITY MACHINE
| Actor & Co – Writer | The Atrocity Machine | Channel 4 Radio | 2007 |
SPECIAL TREATMENT
| Writer & Presenter | Drive Time & Breakfast | Subcity Radio 106.2 FM | 1996 – 98 |
FILM / TELEVISION / ONLINE
| Writer | The Romans in Scotland | BBC Learning | 2020 |
| Writer | The Vikings in Scotland | BBC Learning | 2019 |
| Writer & Voice | The Wars of Independence | BBC Learning | 2019 |
| Writer & Puppeteer | Early Years Literacy | BBC Learning | 2018 |
| Writer & Voice | English / Scottish Set Texts | BBC Learning | 2015 & 17 |
| Writer & Voice | James Clerk Maxwell | Glasgow Science Centre | 2015 |
| Lead Writer & Voice | GCSE Maths | BBC Learning | 2014 |
| Lead Writer & Actor | Let’s Kick Sum Maths | BBC Learning | 2014 |
| Writer & Voice | WWI My Life & My Family | BBC Schools | 2014 |
| Writer & Voice | Modern Studies Bites | BBC Learning | 2013 |
| Writer & Voice | Shakespeare Bites | BBC Learning | 2013 |
| Writer & Voice | Maths Bites | BBC Learning | 2012 |
| Lead Actor | The Dunwich Horror | BANG! Productions | 2010 |
| Co – Writer & Actor | Stakeout Series 2 | CBBC Scotland | 2008 |
MUSIC
TAUCHSIEDER
| Soundscapes | Herd the Shadows | Castles in Space [Biggleswade] | 2015 |
| Vocals & Soundscapes | Louder | Prank Monkey [London] | 2007 |
CNUT
| Writer & Vocalist | Switch on the Light | Philter Inc. [Tokyo] | 2003 |
| Writer & Vocalist | Dancing Dancing | ERKRANKUNG [Munich] | 2003 |
| Writer & Vocalist | Prince of Shampoos | Angelika Koehlermann [Vienna] | 2001 |
MOUNT FLORIDA
| Writer & Vocalist | Arrived Phoenix | Matador [New York] | 2001 |
| Writer & Vocalist | Yo la Poptimo | OSCAR [Glasgow] | 2000 |
VISUAL / PERFORMANCE ART
| Solo Show | The Drawing Devil | GOMA, Glasgow | 2018 |
| Group Show | Bad Art World Tour | The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow | 2017 |
| Group Show | 13th International | The 13th Note, Glasgow | 2014 |
| Group Show | Get a Room | The Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow | 2012 |
| Group Show | New Perspectives | Pollok House, Glasgow | 2012 |
| Group Show | The Drawing Devil | Vault, The Briggait, Glasgow | 2011 |
| Group Show | EUR.APP | The Ballhaus, Berlin | 2011 |
| Group Show | Telling Stories | Market Gallery, Glasgow | 2011 |
| Group Show | Neighbourhood Cinema | Glasgow Film Festival | 2011 |
| Group Show | Doing the Gooey | The CCA, Glasgow | 2010 |
| Group Show | Versus | The Market Gallery, Glasgow | 2010 |
| Solo Show | Whether Cock | Artklub, Vienna | 2007 |
| Group Show | Bent Lieder | The Arches New Work Season, Glasgow | 2002 |
LIVE COMEDY / IMPROV
| Writer/ Performer/ Animator | Holidays -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2019 |
| Writer/ Performer/ Artist | Emojis -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2018 |
| Writer/ Performer/ Animator | Bad Dreams -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2017 |
| Writer/ Performer/ Animator | Neighbours -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2016 |
| Writer/ Performer/ Animator | Pets -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2015 |
| Writer/ Puppeteer | Stars -Commissioned | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2014 |
| Performer | The Lucky Tearoom | Edinburgh’s Hogmanay | 2013 |
| Master of Ceremonies | Optimo Espookio | Sub Club, Glasgow | 2002-15 |
| Master of Ceremonies | Irregular (Canongate Books) | E I B F | 2010 |
| Writer & Performer | The Atrocity Machine | Glasgow Comedy Festival | 2008 |
| Writer & Performer | The Amazing Bastards | The Stand, Glasgow | 2008 |
| Writer & Performer | Beat Route Bistro | Bar Brel, Glasgow | 2000-03 |
GAMES
| Writer/ Illustrator | The Pendulum and The Pit | Jonstown Compendium | 2020 |
VOICE OVER / M.C.
I have provided VO’s for BBC ONLINE; BBC Radio Scotland; INK Digital; Savalas Sound Studios for commercials & The Glasgow Science Centre, The Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014, e-learning.com, Cameron Presentations , Bright Signals, Thistle Awards, Online Virals (for Dolphin Conservation, Tennents Lager, Magners and FEAT Sepsis awareness), Commercial Radio Stations in West of Scotland and the computer games industry. I also emcee for National Cheerleading Competitions, for Legacy Cheer and Dance and The Edinburgh International Science Festival.
PUBLIC SPEAKING / MEDIA APPEARANCES ON THE PARANORMAL
I have been investigating the paranormal since 1998, when I joined the Scottish Society for Psychical Research.
I was President of the SSPR from 2017 until 2025.
I have presented talks on the following subjects or contributed to the following shows:
| The Process: Living With Ghosts | Podcast for Somerset House | 2023 |
| The Edinburgh Executioner, Hauntings S1 Ep3 | Paramount Channel | 2022 |
| What’s the Point in Paranormal Investigating? | Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, Edinburgh | 2020 |
| Paranormal Investigating? What’s the F*ing Point? | Edinburgh Fortean Society Conference | 2019 |
| The Paranormal: Experience versus Belief | West of Scotland Dowsers | 2019 |
| Medieval Terror | Radio & Film Soc. Strathclyde Uni. | 2018 |
| Yule be Having a Pagan Christmas | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2017 |
| Problems with the Paranormal | Edinburgh Sceptics, Edin. Horror Fest. | 2017 |
| Don’t Panic! | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2017 |
| The Boggle Factor | Scottish Paranormal /UFO Conference | 2017 |
| Comedy & The Paranormal | Student Union, Glasgow School of Art | 2016 |
| Paranormal Jesus | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2015 |
| The Dark Outside Lecture | Dark Outside, Sanctuary, Galloway | 2014 |
| Problems with the Paranormal | Edinburgh Fortean Society | 2014 |
| Comedy Writing & The Paranormal | Pecha Kucha at Edinburgh Uni. | 2013 |
| Vampires: Fact!?! Fiction!? | Miss B., The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow | 2012 |
| Where are we now? A Review of Parapsychology | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2012 |
| Summoning Spiritualism | West of Scotland Dowsers | 2011 |
| From Mesmerism to Hypnotism | West of Scotland Dowsers | 2010 |
| The Problem with the Paranormal | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2009 |
| Spring Heeled Jack | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2003 |
| The Mince Pie Martians | Scottish Society for Psychical Research | 2002 |
AND…?
I can act badly. Or maybe so bad that it becomes good again? I have no idea. And that’s the problem and why I just stick to voice work and comedy. However, I do pop up now and then as an extra in Outlander! Can you spot me? [Sam Heughan is a very nice man]
I once deejayed from behind John Peel’s Knees.
I am a Slovenophile! If you haven’t been to Slovenia, go!
I grew up in an enchanted forest full of mythical beasts (Ralston).
Innes Smith 