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Aug 2022
28m 26s

Exemplar: Series 1: 5. A Deadly Secret

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

A modern day thriller set in the North East of England starring Gina McKee as a lone wolf audio forensic analyst with a troubled past.

When the mystery of her father’s departure is solved, Jess is forced to re-evaluate her childhood memories.

Exemplar: an audio recording made by a forensic analyst to recreate the precise audio conditions of a piece of evidence in a criminal or civil case.

Exemplar is based on an idea from Ben and Max Ringham, and written by Ben Ringham, Max Ringham and Dan Rebellato.

Jess ..... Gina McKee Maya ..... Shvorne Marks Sophie ..... Fenella Woolgar Judith ..... Barbara Marten Ajay ..... Asif Khan

Audio forensic consultant: James Zjalić Sound recordist: Alisdair McGregor Studio assistant: Oyin Fowowe Production coordinator: Darren Spruce Sound design: Lucinda Mason Brown and David Chilton Original music/Sound consultants: Ben and Max Ringham Directors: Polly Thomas and Jade Lewis Executive producer: Joby Waldman

A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in September 2022.

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