1. Judith

Gina McKee stars as Jess, a lone wolf scientist with a troubled past whose passion for sound makes her the UK’s leading audio forensic examiner.

Together with her new trainee, Maya, she undertakes a different sound challenge in every episode.

A modern-day thriller set in the North-East of England.

Jess attends the scene of a young woman’s apparently accidental death to create an audio exemplar to match a recording from a voice activated speaker.

Mysterious voice messages about the past from her mother Judith add to the tension.

Exemplar is rooted in factual research and based on an idea from Ben and Max Ringham. Written by Ben Ringham, Max Ringham and Dan Rebellato.

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

Jess ..... Gina McKee

Maya ..... Shvorne Marks

Aoife ..... Fenella Woolgar

Judith ..... Barbara Marten

Nathalie ..... Chetna Pandya

Dylan ..... Don Gilet

Writers: Ben and Max Ringham, with Dan Rebellato

Showrunner: Dan Rebellato

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 August 2022.