79: Audio Drama Production with Helen Quigley

Welcome to another episode of The Voiceover Social! We're your hosts Helen Bee and Rob Bee, and today we're diving deep into the world of audio drama production with the incredibly talented Helen Quigley.

Helen is a freelance producer making audio dramas for B7 Media with impressive credits for BBC Radio 4, including the courtroom drama Barred and the epic nine-part saga Mahabharata Now. She's currently making her directing debut with a festive-themed audio drama broadcasting on Radio 4 this Christmas Eve.

What We Explore

In this fascinating conversation, we discover Helen's journey from voiceover artist to acclaimed audio drama producer. We explore how her production experience has transformed her approach to voicing, why she chose the complex world of audiodrama over simpler voice work, and what makes a truly captivating audio drama performance.

Helen shares invaluable insights about breaking into audio drama, the qualities that make voices shine in this medium, and her thoughts on the BBC's recent decision to cut audio dramas from Radio 3. We also get her top tips for anyone lookingto work in this specialised field.

Helen's Impressive Credits

Beyond her BBC Radio 4 work, Helen has produced Theatre of the Damned (inspired by the birth of Grand Guignol in 1920s Paris), radio soap Greenborne, comic space opera Venna's Planet, and the moving family drama Harry's Home. For Audible, she created The Space Race docudrama and the psychological thriller The Effect. She was also co-producer and dialogue editor on Wondery+'s audio movie Unsinkable, featuring Brian Cox, John Malkovich and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.

As a podcast producer, Helen creates business intelligence podcast Principal Navigations, edits The English Heritage Podcast, and produces Iceworld for the British Antarctic Survey. She made history producing some of the UK's first comedy podcasts for Comedy Central UK back in 2006.

Working from her garden office and recording studio in Chelmsford under her boutique production company Soundliness, Helen launched her first in-house seriesHot Flashes: Menopause Monologues in February 2025.

Connect with Helen

Helen Quigley - Soundliness

·     🌐 Website: http://soundliness.co.uk

·     Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hqvoice/

·     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenquigley/

·     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HQvoice

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