‘Murmurs’ announced as a finalist in the 2021 BBC Audio Drama Awards.

Murmurs is a finalist in the Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama category in the 10th BBC Audio Drama Awards. It was great fun to have been part of such a collaborative project, and I’m delighted to see it nominated. The finalists in this category are:

Best Podcast or Online Audio Drama

  • Murmurs by Janina Matthewson, Tom Crowley, Beth Crane, Chris and Jen Sugden, producers James Robinson, John Norton, Helen Perry, and David Devereux, writers Janina Matthewson, Beth Crane, Tom Crowley, Greer Ellison, Eno Mfon, Jesse Schwenk, Chris and Jen Sugden, and Robert Valentine, BBC Cymru Wales
  • Tribulation by Adam Jahnke, producer Greg Cooler, ListenUp Audio
  • Unwell: a Midwestern Gothic Mystery, producers Jeffrey Nils Gardner and Eleanor Hyde, HartLife NFP

All winners will be “virtually” crowned in an online ceremony on Friday 26 March, further details of which will be announced nearer the time.

The categories are judged by a team of industry experts including actors Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Jones, Neil Dudgeon, and journalist Baz Bamigboye. In its 10-year history, the BBC Audio Drama Awards has presented trophies to an array of talents including Andrew Scott, Dame Sian Phillips, Sir John Hurt, Vicky McClure, Sir Ian McKellen, Neil Gaiman, Monica Dolan, Alexei Sayle and The Archers.