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When a never before heard track by iconic 90s band The Daisy Chains is discovered, a bitter argument over ownership between the lead singer鈥檚 widow and the bandleader ensues. Jess and Maya are brought in to work out who really wrote the song, with just an old school tape recording of the original track as a clue.

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

The return of a modern day thriller set in the world of audio forensics. In Exemplar, Gina McKee plays Jess, a forensic analyst born and bred in the North East. Together with her colleague Maya, she undertakes a different sound challenge in every episode. When DS Serena Gray comes into their world, things become a little bit more complicated.

Created by leading sound designers, Ben and Max Ringham, and rooted in factual research. The first series of Exemplar won Best Series at the 2022 大象传媒 Audio Drama Awards.

Jess 鈥�.. Gina McKee
Maya 鈥�.. Shvorne Marks
Seb 鈥�.. Afnan Iftikhar
Lucia 鈥�.. Tracey Wilkinson
Clare 鈥�.. Amy McAllister

Writers: Ben and Max Ringham, with Dan Rebellato
Audio forensic consultants: James Zjali膰, plus Dr Katherine Earnshaw and Bryony Nuttall, forensic specialists in speech and audio at the Forensic Voice Centre
Police consultant: Alex Ashton
Sound recordist: Alisdair McGregor
Production coordinator: Annie Keates Thorpe
Sound design: Ben and Max Ringham with Lucinda Mason Brown
Original music: Ben and Max Ringham
Directors: Polly Thomas and Jade Lewis
Executive producer: Joby Waldman

A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 4