In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Kerry Hutchinson joins Sam and Mark to talk about the different styles of narration for audiobooks, how to pull back time in a script so you have more for the end, and our wildcards embrace mad professors, pirates and the late-great Joyce Grenfell!

Our VO question this week is all about what your favourite audiobook is, and why.

We’d love you to suggest a wildcard we could use in the show - either DM Mark or Sam on social media or send your suggestion to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

Triumphantly Caroline lifted her finger from the fine italic type. There was nothing to mar the success of this afternoon. Not only had she taken the car out alone for the first time, driving unerringly on the right-hand side of the road, but what she had achieved was not a simple drive but a cultural excursion. She had taken the Italian guidebook Neville was always urging on her and hesitantly, haltingly, she had managed to piece out enough of the language to choose a route that took in four well-thought-of frescoes, two universally admired campaniles, and one wooden crucifix in a village church quite a long way from the main road. It was not, after all, such a bad thing that a British Council meeting had kept Neville in Florence.

Script 2

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About our guest:

Born into a military family, Kerry Hutchinson's childhood took him to Germany and the Far East. And Kerry's own pre-VO careers took him back there, as well as to the Middle East, Korea, the US, and sub-Saharan Africa. All this has helped enrich Kerry's multicultural and international business cultural experience. Hence his 'well-travelled' description on his website.

A trained actor and voice actor, Kerry is very keen on narration, including corporates, explainers, audioguides, commercials, character voices.

He speaks German as a second language and he's well-versed in a range of British accents, including his native Yorkshire.

Kerry 's Website

Kerry 's Facebook page

Resources: These are the audiobooks we love:

Kerry: 'The Five - the untold stories of the women killed by Jack The Ripper' by Hallie Rubenhold. Narrated by Louise Brealey

Mark: 'A Christmas Carol' (Simon & Schuster Edition) by Charles Dickens. Narrated by Patrick Stewart

Sam: 'The Ruby in the Smoke' By Philip Pullman. Narrated by Anton Lesser

Mark's demos & contact details: