Helen Lloyd

What was the first audiobook you performed?

Grimms Fairy Tales

What title or series are you best known for?

How The Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

If a listener wanted to get to know your work, which of your audiobooks would you point them to?

How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston
Christmas at the Gin Shack by Catherine Miller
Lucia in London by E F Benson
Sons and Lovers by D H Lawrence
Jung – An introduction to his Psychology by Frieda Fordham

Where else have we heard your voice?

BBC Sounds. A New Way to Live. Short Story
BBC Radio 4 – Afternoon Theatre — too long ago to remember.
Central Television – Continuity for five years
ITV documentary narration – lots of times.
Dr Who – Big Finish Productions
Wessex Water – Commercial

What do you always have in the booth?

Lip balm. Water (room temperature). Vocalzones. A blanket. A cushion (for tummy rumbles). Specs. Headphones, Ceramic heater.

How did you come to performing audiobooks?

Trained actor, long theatre career – married, family, needed a 'proper' job, moved into television production with VO on the side. Returned to theatre briefly, then built a personal studio and the rest is history – full time narrator and producer. Founding partner of Raconteurs Audio LLP and Audiobook Narration UK Ltd.

Anything else you’d like a listener to know?

"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to fill them with deeper meaning" Maya Angelou.