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James Dobbyn

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James is a London-based writer from Connecticut who works in TV, audio, and video games. He recently wrote Wraith for BBC Radio 4 and Limelight. His improvised mystery thriller The Margate Murders was the Guardian’s podcast of the week and was nominated twice at the 2025 British Audio Awards. Its German-language adaptation Die Toten von Norden is now out on Audible. James wrote on an unreleased video game for Fishlabs in 2023 and is currently developing several scripted TV projects. He has also worked in unscripted TV development for Barcroft Studios, ITV Daytime, and Cineflix. He studied English at Cambridge and received a MSt in Creative Writing from Oxford in 2020. He has lived in the UK for over ten years.

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CURRENT
Production (role):
EANNA
Company:
Audible
Project details:
Creator and writer of sci-fi hybrid audiobook / drama
AUDIO
Date: 2024
Production (role):
THE MARGATE MURDERS
Company:
Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
Project details:
Writer
Date: 2025
Production (role):
DIE TOTEN VON NORDEN
Company:
Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
Project details:
Writer
Date: 2026
Production (role):
WRAITH
Company:
BBC Radio 4/ Strange Boy Productions
Project details:
Co-creator and Writer
AWARDS
Date: 2025
Production (role):
THE MARGATE MURDERS
Company:
Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
Project details:
Nominated for Best Original Audio Drama and Best Performance for Sheridan Smith

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  • Production (role)
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  • Production (role): EANNA
    Company: Audible
    Project details: Creator and writer of sci-fi hybrid audiobook / drama
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
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  • Date: 2024
    Production (role): THE MARGATE MURDERS
    Company: Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
    Project details: Writer
  • Date: 2025
    Production (role): DIE TOTEN VON NORDEN
    Company: Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
    Project details: Writer
  • Date: 2026
    Production (role): WRAITH
    Company: BBC Radio 4/ Strange Boy Productions
    Project details: Co-creator and Writer
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2025
    Production (role): THE MARGATE MURDERS
    Company: Audible/ Babylon Audio Collective
    Project details: Nominated for Best Original Audio Drama and Best Performance for Sheridan Smith
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