Who is Davina Porter - the voice of Outlander audiobooks?

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Her voice is instantly recognisable to any fans of the Outlander audiobooks and she's been bringing the books to life for nearly three decades.

To some, the legendary voice actress Davina Porter is as important as the cast of the TV show and they couldn't imagine anyone else narrating their favourite story.The experienced narrator has worked on books by everyone from classic authors like Leo Tolstoy and Daniel Defoe to modern writers such as Diana Gabaldon and Alexander McCall Smith.However, she is best known as the voice of the Outlander books and has become a solid fan favourite.Author Diana Gabaldon is also a huge fan and was delighted to see Davina confirmed for the audio version of her latest book, Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone, the Ninth installment of the Outlander book series.The Outlander creator said: “Davina Porter’s voice has been connected to Outlander since the very first book.

Many Outlander fans can’t imagine any other voice but Davina’s when they hear Claire."I’m forever grateful to Davina and Recorded Books for bringing my books to life!”Born and raised in England to an English father and a Scottish mother, Davina recently revealed she is also married to a Glasgow-born Scot (Gus) meaning she has the best of both worlds when it comes to nailing the English and Scottish acccents.The multi-award-winning voice artist began narrating audios in the 1980s and has put her voice to hundreds of books – the first of which was incredibly a book called Culloden.She also has a love for physical acting and has appeared on, and directed for, the stage in quite a few productions.

When working on the books, she records over five-hour sessions at a time, with the A Breath of Snow and Ashes taking seventeen of them to