John Scott Dryden is a multi-award winning writer, director and executive producer. He is responsible for some of the most successful fiction podcast released in recent years – the mystery thriller PASSENGER LIST, the historical fantasy, TUMANBAY and the science fiction thrillers THE CIPHER and RESTART for BBC Sounds.  He has written and directed many award-winning audio drama series for BBC radio including the original thrillers SEVERED THREADS, PANDEMIC and THE RELUCTANT SPY. Recent audio fiction series include YOUNG BLOOD for Audible US, TAGGED for Sony Entertainment, THE SISTERS for Realm, THE INCIDENT AT ONG’S HAT for BBC. John is also half of the Walker Dryden writing team whose novels include the THE CITY OF A THOUSAND FACES and THE POISON THRONE, both published by Orion. John is married to the writer Ayeesha Menon and together they run the independent production company Goldhawk Productions.