As a Producer with the BBC, Billy Kay created the acclaimed Odyssey programmes
which ran to four influential series on Radio Scotland and two on Radio 4. Odyssey
programmes were also broadcast on R.T.E. Ireland, A.B.C. Australia and C.B.C. Canada,
while the series provided material for two books. As a freelance, he formed a successful
partnership with two producers, Bruce Young and Mike Shaw. His Radio Scotland and
Radio 4 series The Scots Tongue and the dramatised documentary, Darien: Key of the
Universe both won Pater awards from the Australian Academy of Broadcasting Arts and
Sciences. In 1989, The Scots of Ulster won a silver medal in the New York Radio
Festival, in 1992 The Road and the Miles picked up the bronze medal there.
In 1994 the U.K. Wine Guild gave the Houghton Award for "best radio or television
programme promoting wine" to Kay's radio feature Fresche Fragrant Clairettis his
co-production with Mike Shaw. This was short listed for a BBC nomination for the Italia
Prize in 1995. Odyssey Productions was established in 1994 and has received several
prestigious commissions from Radio Scotland, Radio Two and Radio Four. They have met with popular and critical
acclaim, with The Complete Caledonian Imbiber winning the Wines of France Award for
1996. In 1995 Kay's contribution to Scottish culture was recognised when he won the
Heritage Society Award, joining the distinguished company of previous winners Sorley
Maclean and David Daiches.
From international award-winning features to corporate sound and video packages, Odyssey Productions can help you promote your organisation.
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