Familiar voices

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brisket

Some voices are more familiar to us than the person's face.
Announcers on radio and television, for instance, and people who do "voice-over"
work for tv programmes.
Here are a few:

Marcus Bentley (Big Brother)

Dave Lamb (Come Dine with Me)

Charlotte Green (Radio 4 newsreader)

Alice Arnold (Radio 4 newsreader)(seen here with her partner Clare Balding)

Zeb Soanes (Radio 4 news; some TV continuity; BBC Proms)

and Max Beesley & Craig Kelly (2 of the most prolific voice-over
people in tv adverts)

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SaintMember 10 years

Claire Balding is a . . .

1/7/109:25 AM

LeccyMember

Dave lamb is dead funny

I love Craig Kelly, Queer As Folk was one of my fave series ever.

1/7/109:25 AM

MargueritaMember

I love Dave Lambs voice in CDWM he is so witty he makes the program for me

1/7/109:26 AM

carpetMember

Simon Greenall - voice of Aleksandr the Meerkat

Simples!

1/7/109:27 AM

FairfaxMember

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Simon Greenall - voice of Aleksandr the Meerkat

No Way! Really? Wow now that does surprise me.

1/7/109:29 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

Reference:Renton

Claire Balding is a

Yes Renton - Clare Balding had a civil partnership ceremony with Alice Arnold in 2006.

1/7/109:29 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

carpet
That is a real surprise. Thanks for posting.
It's funny how we often get it wrong when we try to imagine the face behind the voice!

1/7/109:31 AM

carpetMember

Ben Miller - voice of PG Monkey.

Jezz, now I need make a cuppa.

1/7/109:33 AM

CindsMember 10 yearsMemoriam

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love Dave Lambs voice in CDWM he is so witty he makes the program for me

Same here Marg, he cracks me up with some of his one liners.

1/7/109:33 AM

Former Member

Reference: Leccy

I love Craig Kelly, Queer As Folk was one of my fave series ever

I agree, pure genius Tele.

I'm with Renton on the 'Claire Balding is a ........' although I don't know why I should be

1/7/109:41 AM

LeccyMember

I thought everyone kne about Clare Balding

I've heard Sean's g/f from Sean of the Dead on a few adverts lately, I dunno her real name though.

1/7/109:47 AM

DemantoidMember

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Simon Greenall - voice of Aleksandr the Meerkat

And also played the Geordie hotel barman in I'm Alan Partridge

1/7/109:49 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

Gosh. You are all so knowledgeable. I am learning so much.

1/7/109:51 AM

darloboy (Play The Game!)Member

Craig and Dean Lennox Kelly

1/7/109:59 AM

JennyMember

What ads or programmes do Max Beesley and Craig Kelly voice-over for? I didn't know they did them, so will have to keep my ears open in future!

1/7/1010:04 AM

DemantoidMember

Joanna Page (Stacey of Gavin and..) has been doing a lot of Carphone Warehouse ones lately.

1/7/1010:06 AM

darloboy (Play The Game!)Member

Ruth Jones

1/7/1010:09 AM

DemantoidMember

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Ruth Jones

What about her?

1/7/1010:27 AM

Garage JoeMember

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What ads or programmes do Max Beesley and Craig Kelly voice-over for? I didn't know they did them, so will have to keep my ears open in future

Up here he does the Lidl adverts.

1/7/1010:39 AM

brisketMember Memoriam

Reference: Jenny

What ads or programmes do Max Beesley and Craig Kelly voice-over for?

Max Beesley has most recently been doing:
Barclaycard - PC World - Energizer batteries - ITV - Jobsite

and Craig Kelly has been doing:
The Smiths - Virgin Holidays - The Mirror - Cream Summer - Michelle and Andy's Big Day - Shipwrecked

1/7/1010:41 AM

Dobby1Member

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Reference: love Dave Lambs voice in CDWM he is so witty he makes the program for me

Same here Marg, he cracks me up with some of his one liners

I would love Marcus Bentley to do big brother like that, or be replaced by the CDWM guy.

1/7/1011:10 AM

The Devil In DiamanteMember

I know their faces are as recognisable as their voices...the Godess that is Joanna Lumley and that annoying Barbara Windsor....

1/7/1011:18 AM

JennyMember

Thanks for the replies.

I'll know what to listen out for now.

1/7/1012:13 PM

MoominMember

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I thought everyone kne about Clare Balding

I'm usually the last one to find out these things, but I've known about Claire Balding for literally years!!

1/7/101:26 PM

Former Member

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I'm usually the last one to find out these things, but I've known about Claire Balding for literally years!!

I thought everyone knew considering she's had a well publicised battle with thyroid cancer and her private life has been mentioned as a result.

1/7/101:29 PM

brisketMember Memoriam

Out of that collection of pictures at the top of the page Charlotte Green has won several awards for the best radio voice.
But my own particular favourite is the lovely Zeb Soanes.
His mellifluous tones make me tingle.

1/7/101:54 PM

Green&PinkMember

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Simon Greenall - voice of Aleksandr the Meerkat Simples!

Very good looking..

1/7/102:40 PM

MoonbeamsMember

Oh I never knew Claire Balding had thyroid cancer.

1/7/102:45 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

What about the ones in my head?

1/7/103:23 PM

Former Member

Great thread, never knew about Clare Balding,I do like the guy from CDWM.

1/7/103:43 PM

LeccyMember

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What about the ones in my head?

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What about the ones in my head?

The ones that tell you to eat celery are evil the ones that say cake are goooood.

1/7/103:47 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Reference: Leccy

The ones that tell you to eat celery are evil the ones that say cake are goooood.

It's the cheese ones, tonight!

1/7/103:49 PM

LeccyMember

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It's the cheese ones, tonight!

Oh I think the cheese ones are probably even nicer than the cake ones

The quality street toffee pennies that no one else likes (yay!) were talking to me last night. I got jaw ache after a bit.

1/7/103:52 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Reference: Leccy

The quality street toffee pennies that no one else likes (yay!) were talking to me last night. I got jaw ache after a bit.

I can't have those anymore ( shut up, voices!

), as they pull my crowns out!

1/7/103:59 PM

LeccyMember

You could suck them...

1/7/104:01 PM

Blizz'ardMember 10 years

Reference: Leccy

You could suck them...

You sound like someone with self-control!

1/7/104:05 PM

LeccyMember

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You sound like someone with self-control!

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You sound like someone with self-control!

In theory, not in practice.

1/7/104:07 PM

LeccyMember

I dunno why I keep getting double quotes. I wonder if its coz I'm on a beta version of firefox or summat. The forum has been weird since I started using the bairns computerr (let alone my crap typing)

1/7/104:09 PM

brisketMember Memoriam

Max Beesley is looking good in his latest TV ads.

2/1/116:13 PM

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