Tales from the Tannoy
By Sayer Hamilton Ltd
Everyone has a story to tell. Even robots. Have you ever wondered about the lives behind the people who provide the soundtrack to your life? Probably not. Did you even realise they ARE real people? Perhaps. Did you know that two of the voices on the London Underground are a married couple who work together all day long, even though one of them is dead? Did you know that the voice in your SatNav has a broken heart? Did you know that the calm, reassuring voice that accompanies your daily life has had a life punctuated by tragedy? Tales from the Tannoy tells the true life stories behind the voices you hear every day.
Latest episode
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Series 2, Episode 9: Post Partum Pandemic
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Series 2, Episode 8: To Infinity and the Great Beyond
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Series 2, Episode 7: A Winning Comeback
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Matched, Hatched, Dispatched
Gina Mellotte has one of the most gloriously resonant voices in the business, so it's no wonder hers has been chosen to read out some of the most famous and celebrated names of all - at the BAFTA awards.But away from the microphone, that cool and... -
Series 2, Episode 5: Not Checking Out
We've all shouted at that voice at the self service checkout in Tesco which tells us to "please rescan the item and try again". But who's the voice behind it, and what's his story? And did you know he's a hero... as well as being the voice behind one… -
Series 2, Episode 4: Balls to Buses
One of Britain's best-loved voices belongs to Alan Dedicoat - the man whose dulcet tones could make a millionaire out of... well... anyone.His is the voice that announces the winning numbers on the National Lottery draws, but he's also heard on Child… -
Series 2, Episode 3: Anarchy Descending
Tanya Rich's voice can be heard inside the lift which takes visitors up and down one of Britain's tallest buildings - the BT Tower. Although she sounds calm and sensible, her early years were neither of those things. (And, even now, she works very ha… -
Series 2, Episode 2: Critically Speaking
To viewers of Channel 4, Barra Fitzgibbon's voice is familiar even if his name is not.His gentle Irish lilt has introduced countless programmes, but in the last couple of years his voice has disappeared from the airwaves and he's now using it for an.… -
Series 2, Episode 1: Turns Out, I Was Right
Janey Godley has spent lockdown livening up Nicola Sturgeon's coronavirus briefings with her alternative voiceovers. She's made the nation laugh through the toughest of times, but who is the woman behind the voice? Tales from the Tannoy tells the... -
Episode 15: Showgirls, Stringer, and Shepherd's Bush
Emma Hignett's voice is heard on all the London buses, and she's employed for sounding clear and composed. But the woman behind that sound hasn't always been entirely sensible. In Episode 15, the voice of the London Overground speaks to the voice of …
