Who is the continuity announcer on radio 4

Jefferson read the station's Shipping Forecast for many years and was also a contributor to Radio 4 shows Quote Unquote — on which he will still appear — and Poetry Please. He was reading a trail for Archive on 4 when he stumbled over his words just before 8pm on 18 August. Only two listeners complained and it is understood that a number of people contacted the BBC to say they saw the funny side of the incident. Jefferson, 64, took early retirement from the BBC in but continued to work for the corporation as a freelance.

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Research institutes and centres. Student intranet Staff intranet. Nunes supplements a pool which also includes familiar names such as Harriet Cass, Corrie Corfield, Brian Perkins and Charlotte Green, although they primarily read news bulletins.

But if his pronunciation doesn't improve, he is likely to be shifted to less obvious evening slots," she said. Radio 4 has a history of fervent listener opposition to any innovation, such as the recent decision to axe Fritz Spiegl's "UK Theme" which starts the station's programming each day. Do we really have to listen to this American drawl every time we hear an announcement? Isn't that what Asian Network and the like is for?

This Caribbean guy has a lovely voice. Unfortunately the BBC is using him as a 'token black'. Open your minds and your ears! It reminds me of Sir Willard White, [the opera singer] who has the most magical voice in the world.