The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[oddoneout]

It reminded me more of Julia Bradbury pretending she was struggling on her first Wainwright climb. It was only later that it was revealed that she was an experience walker, going back to her childhood. EA was playing the part of the helpless damsel, and it wasn’t clever.

I think there is a bit of a difference between a high profile TV personality deceiving a primetime TV audience and a presenter on a niche radio station admitting to difficulties following the Elgar trail 'not helped by totally inappropriate footwear'. It didn't come across to me as 'helpless damsel', although I can well imagine it being recounted in such a manner(cue: simper, silly me, giggles) by some others...

[french frank]

Did you, perhaps, intend this as your link:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/art...ng-mindfulness

Oh, how ironic! My link was obviously the R3 humorist's 'first step' of the five towards stress reduction!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I thought it was a nice story and wonderfully showed the ditziness and perseverance of youth ......

???

She's hardly a child, even if she talks to us as if we all were.

[antongould]

Oh, how ironic! My link was obviously the R3 humorist's 'first step' of the five towards stress reduction!

Not a problem ff without the link I would never have seen the mega ganzie ......

[kernelbogey]

Having listened to the last of TTN I kept the radio on to see who was presenting. After EA's Blue Peter introduction, I noticed the sense of relief I felt at the sound of Debbie Russ's voice reading the news: measured, level, careful delivery of a warm 'contralto' announcer's voice.

Then I switched off.

[kernelbogey]

... Debbie Russ's voice reading the news: measured, level, careful delivery of a warm 'contralto' announcer's voice. ....

I am developing a hypothesis, no less, that the most attractive radio presenter voices have a register towards the bass: contralto in women, perhaps a baritone in men.

Hence my remark about Debbie Russ above. I enjoy Jonathan Swain's presentation greatly - it's partly the timbre of his voice, but also many tiny inflections expressing warmth or mild amusement - he's very good at that. Skellers is an exception who proves [i.e. tests] the rule since his voice has a higher pitch. I think the depth (bass-ness) of a voice of both sexes is a conveyer of authority.

Older forumites may recall John Snagge of famously basso-profundo voice, who was wheeled out for Home Service announcements of great import, such as war being declared or losing the Ashes. (And who, ironically it might be said, died of throat cancer.)

[oddoneout]

I am developing a hypothesis, no less, that the most attractive radio presenter voices have a register towards the bass: contralto in women, perhaps a baritone in men.

Hence my remark about Debbie Russ above. I enjoy Jonathan Swain's presentation greatly - it's partly the timbre of his voice, but also many tiny inflections expressing warmth or mild amusement - he's very good at that. Skellers is an exception who proves [i.e. tests] the rule since his voice has a higher pitch. I think the depth (bass-ness) of a voice of both sexes is a conveyer of authority.

Older forumites may recall John Snagge of famously basso-profundo voice, who was wheeled out for Home Service announcements of great import, such as war being declared or losing the Ashes. (And who, ironically it might be said, died of throat cancer.)

That made me think of the way that Maggie Thatcher's voice lowered over her career, and I came across this.

https://www.workingvoices.com/busting-margaret-thatcher-voice-coaching-myth/

I find the comment about women's voices having got lower in general interesting; I can't say it's something I've noticed, but then I've not had occasion to consider it before.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Debbie Russ! Such fond, fond memories!

Not that her voice was always in the Mezzo register:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pho2IDUgN3I

(jumpt to about 1 minute in)

[Serial_Apologist]

That made me think of the way that Maggie Thatcher's voice lowered over her career, and I came across this.

https://www.workingvoices.com/busting-margaret-thatcher-voice-coaching-myth/

I find the comment about women's voices having got lower in general interesting; I can't say it's something I've noticed, but then I've not had occasion to consider it before.

It could almost be breaking news, then...

[LMcD]

I guess I should thank Ms/Miss Alker for driving me into the arms of Paddy O'Connell, the genial host of 'BH' on Radio 4 - a programme of which I have become quite fond in recent weeks.

[cloughie]

I guess I should thank Ms/Miss Alker for driving me into the arms of Paddy O'Connell, the genial host of 'BH' on Radio 4 - a programme of which I have become quite fond in recent weeks.

I happened to tune into 3 this morning just as Ms Alker was announcing the next item, what a deadpan, boring voice! 30 seconds, probably less and it was back to Radio Cornwall!

[teamsaint]

I happened to tune into 3 this morning just as Ms Alker was announcing the next item, what a deadpan, boring voice! 30 seconds, probably less and it was back to Radio Cornwall!

Blimey, as bad as that eh?

[teamsaint]

Fans of Alkers will find her on Afternoon Concert today.

And she seems to have brought Bravo Man along with her.......

[Serial_Apologist]

Fans of Alkers will find her on Afternoon Concert today.

And she seems to have brought Bravo Man along with her.......

Alkers' seltzer...

[french frank]

Fans of Alkers will find her on Afternoon Concert today.

And she seems to have brought Bravo Man along with her.......

I'm just wondering, um, about Dukas - Polyeucte. Would St Polyeuctus really have been born in 259 BC?