Charlotte Somebody ...

[Stillhomewardbound]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9811290/Charlotte-Green-leaves-the-BBC-after-25-years.html

Many might not know who this is. That's the whole point, really. For years she has been the classic voice of BBC impartiality. Impeccable diction; a flawless, even tone and an easy-on-ear lower register. The thing is, in traditional terms, the news is meant to be the news and not the person reading it, and this woman called 'Charlotte' has come to be the epitome of that maxim.

[mercia]

I hadn't really noticed till yesterday that Charlotte has a slight lisp, which you wouldn't think would be an advantage for a newsreader


that Telegraph article mentions Neil Nunes who I think has a great voice and I bet has a lovely singing voice if he could be coaxed to reveal it

[kernelbogey]

I notice that Charlotte and most of the other female newsreaders have (in common with the late lamented Patricia Hughes) what I would describe as a contralto speaking voice. Similarly the male newsreaders on radio tend towards the baritone rather than the tenor. I assume this has something to do with presenting a sense of authority. Too shrill, and you sound to young to know what you're talking about.

[salymap]

I shall miss Charlotte Green, who has the best female voice on the BBC IMO. Also like Neil Nunes, who is a great asset with a very attractive voice. Wish Breakfast had a contralto woman as the Sara[h]'s come over as rather shrill sometimes, and they gabble.

[antongould]

I shall miss Charlotte Green, who has the best female voice on the BBC IMO. Also like Neil Nunes, who is a great asset with a very attractive voice. Wish Breakfast had a contralto woman as the Sara[h]'s come over as rather shrill sometimes, and they gabble.

Morning
She may gabble to Sidcup but to us thick Geordies tis sheer joy

[mercia]

one has to gabble if there is a lot of information to impart in a limited time

here is the news, here is a piece of a music, this is the text number, this is the email address, what do you have for breakfast, who's on the phone, here is the weather, what's in the papers, here is some music etc.

[antongould]

one has to gabble if there is a lot of information to impart in a limited time

here is the news, here is a piece of a music, this is the text number, this is the email address, what do you have for breakfast, who's on the phone, here is the weather, what's in the papers, here is some music etc.

Good point, well made.....

[french frank]

And here's part of the final bulletin.

[Please - don't even dignify the first comment there with a response. DON'T]

[amateur51]

one has to gabble if there is a lot of information to impart in a limited time

here is the news, here is a piece of a music, this is the text number, this is the email address, what do you have for breakfast, who's on the phone, here is the weather, what's in the papers, here is some music etc.

[amateur51]

Lovely thread, shb

[Flosshilde]

I do hope that she continues on the News Quiz, although her contributions to that might lose the slight sense of naughtiness or transgression if she isn't also reading the official news bulletins.

[Barbirollians]

Harriet Cass will be a loss too - another lovely voice heard on the News Quiz last night !

Charlotte Green voice of the news - thanks for reminding us why the BBC is so treasurable despite Breakfast and essential Classics

[Lateralthinking1]

Farewell to both. I thought that it had happened already. This is a time when the sound of the stations could have changed in a bad way. Perhaps surprisingly, I think they have the right continuity/news people in place to ensure a good standard in the future.

[Dave2002]

I hadn't really noticed till yesterday that Charlotte has a slight lisp, which you wouldn't think would be an advantage for a newsreader


that Telegraph article mentions Neil Nunes who I think has a great voice and I bet has a lovely singing voice if he could be coaxed to reveal it

I think the slight lisp you refer to is an artifact of the digital compression used on some clips and websites. It's quite obvious in the example from the DT website.

[mercia]

I think the slight lisp you refer to is an artifact of the digital compression used on some clips and websites. It's quite obvious in the example from the DT website.

interesting - that hadn't occurred to me - whichever, it is detectable here too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21083690