Voice On Old News Reels.....

[ToraToraTora]

Anyone know who actually voices the comentary on the old news reels, it always sound like the same guy, here is a sample from Pathe UK. It may be different people but the voice that commentates always sounds the same. thanks: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/should-hanging-go

[Buenchico]

Probably the most famous:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Danvers-Walker

[andy-hughes]

And that's one in the eye for Hitler ....!

Look at the camera Johnny ...!

[dannyk13]

One of the voices belonged to Alvar Lidell

[Calibax]

Or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Lidell

[ToraToraTora]

That's looks like the fellow, thanks Chris. I assume it's him that Harry Enfield is impersonating when he does his monochrome psuedo "ist" sketches of post war Britain.

[dannyk13]

Bob Danvers-Walker was the voice of Pathe News

[ToraToraTora]

that sounds like another one Calibax, thanks.

[janbee]

Valentine Dyall?

[dave50]

I don't know why they cant have people speaking like the old announcers and voice overs used to be on TV instead of this obsession with regional accents.

[andy-hughes]

I adore Harry Enfield's take on the Reithian tones of BBC staff - absolutely spot on.

[whirlyhurly]

I agree dave50, especially when it's news reporters.

[ToraToraTora]

yes I agree, you need a neutral accent. At the moment we are full of Northern Irish saying piend when they mean pound and northerners who can't pronounce the letter O! Now I must gore, sorry go!

[rosyposy]

Seem to remember 'This is the British Movietone news -Geoffrey Sumner reporting' but could be wrong. (All the kids messed about when the news etc came on :0)

[whirlyhurly]

Ah, yes Rosyposy, memories of the ABC Minors Saturdays at the "Pictures" (it was never called the cinema in those days).

[Hypognosis]

Ite and abite, fishing for trite?

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