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  Reading the Phone Book peterwezeman@hotmail.com - 2016-04-22 17:56 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-04-22 18:46 -0700
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 21:56 -0500
    Re: Reading the Phone Book "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-04-22 22:25 -0400
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Joe Bernstein <joe@sfbooks.com> - 2016-04-22 20:45 -0700
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 23:49 -0500
        Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 23:50 -0500
      Re: Reading the Phone Book "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-04-23 10:08 -0400
        Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-23 16:54 +0000
      Re: Reading the Phone Book 103134.3516@compuserve.com - 2016-04-25 10:04 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book David Mitchell <david.robot.mitchell@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 05:59 +0100
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Chrysi Cat <chrysicat@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 21:52 -0600
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 22:58 -0500
        Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-24 13:14 +0000
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-04-24 18:41 -0700
      Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-25 05:49 +0000
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-04-25 14:25 -0700
        Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-26 13:43 +0000
          Re: Reading the Phone Book Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 08:36 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-04-25 01:22 -0600
    Re: Reading the Phone Book lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-25 07:55 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Wayne Brown <fwbrown@bellsouth.net> - 2016-04-25 16:46 +0000
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-04-25 14:45 -0700

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#438529 — Reading the Phone Book

The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless 
of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic 
music scene, or anything else.

I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.

Thank you in advance for any replies.

Peter Wezeman
anti-social Darwinist  

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#438533

On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 8:56:40 PM UTC-4, peterw...@hotmail.com wrote:
> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless 
> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic 
> music scene, or anything else.
> 
> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any replies.

I'm a huge T&S and Fiona fan.

http://thistleradio.com/  has archives,including interviews,
where you get to hear her voice at length.


I have the typical Irish-American's weakness for the brogue,
and, at times, the Scottish burr.

On this side of the pond, the late Rosalind Russell was
always a treat, especially the quick patter, as in "His
Girl Friday."  Others are Dana (China Beach) Delany and 
Lauren (Gilmore Girls) Graham.  Dana's voice acting as
Lois Lane in SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES was patterned 
on Russell's Hildy Johnson.

http://comicsalliance.com/dana-delany-interview-lois-lane-superman-animated-series-flashpoint/

Too bad she never was a live-action Lois.

I listen to Howie Rose call New York Islanders hockey on
cable TV, and New York Mets baseball on radio.  That's a 
voice I spend a lot of time with, and, while, to residents
of other than the NY metro area, or, indeed, to Yankees and
Rangers fans, it may not resonate, I find it comforting.

It would have been Red Barber for my Dad, and I used to listen 
to the old redhead's guest spots on NPR's Morning Sedition.

Kevin R

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#438543

Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> wrote in
news:f5cf9eb9-6f80-4bef-a05e-6124b67f49f5@googlegroups.com: 

> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 8:56:40 PM UTC-4, peterw...@hotmail.com
> wrote: 
>> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself,
>> regardless of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to
>> describe a person such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone
>> book." For me, one such person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of
>> _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one hour long radio program syndicated
>> around the world that, as the name implies, features Irish and
>> Scottish music (although they did at least one show on Viking music).
>> I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear whatever
>> Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic music
>> scene, or anything else. 
>> 
>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance for any replies.
> 
> I'm a huge T&S and Fiona fan.
> 
> http://thistleradio.com/  has archives,including interviews,
> where you get to hear her voice at length.
> 
> 
> I have the typical Irish-American's weakness for the brogue,
> and, at times, the Scottish burr.
> 
> On this side of the pond, the late Rosalind Russell was
> always a treat, especially the quick patter, as in "His
> Girl Friday."  Others are Dana (China Beach) Delany and 
> Lauren (Gilmore Girls) Graham.  Dana's voice acting as
> Lois Lane in SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES was patterned 
> on Russell's Hildy Johnson.
> 
> http://comicsalliance.com/dana-delany-interview-lois-lane-superman-anim
> ated-series-flashpoint/ 
> 
> Too bad she never was a live-action Lois.
> 
> I listen to Howie Rose call New York Islanders hockey on
> cable TV, and New York Mets baseball on radio.  That's a 
> voice I spend a lot of time with, and, while, to residents
> of other than the NY metro area, or, indeed, to Yankees and
> Rangers fans, it may not resonate, I find it comforting.
> 
> It would have been Red Barber for my Dad, and I used to listen 
> to the old redhead's guest spots on NPR's Morning Sedition.

There's a British historical documentary maker, Michael Wood,
whose voice I really like:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wood_%28historian%29

pt

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#438539

On Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:56:36 -0700 (PDT),
<peterwezeman@hotmail.com> wrote
in<news:a0cb7d8c-c214-4168-9558-4f95efa425c2@googlegroups.com>
in rec.arts.sf.written:

[...]

> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.

Elena See, a classical music host with Minnesota Public
Radio, has an uncommonly pleasant voice.

Brian
-- 
It was the neap tide, when the baga venture out of their
holes to root for sandtatties.  The waves whispered
rhythmically over the packed sand: haggisss, haggisss,
haggisss.

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#438548

On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com 
wrote:

> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.

It's a pity this group has gotten even more male-dominant than it used 
to be, decreasing the odds of our hearing about men of this sort.

Anyway, my candidate is, of course, also a woman, one Cori Samuel, who 
records books for LibriVox (a sort of audiobook Project Gutenberg).  
I'll spare you, for now, the inordinate praise in my book log, but at 
least in 2008, when I listened to one of those books, you could see 
plenty of comparable remarks if you looked up her website. [1]

-- JLB

[1] Looking the site up just now showed me no comments, but the Google 
search showed me pictures.  I suppose it makes sense she'd be pretty too, 
but isn't it kind of unfair?  Anyway, <http://piratelibrary.com/>.

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#438554

Joe Bernstein <joe@sfbooks.com> wrote in
news:99484eac-c57d-4b20-a925-5baad4cffddc@googlegroups.com: 

> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com 
> wrote:
> 
>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
> 
> It's a pity this group has gotten even more male-dominant than it used
> to be, decreasing the odds of our hearing about men of this sort.
> 
> Anyway, my candidate is, of course, also a woman, one Cori Samuel, who
> records books for LibriVox (a sort of audiobook Project Gutenberg).  
> I'll spare you, for now, the inordinate praise in my book log, but at 
> least in 2008, when I listened to one of those books, you could see 
> plenty of comparable remarks if you looked up her website. [1]

I already mentioned Michael Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkbUQKyie_w

The other person I think of is a nameless man whom I encountered
while eating with my wife in a local Thai restaurant.

As many such places do, they had a TV running above the bar,
silently.

Then suddenly, I heard what I took to be an announcer with a
voice which rolled over me like audible melted chocolate, 
but the topics I could make up were the most mundane and
personal I could imagine.

I looked up, and discovered it was not the TV, but a man
at another table, talking to his wife.

I've sometimes wondered if he used his voice professionally.
I have no idea who it was.

pt

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#438555

Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> wrote in 
news:XnsA5F385AD80EFmelchizedek@216.166.97.131:

> Joe Bernstein <joe@sfbooks.com> wrote in
> news:99484eac-c57d-4b20-a925-5baad4cffddc@googlegroups.com: 
> 
>> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>> 
>> It's a pity this group has gotten even more male-dominant than it used
>> to be, decreasing the odds of our hearing about men of this sort.
>> 
>> Anyway, my candidate is, of course, also a woman, one Cori Samuel, who
>> records books for LibriVox (a sort of audiobook Project Gutenberg).  
>> I'll spare you, for now, the inordinate praise in my book log, but at 
>> least in 2008, when I listened to one of those books, you could see 
>> plenty of comparable remarks if you looked up her website. [1]
> 
> I already mentioned Michael Wood
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkbUQKyie_w
> 
> The other person I think of is a nameless man whom I encountered
> while eating with my wife in a local Thai restaurant.
> 
> As many such places do, they had a TV running above the bar,
> silently.
> 
> Then suddenly, I heard what I took to be an announcer with a
> voice which rolled over me like audible melted chocolate, 
> but the topics I could make up were the most mundane and
                         make out
> personal I could imagine.
> 
> I looked up, and discovered it was not the TV, but a man
> at another table, talking to his wife.
> 
> I've sometimes wondered if he used his voice professionally.
> I have no idea who it was.
> 
> pt
> 
> 
> 

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#438572

On 4/22/16 11:45 PM, Joe Bernstein wrote:
> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com
> wrote:
>
>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>

	Morgan Freeman.


-- 
                      Sea Wasp
                        /^\
                        ;;;	
Website: http://www.grandcentralarena.com  Blog: 
http://seawasp.livejournal.com

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#438602

In article <nffvdm$s6f$2@dont-email.me>,
Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:
>On 4/22/16 11:45 PM, Joe Bernstein wrote:
>> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>>
>
>	Morgan Freeman.
>
>
The late Alan Rickman.

Also, somebody you never heard of unless you've lived in the SF
Bay Area forever: Bill Lueth, manager of KDFC radio.  He started
as an announcer, rose to manager of the station; now heard only
during pledge breaks.  Very deep voice, reverberates in the bone
marrow.

-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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#438764

On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 11:45:56 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernstein wrote:
> On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:56:40 PM UTC-7, peterw...@hotmail.com 
> wrote:
> 
> > I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
> 
> It's a pity this group has gotten even more male-dominant than it used 
> to be, decreasing the odds of our hearing about men of this sort.
> 
> Anyway, my candidate is, of course, also a woman, one Cori Samuel, who 
> records books for LibriVox (a sort of audiobook Project Gutenberg).  

Thanks for the tip! I have some favorite readers from LibriVox myself.

Adrian Praetzellis does awesome readings of _The Wind in the Willows_ by Kenneth Grahame and _Kim_ by Rudyard Kipling. I actually told someone "I'd listen to him read the phonebook" but as it turns out, not so much. I gave up trying to listen to his reading of _Tess of the D'urbyvilles_ because the novel is just such a downer...

Mil Nicholson is my favorite reader of Dickens. I can hardly imagine a better.

JimboCat
-- 
"To the serfs, the hoi polloi are hoity toity." [Peter Duncanson]

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#438560

On 23/04/16 01:56, peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:
> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless
> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic
> music scene, or anything else.
>
> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>
> Peter Wezeman
> anti-social Darwinist
>
Peter Serafinowitz
Richard Burton
I even have a soft spot for Vin Diesel.

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#438643

On 4/22/2016 6:56 PM, peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:
> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless
> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic
> music scene, or anything else.
>
> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>
> Peter Wezeman
> anti-social Darwinist
>

Give me Keith David. Preferably his Goliath/ US Navy Voiceover voice, 
though his natural voice isn't _bad_ either.

Also seconding Dorothy's nomination of Alan Rickman.

And let's add Pierce Brosnan (for whom I might conceivably get some 
agreement) and Jerry O'Connell (for whom I /won't/ because he's too 
young for everyone in here but me) :-P

-- 
Chrysi Cat
1/2 anthrocat, nearly 1/2 anthrofox, all magical
Transgoddess, quick to anger
Call me Chrysi or call me Kat, I'll respond to either!

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#438645

Chrysi Cat <chrysicat@gmail.com> wrote in
news:xqXSy.18617$9H3.7417@fx44.iad: 

> On 4/22/2016 6:56 PM, peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:
>> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself,
>> regardless of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to
>> describe a person such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone
>> book." For me, one such person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of
>> _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one hour long radio program syndicated
>> around the world that, as the name implies, features Irish and
>> Scottish music (although they did at least one show on Viking music).
>> I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear whatever
>> Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic music
>> scene, or anything else. 
>>
>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>>
>> Peter Wezeman
>> anti-social Darwinist
>>
> 
> Give me Keith David. Preferably his Goliath/ US Navy Voiceover voice, 
> though his natural voice isn't _bad_ either.
> 
> Also seconding Dorothy's nomination of Alan Rickman.
> 
> And let's add Pierce Brosnan (for whom I might conceivably get some 
> agreement) and Jerry O'Connell (for whom I /won't/ because he's too 
> young for everyone in here but me) :-P
> 

I find it interesting that most of the speakers nominated in this
thread are male. Perhaps this is related to the tendency to cast
males as narrators, but I'm not too sure on that.

pt

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#438649

In article <XnsA5F3F3F56CB92melchizedek@216.166.97.131>,
Cryptoengineer  <treifamily@gmail.com> wrote:
>Chrysi Cat <chrysicat@gmail.com> wrote in
>news:xqXSy.18617$9H3.7417@fx44.iad: 
>
>> On 4/22/2016 6:56 PM, peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself,
>>> regardless of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to
>>> describe a person such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone
>>> book." For me, one such person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of
>>> _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one hour long radio program syndicated
>>> around the world that, as the name implies, features Irish and
>>> Scottish music (although they did at least one show on Viking music).
>>> I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear whatever
>>> Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic music
>>> scene, or anything else. 
>>>
>>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>>>
>>> Peter Wezeman
>>> anti-social Darwinist
>>>
>> 
>> Give me Keith David. Preferably his Goliath/ US Navy Voiceover voice, 
>> though his natural voice isn't _bad_ either.
>> 
>> Also seconding Dorothy's nomination of Alan Rickman.
>> 
>> And let's add Pierce Brosnan (for whom I might conceivably get some 
>> agreement) and Jerry O'Connell (for whom I /won't/ because he's too 
>> young for everyone in here but me) :-P
>> 
>
>I find it interesting that most of the speakers nominated in this
>thread are male. Perhaps this is related to the tendency to cast
>males as narrators, but I'm not too sure on that.

I've read that people (generally) interpret deeper voices as
soothing, higher voices as alarming; which is why women's voices
are used for recorded emergency warning and so forth.

ObSF: _The Andromeda Strain,_ wherein the youngest (male)
scientist tries to chat up the "luscious" voice of the computer,
till he is told that the voice belongs to a little old lady from
Omaha who records emergency messages for a living.

-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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#438712

On Saturday, 23 April 2016 01:56:40 UTC+1, peterw...@hotmail.com  wrote:
> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless 
> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic 
> music scene, or anything else.
> 
> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
> 
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
> 
> Peter Wezeman
> anti-social Darwinist

The many voices of the late Kenneth Williams.  I think he speaks -
ans sings - as _Barbarella_'s spaceship computer, but I haven't
verified this.  It should be in his diary, a fairly brief job...

If I'd carefully read my TV guide last week - the BBC magazine 
archaically called _Radio Times_, which function it does still 
provide - it wouldn't have come as an immediate surprise when 
a /possibly/ dumbed-down documentary on the possibility of 
extraterrestrial life - I recorded it for later, but the title 
is _Aliens: The Big Think_ - was introduced by the current 
"Doctor Who", who of course is from the planet Gallifrey in 
the constellation of Kasterborous (or was; I gather they moved it.  
/He/ moved it.)

Anyway, the Doctor's voice, all of them, somehow causes me to
feel that everything will be all right, despite copious evidence
that any time that he's around it very much isn't.

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#438722

In article <3b0c1c56-8385-438e-a2fd-be9f4f879384@googlegroups.com>,
Robert Carnegie  <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
>On Saturday, 23 April 2016 01:56:40 UTC+1, peterw...@hotmail.com  wrote:
>> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless 
>> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
>> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
>> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
>> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
>> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
>> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
>> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic 
>> music scene, or anything else.
>> 
>> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>> 
>> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>> 
>> Peter Wezeman
>> anti-social Darwinist
>
>The many voices of the late Kenneth Williams.  I think he speaks -
>ans sings - as _Barbarella_'s spaceship computer, but I haven't
>verified this.  It should be in his diary, a fairly brief job...
>
>If I'd carefully read my TV guide last week - the BBC magazine 
>archaically called _Radio Times_, which function it does still 
>provide - it wouldn't have come as an immediate surprise when 
>a /possibly/ dumbed-down documentary on the possibility of 
>extraterrestrial life - I recorded it for later, but the title 
>is _Aliens: The Big Think_ - was introduced by the current 
>"Doctor Who", who of course is from the planet Gallifrey in 
>the constellation of Kasterborous (or was; I gather they moved it.  
>/He/ moved it.)
>
>Anyway, the Doctor's voice, all of them, somehow causes me to
>feel that everything will be all right, despite copious evidence
>that any time that he's around it very much isn't.

Oh yes, Capaldi's voice has some very nice undertones.  Plus
Scottish.

-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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#438782

On Monday, 25 April 2016 02:41:52 UTC+1, Robert Carnegie  wrote:
> On Saturday, 23 April 2016 01:56:40 UTC+1, peterw...@hotmail.com  wrote:
> > I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
> > 
> > Thank you in advance for any replies.
> > 
> > Peter Wezeman
> > anti-social Darwinist
> 
> The many voices of the late Kenneth Williams.  I think he speaks -
> and sings - as _Barbarella_'s spaceship computer, but I haven't
> verified this.  It should be in his diary, a fairly brief job...

Oh, and, by the way, BBC Radio 4 Extra this week is playing
a reading by him of _Cold Comfort Farm_ by Stella Gibbons
in six half-hours, in which something like a Thomas Hardy 
gloomy farm novel is brought up against the twentieth century, 
and he performs a wonderful range of voices, young and old, 
male and female, rustic and metropolitan - the last being both 
perfect for the role and also, as far as I can tell, his natural 
speech - give or take a London East End upbringing, which is 
quite different to his chosen everyday voice.

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#438826

In article <3dfef13f-2236-4207-846c-990b559429b5@googlegroups.com>,
Robert Carnegie  <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
>
>Oh, and, by the way, BBC Radio 4 Extra this week is playing
>a reading by him of _Cold Comfort Farm_ by Stella Gibbons
>in six half-hours, in which something like a Thomas Hardy 
>gloomy farm novel is brought up against the twentieth century, 
>and he performs a wonderful range of voices, young and old, 
>male and female, rustic and metropolitan - the last being both 
>perfect for the role and also, as far as I can tell, his natural 
>speech - give or take a London East End upbringing, which is 
>quite different to his chosen everyday voice.

Oh, I'd love to hear that, but wrong side of pond.

Nitpick: Gibbons was parodying not Thomas Hardy but Mary Webb, a
female writer of the Hardy ilk, who had recently died and was
being extravagantly eulogized by somebody in HM Government, I
forget who.  One of her novels was being serialized in a women's
magazine and it was Gibbons's irksome duty to write the "What Has
Gone Before" summaries for each installment.  She wrote _CCF_ as
a means of maintaining her sanity.

Another parody of the "loam-and-lovechild" genre of English lit:

"'The Sweat and the Furrow' was Silas Weekley being earthy and
spade-conscious all over seven hundred pages.   The situation,
to judge from the first paragraph, had not materially changed
since Silas's last book: mother lying-in with her eleventh upstairs,
father laid out after his ninth downstairs, eldest son lying to
the Government in the cowshed, eldest daughter lying with her
lover in the hay-loft, everyone else lying low in the barn.  
The rain dripped from the thatch, and the manure steamed in the
midden.   Silas never omitted the manure.  It was not Silas's
fault that its steam provided the only up-rising element in
the picture.   If Silas could have discovered a brand of steam
that steamed downwards, Silas would have introduced it."
		From 'The Daughter of Time', by Josephine Tey




-- 
Dorothy J. Heydt
Vallejo, California
djheydt at gmail dot com

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#438837

On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:45:03 AM UTC-4, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article <3dfef13f-2236-4207-846c-990b559429b5@googlegroups.com>,
> Robert Carnegie  <rja.carnegie@excite.com> wrote:
> >
> >Oh, and, by the way, BBC Radio 4 Extra this week is playing
> >a reading by him of _Cold Comfort Farm_ by Stella Gibbons
> >in six half-hours, in which something like a Thomas Hardy 
> >gloomy farm novel is brought up against the twentieth century, 
> >and he performs a wonderful range of voices, young and old, 
> >male and female, rustic and metropolitan - the last being both 
> >perfect for the role and also, as far as I can tell, his natural 
> >speech - give or take a London East End upbringing, which is 
> >quite different to his chosen everyday voice.
> 
> Oh, I'd love to hear that, but wrong side of pond.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k1v8

Plays just fine on my Win7 box, and my iPad, in Massachusetts. 
Shouldn't have a problem on most platforms.

28 days left to listen.

(Seriously, the BBC has a *lot* of streamed audio and video 
material. Very little is geographically restricted. Material 
you can download is more limited, with little in the way of 
drama (you can capture streamed audio using Audacity
and other tools). Tons of news and non-fiction shows are on
iTunes, and directly downloadable.)

pt

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#438728

peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:

>I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.

When I was much younger, I liked listening to Garner Ted Armstrong.
He was a fairly corrupt person in personal morals, and was promoting
fundy religion at a time when I was a fairly dogatic atheist, but I
liked the way he presented stuff.
-- 
We are geeks.  Resistance is voltage over current.

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