Born as Sheila Lugg in Mullion, Cornwall. Sheila studied piano, violin and trombone at the Royal Academy of Music.
…Easton, Peter
Peter currently works as a continuity announcer/director on BBC One Scotland. The role previously also covered BBC Two Scotland but that channel was replaced by the network version of BBC Two, just prior to the launch of the BBC Scotland channel. Although the dedicated Scottish content channel has its own team of announcers, some BBC One Scotland voices can also be heard on the BBC Scotland channel.
Dutfield, Steve
Steve was a presenter with Red Dragon FM, Touch radio and AA Roadwatch. He joined BBC Wales TV presentation in March 1999, as a continuity director/announcer.
White, Stewart
Stewart’s broadcasting career began with a very short pre-programme announcement on the BBC World Service. He went on to work at BBC Radio Brighton and later BBC Radio Derby, where he produced and presented various news and entertainment programmes.
…Sherwin, Allan
Allan was a continuity announcer for Central. In 2008, he was the series producer on Through the Keyhole (BBC).
Cowell, Elizabeth
Cowell was among the original trio of BBC TV in-vision announcers at Alexandra Palace (31st August 1936 – 28th August 1939).
…Haynes, Delroy
Delroy has been a BBC TV network announcer since the late-1990s.
Jackson, Matthew
Matthew has been a BBC TV network announcer since 1993.
Fashola, Jumoke
Jumoke was a BBC TV network announcer (late-1990s – c. 2002). She then moved to radio, presenting Inspirit, BBC London’s multi-faith magazine programme taking an ethical look at the week’s top news stories – tackling a wide range of religious and ethical subjects from abortion to gay bishops, sacred cows to UFO religions.
Miles, David
David was born in 1954. He joined the BBC in 1975, working initially as a studio manager in Bush House.
…Young, Lynsey
Lynsey graduated from the University of Manchester. She began her broadcasting career co-presenting and producing the Breakfast Show for Heart 106.2 (January 1997 – February 1997). She then became a national reporter (October 1997 – December 1999), fronting travel news on Kiss 100, Virgin Radio, TalkSport, Magic 105.4 and GMTV.
…Madden, Steve
Born in South London in 1953, Steve Madden has been a keen photographer since the age of nine, achieving his first publication on the front page of his local newspaper at just 14.
…Small, Mary
Mary was a BBC TV network announcer (1988).
Patterson, Pamela
Pamela is a former BBC Scotland TV announcer.
Marquis, Mary
Mary is best known as the long-serving presenter of various regional news magazine programmes on BBC Scotland. She was also a familiar face on ITV screens as a continuity announcer on Border TV.
Carrad, Jeremy
Jeremy was a news presenter on Points West (BBC One West, 1962 – 1976). He also presented the network children’s science show Tom Tom (BBC One, 1966 – 1969).
…Chapman, Lindsey
Lindsey graduated with a BA in drama and theatre arts from the University of Birmingham (2005) before completing a diploma from the Birmingham School of Acting (2007).
…Ashe, John
John was a TV newsreader with BBC Northern Ireland in the 1980s, presenting short bulletins mainly, including news summaries within Scene Around Six. He switched to a continuity announcer/director role in the early 1990s.
John retired from the BBC in November 2006. His last on air announcement was on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 12.20am on 1st November 2006.
Bassett-Roberts, Sian
Since the early 1990s, Sian has freelanced as a BBC Radio Wales and S4C announcer. She also had a stint as a BBC Wales TV continuity director/announcer (dates TBC). Additionally, she is a TV producer/director. She currently combines her TV background, experience in tourism and love of cooking to promote Welsh and international cuisine.
Having produced a series of Coginio Welsh cooking DVDs, she has since rebranded as Loving Welsh Food. The group runs food and drink safaris, tasting tours, welsh cooking workshops and food demos/presentations promoting Welsh and International Cuisine.
Specialisms: directing, producing, voiceover artist, media training, food, cooking, tourism.
Cunningham, Andrea
Previously Andrea McNeill. Andrea currently works as a continuity announcer/director on BBC One Scotland.
…Thomas, Enfys
Enfys moved from a BBC Wales presentation assistant position to a TV continuity director/announcer post in 1998.
Astle, Helen
Helen is a presenter on the BBC’s East Midlands Today. Previously, she was a producer and newsreader at BBC Radio Leicester.
Fieldhouse, Michael
Michael was a television continuity announcer with BBC Northern Ireland in the 1960s.
Hubiczka, Olga
Olga was a BBC TV network announcer for a short time in the 1980s. She then moved to Independent Radio News. She was also one of the original members of the Channel 4 announcing team in 1982.
Vickery, David
David is an experienced television announcer and voiceover artist. He was one of the initial presenters of Late Night Late on TVS. He has worked as an announcer on many TV channels, including Meridian, LWT, Carlton (London), BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, Discovery Channel and Biography Channel.
…Robertson, Rachel
Rachel is a former In-vision announcer at Grampian. She went on to announce nationally for BBC TV (dates TBC).
Elias, Anwen
Anwen had a brief stint (c. six months) as a continuity director/announcer, working on BBC One Wales and BBC Two Wales. She then moved into an assistant media planner role within the Presentation department.
Owen, Jamie
Jamie was an announcer with BBC Wales TV (early 1990s – 1994), having arrived from BBC Radio 4, where he was a newsreader and announcer. He left BBC Wales continuity to front Wales Today (1994 – January 2018). He also presented a daily morning phone-in programme on BBC Radio Wales. He left BBC Wales in January 2018 to take up a new role with international broadcaster TRT World.
On the announcement of his departure from BBC Wales, Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Wales, said: “Jamie has helped chronicle every twist and turn in our nation’s story over more than two decades.
“A natural and instinctive broadcaster, he’s made an immense contribution on both radio and television. We all wish him well on his latest international assignment.”
Garmon Rhys, BBC Wales’ head of news, added: “I want to thank Jamie for his huge contribution to BBC Wales over many years.
“A unique broadcaster, he’s been an integral part of BBC Wales Today for over two decades.”
Macann, Peter
Peter was born in Tehran, Iran. His father, as a Colonel in the Indian Army, was Consul in Ahwaz at the time. Peter spent the first four years of his life in India, before arriving in the UK in 1948.
…Osborough, Ann
A regular voice in the BBC Northern Ireland TV continuity booth in the 1980s. During the 1990s and for much of the 2000s, she worked on a freelance basis and could be heard covering portions of the daytime programme schedule. Ann’s final shift in continuity was in 2009.
Cameron, Douglas
Douglas was a BBC TV network announcer (1964 – 1968). He presented BBC Radio 4’s Today (1971 – 1974) and later was a newscaster and broadcaster with Independent Radio News. He was a programme presenter on London’s LBC, and then royal correspondent for IRN. He is also believed to have been an announcer with Scottish TV.
Crawford, Carol
Carol was a relief BBC TV in-vision network announcer (1952).
McDowell, Andrea
Scottish voice who served an attachment as a BBC TV network announcer (1989). She was also a BBC World Service TV announcer (1992). She worked briefly as an announcer for ITV Carlton in London (1993). She has also worked as an announcer with BSB, Living TV, BBC Scotland and Channel 5.
…Mills, John
John was a BBC TV (voice-only) network announcer (1961 – 1965).
Barth, Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie currently works as a continuity announcer/director on BBC One Scotland. The role previously also covered BBC Two Scotland but that channel was replaced by the network version of BBC Two, just prior to the launch of the BBC Scotland channel. Although the dedicated Scottish content channel has its own team of announcers, some BBC One Scotland voices can also be heard on the BBC Scotland channel.
Beaven, Steven
Steve was a regular voice on BBC One Wales, BBC Two Wales and BBC Choice Wales (2000 – 2002). Shortly after leaving BBC Wales, he moved to TV Centre as a network director on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four.
Steve later returned to his roots and worked at ITV News in the Central South region. On any given day he might be production assisting, reporting, and/or producing.
Powell, Natasha
Natasha was a continuity announcer with Channel 5 (dates TBC). She has also voiced trails for BBC TV.
Purdon, Iain
Iain joined BBC Scotland in May 1973, initially working for BBC Radio 4. He was a regular continuity voice on BBC One Scotland between 1974 and 1978 and was one of the pioneers of the practice of linking the entire mixture of network and Scottish programmes from Scotland. Early teething troubles included chopping off part of the prime-time Les Dawson show one Saturday night and transmitting a rehearsal of his next programme junction in its place. There was one viewer phone call – expressing thanks!
Iain moved to the new BBC Radio Scotland in 1978 to head up its announcer team. In 1982 he took up a post with BBC Radio 2. Since 1995 he has been working with the BBC World Service as a newsreader.
In his spare time, Iain plays bass guitar in a vintage rock ‘n’ roll band.
Marriott, Vicki
Vicki worked on attachment as a BBC TV network announcer (1988 – 1989). She later worked as a producer in the Presentation department.
James, Nikki
Nikki was on attachment as a BBC TV network announcer (1986 and 1988). She also provided voiceovers on Points of View (BBC One).
Green, Toni
A warm, reassuring and authoritative voice, Toni is the voice of British Airways worldwide and the London Congestion Charge. She has been heard on numerous radio stations as a presenter – Classic FM, Jazz FM, LBC, Radio 2 and Radio 4 and was voted Sexiest Female Voice – AA Roadwatch three years running when on Classic and Jazz FM.
She has done hundreds of ads for clients including the AA, Lloyds Pharmacy, Canada Life and HSBC and has voiced alarm systems, training DVDs, TV sponsorships and trails for ITV. She has recorded talking books using voices (male and female) ranging from ages 10 – 75.
Toni is also a BBC TV network announcer (dates TBC).
Ashe, Anna-Maria
Anna-Maria Ashe was a continuity announcer at BBC Scotland, TVS and Grampian Television in the mid-1980s. She also presented lunchtime news bulletins in-vision during her time with BBC Scotland (1986). She later moved to the TVS nightly news magazine Coast to Coast where she did a stint at presenting/newsreading for the Southampton edition, before moving to the Maidstone programme.
Anna-Maria was replaced at Maidstone by Liz Wickham when she moved to LWT as the main anchor of LWT News and LWT News Weekend. She was one of the main presenters on the London Tonight programme on ITV until February 2004.
Tibbetts, Pam
Formerly Pam Rennison. Pam was presentation editor for BBC Scotland, responsible for day-to-day presentation services on all of the BBC’s local radio and television services there.
…Mitchell, Ken
Ken was a presenter with Scotland’s Radio Clyde and Scot FM. He later moved to BBC Scotland TV, taking up a continuity director/announcer post. Ken currently covers BBC One Scotland. The role previously also covered BBC Two Scotland but that channel was replaced by the network version of BBC Two, just prior to the launch of the BBC Scotland channel. Although the dedicated Scottish content channel has its own team of announcers, some BBC One Scotland voices can also be heard on the BBC Scotland channel.
Rees, Richard
Richard was a continuity director/announcer with BBC Wales TV (1980s). It’s believed he later set up his own independent production company.
Twist, Peter
Peter was a continuity director/announcer with BBC Wales TV (early 1990s – mid-1990s). Previously, he had been a commercial producer at Swansea Sound.
Kynoch, Douglas
Douglas was born in Aberdeen. He was teaching English in Germany when he heard about a new ITV station opening in Aberdeen.
…Stirling, Iain
Iain is a former CBBC presenter and is now best-known as the voiceover on ITV 2’s Love Island.
Browne, Jennie
Jennie has been a continuity announcer/director with BBC Northern Ireland since 1997. She was one of a team of three announcers who worked in-vision on BBC Choice Northern Ireland (1998 – 2001).
…Evans, Ceri
Ceri was an announcer with BBC Wales TV (late-1980s to early 1990s). He was a former Swansea Sound presenter. He went on to become a political spin doctor.
Ross-Barnard, John
John was born in October 1939. He received his education at Wellington College, Crowthorne (1953- 1958).
…Harris, Paul
Paul was a BBC South TV announcer in the late-1970s and early 1980s. He was also a BBC TV network announcer (1981).