Very distinctive voice I first heard as a child in the 1950s, as a family we always listened to the news and more often than not it was Alvar Lidell that read it. We referred to it as the posh BBC accent used at that time by all presenters, no regional accents back then. I remember him well into the 1960s, but by then we got most of our news from the TV, which was ITV and we were in the Grenada area. Great Memories.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Thanks for your comments. Glad you enjoyed the video.
@rashidahmad7830
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I liked that way BBC announcers sounded, right up to recent times. They had a certain style, pronunciation and, a marvellous accent.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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They all used the old Received Pronunciation accent. But surely for broadcasters, diction should be more important than accent?
@folly7533
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And they followed basic grammatical rules.
@anibrown5374
5 ай бұрын
@@folly7533 and kept their own opinions to themselves
@tango6nf477
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I find it amusing how at every opportunity some take the opportunity to attack the BBC. For me the fact that it is the only non commercial broadcaster in this country alone makes it a national treasure. For every hour long programme on commercial tv, 15 minutes at least is taken up with puerile adverts in numerous breaks. Likewise with radio, commercial stations do the same. The BBC may not be perfect but it is unique and whilst it cannot produce the quantity of quality programmes as it di, owing to funding, it is the best broadcaster we have (in my opinion of course).
@GreatStoriesNow933
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The issue is really that it is very difficult to make a true and accurate assessment of the BBC. We have looked at various stories involving the BBC but have, as yet, failed to come up with s storyline that would stand up to scrutiny.
@gazza9463
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When the BBC was at its very best. Sadly cannot be said today.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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I would beg the question, "When was the BBC at its best?" Throughout its history it has always appeared (let's say) lukewarm towards the people and institutions that have gone the extra mile for the country and the people that it is chartered to serve.
@patrickpowers5995
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@@GreatStoriesNow933 It was at its best when governed by John Reith and when the role of Director General was properly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC. When that changed so did the integrity of the BBC.
@patrickpowers5995
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As a child during WW2 I recall being amazed that my Dad could always identify each BBC announcer by name before they gave their name on air!
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Having listened to clips of all of them, I can understand what you say. At that time I think the BBC were very picky about their presenters voices (I am not referring to accents). They had to ensure that they sounded good for broadcast because at that time they did not have all the audio processing available today. So the newsreaders voices at that time had to sound naturally good.
@ricardocorbie6803
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Great content, it’s nice to put a “Face” to that popular Voice!!
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Thanks for watching; hope you enjoyed the video.
@claudgurr431
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For the first 12 years of my life I thought he announced himself as "Alvarli Dell" It wasn't until I read his name in print I realised what his real name was. 😕
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Me too. When very young I heard him reading the news on the radio and never really understood his name.😂
@EdMcF1
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0:42 It was, and is, not a principality but a Grand Duchy.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Our error. Thank you
@EdMcF1
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@@GreatStoriesNow933 I confess that the nuances of the distinctions between Grand Dukes, Archdukes, Princes (Fürst in German for a ruler, different to Prinz for a monarch's son) is beyond me, but the Grand Duchy sticks out to me.
@prof.hectorholbrook4692
8 ай бұрын
Alvar had a great voice with great & correct English language pronunciation too; both of which the UK is, sadly, losing FAST.
@AllansStation
Жыл бұрын
I lived through the war and remember the cool calm and inspiring voice. I remember them all. Yes even Wilfred Pickles
@GreatStoriesNow933
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I wasn't around for the War but I do remember (as a child) him reading the news in the morning on the Home Service in the early 1960s.
@alicemilne1444
11 ай бұрын
Why "even" Wilfred Pickles? He had a glorious voice that sounded so much more warmly human than those other emotionless newsreaders. Wilfred Pickles was one of my favourites as a child in the late 1950s, early 1960s.
@andrewallen9993
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At 9:53 there is a picture of a post war control room with a Quad II pre amp in view.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Unlike the Germans and the Americans, the British were very poor at recording photographically or cinematographically events during the war. consequently some fill has to be used from time to time.
@jamesmorgan2015
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Well done.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Thank you
@Sheffield_Steve
29 күн бұрын
Radio Luxembourg were inadvertently gifted some of the best studio equipment when the Nazis left at the end of the war. It was a shame that the International Broadcasting Company's offices were lost to bombing during the blitz, as they might've been able to have kept making dents in the BBC's audience as they did along with Radio Luxembourg before the war, when the Beeb was seen as dull & stuffy. You should hear the way a continuity announcer might introduce an entertainment programme, very snappy and sound offended they were broadcasting a dreadful popular music programme.
@Sheffield_Steve
29 күн бұрын
The BBC had decided to have the newsreaders give their names, so making it a little more difficult for the Nazis to imitate.
@davidgreenwood5241
Жыл бұрын
Now anything goes with the bbc no standards any more
@GreatStoriesNow933
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The issue of the BBC is a difficult one; the proverbial curate's egg!
@philipmason3218
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Fast forward to 2023. Yo maa peeps, am drippin' to the floor ni##as, we izzz in da warrr innit peeps.
@janlindtner305
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👍
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Thanks
@TheCWMHALL
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BBC English long gone , now we get poor grammatical English and American slang .
@GreatStoriesNow933
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Apparently according to the BBC the King has recently been coronated! I always thought the word was "Crowned"!
@johnconlon9652
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@@GreatStoriesNow933 Coronated is a verb, 'though I hadn't heard it until recently. I learnt to speak Standard English, Received Pronunciation in the 50s. My Irish mother knew that a Lancashire accent would mar any career in England. Now, anything goes ... down the gurgler. ☘👿
@telstar4772
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I thought Lidell was a Scottish name.
@GreatStoriesNow933
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You are probably correct. But Alvar Lidel's parents were definitely Swedish. His father was a timber importer from Sweden working in London. His mother was apparently keen that he was brought up as an Englishman even though his mother tongue was Swedish.
@kyo4o3d
3 ай бұрын
As the Goons once said and now the BBC news with Alvar Liddel bringing us news of fresh disasters”
@roybennett9284
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Here is the BBC' news
@GreatStoriesNow933
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I have always thought that the catchphrase, "Here's the BBC news and this is (name of newsreader) reading it" was never most grammatic way of starting a programme.
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