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Either there was a really old voiceover there in the Wonder Years or it's a slight inkling that Radio 1 are introducing a new female voiceover.

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sounds like a maidstone voice over they used for one big weekend, they did the same thing after a while with the current male voice, he was used for one big weekend and then about this time last year i think he changed to all voice over work. saying that the old lady is back from time to time,

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Cringe, Is it Holly from Maidstone?

I think I still prefer Becky the old lady but i'm sure she will grow on me.

They changed the male V/O this time last year so is it on a rotation of change - change the female one year, change the male the next year etc...

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seems now like if you do voiceovers for the big weekend, you get the 'big' gig eventually. Didn't the current male one start off as a big weekend voiceover.

It would be quite funny if all the ID's were 'HI I'm Holly from maidstone..this is vernon kay.'

I suppose we'll grow to like her. But I agree Jono, her voice sounds a bit confused on the newsbeat stuff.

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seems now like if you do voiceovers for the big weekend, you get the 'big' gig eventually. Didn't the current male one start off as a big weekend voiceover.

I can't work out why those country farmers off of Glastonbury last year haven't got the gig then...

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is this bbc fakery? was holly from maidstone not from maidstone all along? was she actually just a voiceover artist? :shock:

I'm from maidstone and she doent sound like anyone i know...

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Wherever she's from, she's not from the north (like 90% of BBC output). Is it just me or does she say 'Radio 1' a bit funny in between newsbeat stories. Her voice goes up on the 'rad' if you get what I mean.

Gordon Brown says there's light at the end of the tunnel..........

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Wherever she's from, she's not from the north (like 90% of BBC output). Is it just me or does she say 'Radio 1' a bit funny in between newsbeat stories. Her voice goes up on the 'rad' if you get what I mean.

It's probably just clips of Scott from early breakfast.

'Quick he mentioned Vernon Kay, we can use that for an ID and pretend it's a hot new voiceover artist!'

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I don't like the thin, reedy quality to her voice, she seems a bit, dare I say it, thick and her delivery is poor . :|

I'm certain there are plenty of other people out there with far more pleasant voices and better pronunciation than Holly from Maidstone. I really don't understand why she got the gig?

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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I think it would be funny if they rotated it with regional accents. On a serious note, does this mean they will keep using people from the big weekend.

Gordon Brown says there's light at the end of the tunnel..........

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I had to laugh at Moyles this morning on Carpark Catchphrase. There was a girl on from Maidstone.

Moyles: "Oh do you know Holly then?"

Girl: "Yeah!"

Moyles: "You know Holly from Maidstone?"

Girl: "Yeah!"

Unfortunately we all do now...

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Yeah, that made me smile too this morning. I sense Moyles doesn't quite approve Holly being given the job.

I also think Chops' idea isn't bad. It might be nice to have the announcements/links done in various different regional accents. No Brummie or Welsh ones though please.;)

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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Was the guy from Preston One Big Weekend not Lip off of Shameless?

It is indeed. I prefered the deeper sounding guy but I suppose they are trying to make them sound youthful. I agree with Nati that they sound a bit thin. I suppose that's why they get voiceover guy in a lot... Speaking of which...

They should get Posh Radio 4 Lady to do all of the voiceovers..spread her popularity!

Yeah Radio 4 Lady and Voiceover Guy ;)

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