S.I.D

As there is interest in S.I.D at the moment, I always wanted to know who was voicing SID? His name is not credited (or is it)?
I am always interested in characters who have one or several lines as I come from the acting school of Stanislavski where there are no stars, just actors. I feel walk-on characters contribute a lot to the programme and should not be over looked, having been the third spear carrier on  stage left many times myself.
 
SID's voice is a very clipped, spoken English, well educated voice over; did SID'S voice synth programmers go to Eton / Cambridge? Also, is SID  an actual AI unit of somekind? He speaks almost in the first person using "I have a positive track.." and "I" this and that etc.
He is also a very polite piece of software: I wish my PC was like him.

Stevan

Steven

SID was voiced by Mel Oxley a BBC newsreader and uncredited!

Always
Kerry

 

--- In [hidden email], "Stevan" <stevanbcool@...> wrote:
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> As there is interest in S.I.D at the moment, I always wanted to know who was voicing SID? His name is not credited (or is it)?
> I am always interested in characters who have one or several lines as I come from the acting school of Stanislavski where there are no stars, just actors. I feel walk-on characters contribute a lot to the programme and should not be over looked, having been the third spear carrier on  stage left many times myself.
>  
> SID's voice is a very clipped, spoken English, well educated voice over; did SID'S voice synth programmers go to Eton / Cambridge? Also, is SID  an actual AI unit of somekind? He speaks almost in the first person using "I have a positive track.." and "I" this and that etc.
> He is also a very polite piece of software: I wish my PC was like him.
>
> Stevan
>

Thanks. He does sound like a news reader now you mention it, all the same, should have been credited. I see SID as a character.

--- On Sun, 2/13/11, Kerry <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: Kerry <[hidden email]>
Subject: [SHADO] Re: S.I.D
To: [hidden email]
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      Steven



SID was voiced by Mel Oxley a BBC newsreader and uncredited!



Always

Kerry



--- In [hidden email], "Stevan" <stevanbcool@...> wrote:

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> As there is interest in S.I.D at the moment, I always wanted to know who was voicing SID? His name is not credited (or is it)?

> I am always interested in characters who have one or several lines as I come from the acting school of Stanislavski where there are no stars, just actors. I feel walk-on characters contribute a lot to the programme and should not be over looked, having been the third spear carrier on  stage left many times myself.

>  

> SID's voice is a very clipped, spoken English, well educated voice over; did SID'S voice synth programmers go to Eton / Cambridge? Also, is SID  an actual AI unit of somekind? He speaks almost in the first person using "I have a positive track.." and "I" this and that etc.

> He is also a very polite piece of software: I wish my PC was like him.

>

> Stevan

>





   
     

   
   


 



 






 
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Does anyone know if Oxley was ever tempted to interrupt a news reading with: "Red Alert!  UFO on positive track!"?


Michael


--- In [hidden email], "Kerry" <kerryendacotte@...> wrote:

Hi,

Mel Oxley was an announcer for Southern TV, 1959 - 1961; also, ATV and ABC Television. BBC TV voice only announcer, 1965 to 1972. BBC Radio External Services announcer 1975 onwards.

Also, he was announcer for BBC2 especially at close down. Johnny Pearson & his Orchestra would play the close down music for BBC2 in the first few years of colour TV, 1968-72. Then Mel Oxley would wish viewers good night, then the close down music would play, with the same picture, which gradually faded to dark as the end of the record approached.

Hope this helps,

Griff

Thanks, you know too much. Those were the days... (sigh)

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      Hi,



Mel Oxley was an announcer for Southern TV, 1959 - 1961; also, ATV and ABC Television. BBC TV voice only announcer, 1965 to 1972. BBC Radio External Services announcer 1975 onwards.



Also, he was announcer for BBC2 especially at close down. Johnny Pearson & his Orchestra would play the close down music for BBC2 in the first few years of colour TV, 1968-72. Then Mel Oxley would wish viewers good night, then the close down music would play, with the same picture, which gradually faded to dark as the end of the record approached.



Hope this helps,



Griff





   
     

   
   


 



 






     

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