Reply to: Speaking clock

[wendigo100]

The BBC and BT were running a competition a couple of weeks back to be the new "Voice of the Clock". Ring a number and leave a recording of yourself to be picked for the final competition. All proceded to Children in Need I believe.

Perhaps AtW won it and he's been down there for the past couple of weeks recording all those different times.

[DaveB]

The BBC and BT were running a competition a couple of weeks back to be the new "Voice of the Clock". Ring a number and leave a recording of yourself to be picked for the final competition. All procedes to Children in Need I believe.

[Troll]

The present voice, belongs to Brian Cobby (77) who was an assistant supervisor at Withdean exchange in Brighton. He became the first male voice at 11 am on 2nd April 1985. Brian Cobby, an actor by profession before he joined BT, was selected from 12 finalists in BT’s Golden Voice competition, on 5th December 1984.
Before Brian Cobby worked for BT, he recorded the “5-4-3-2-1… Thunderbirds are go!” for the theme tune to Gerry Anderson’s TV series

A legend!!

[expat]

Thanks for the replies.

It must be 15+ years since I used the service but I keep looking at my watch/PC's/kitchen clock and they all seem to say different times!

That's only a problem if you attempt to do things to a higher degree of accuracy than the spread of time readings. Otherwise you just call it a useful guide to the order of experimental error.

[PerlOfWisdom]

I expect that given the probable low frequency of calls, they could employ an actual person with a watch to pick up the phone and answer:

You mean they don't? I'm shocked. How do they do that then, a tape recorder?

[SallyAnne]

No, just watching HIGNFY

Don't feel like going out, you know why

I understand xxxx

[Lucy]

No, just watching HIGNFY

Don't feel like going out, you know why

[SallyAnne]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the speaking clock

You not got much to do tonight then I take it?!

[Lucy]

Everything you ever wanted to know about the speaking clock

[Sysman]

Thanks for the replies.

It must be 15+ years since I used the service but I keep looking at my watch/PC's/kitchen clock and they all seem to say different times! I think the last time I used it, it was something like 8081!

8081? I can't remember, but after BT's conversion to a privatised monopoly, it became something like "The time according to Accurist will be xx:xx ..."

PC solution: install an NTP client.
Radio/TV/video: get products that pick the time up from the radio/TV signal.

Job sorted.

[Mustang]

Thanks for the replies.

It must be 15+ years since I used the service but I keep looking at my watch/PC's/kitchen clock and they all seem to say different times! I think the last time I used it, it was something like 8081!

[Pondlife]

Yes - I think Lucy was making a "joke"

You reckon - I never can tell.

[bogeyman]

AFAIK 911 will give emergency services in the UK as it's more widely associated than 999.

Yes - I think Lucy was making a "joke"

[Pondlife]

heh, if that's right that must confuse the hell out of americans who come over here to go on holiday and get into an emergency...

AFAIK 911 will give emergency services in the UK as it's more widely associated than 999.

As Mal said it's 123 for the speaking clock

[malvolio]

I just press a button on the mobile and say "Time please"...

But the number is 123.