Charlotte Green giggles too
March 28th, 2008 by Roo ReynoldsI wouldn’t normally post such a short snippet to Speechification, but the 8:00 am news slot on Radio 4’s Today programme had an unmissable moment which can’t fail to put a smile on your face.
Charlotte Green, in her wonderful newsreaders voice, reads a story about the first recording of a human voice (singing ‘Au Clair de la Lune’) and we are treated to a sample. The Guardian is carrying the news that her subsequent laughter may have been triggered by someone quietly telling her that the recording sounded like a “bee buzzing in a bottle”.
The corpsing fit adds an unexpected twist to the next piece, Abby Mann’s obituary. By the end of that, she sounds like she’s crying with laughter. James Naughtie valiantly picks up with the next story, but it’s so infectious that his voice nearly cracks a couple of times too.
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Thanks to everyone who let me know about this classic little piece of Radio 4 history. I think it’s something I’ll keep coming back to when I need cheering up.
