Leading Voiceovers Encourage Us To 'Keep Talking'

Over 70 male, female and child voiceover artists have donated their voices to a specially-made radio commercial to encourage listeners to ‘keep talking’ whilst the UK is in lockdown.

“Voiceovers United” is a project created, written and produced by Voiceover Artist and award-winning Radio Commercial Producer, John Calvert. The message encourages listeners to ‘stay at home, protect the NHS, stay safe… And Keep Talking.”

John Calvert said: “Voiceovers often spend hours and hours cooped up in a small booth or room. Most of us in the trade are perfectly used to that. But for those who aren’t so used to isolation, the long lonely lockdown could have adverse effects on mental health. We all know talking is a great way to get things off your chest and who better to promote this than voiceovers?”



Some of the UK’s leading voiceover artists have joined the project. These include X Factor voice Peter Dickson; ‘Voice of the Balls’ Alan Dedicoat; film trailer voice Redd Pepper; Big Brother Voiceover Marcus Bentley; Flash Gordon, Blackadder and Star Wars character actor Brian Blessed and many more familiar voices from the world of TV, radio, film, advertising, gaming, animation and automation. Everyone who participated, including voiceover agents, animation companies and music publishers gave their services for free.

The voiceovers were sent a script and recorded the lines in their own studios. The audio was then sent back to the studio at Airforce Radio Commercial Production in Wiltshire and seamlessly mixed together.

Voiceover Artist Emma Clarke (voice of ‘mind the gap’ and ‘Avalon’ in the Hollywood blockbuster feature film ‘Passengers’) said: “During this unprecedented period, we’re all alone together. I love the idea of lone voices coming together to create a whole in this gorgeous piece of audio. It reflects what’s happening in the world - that we all have to play our part as individuals to help the whole world.

“Everyone I speak to is feeling the same - tired, scared, overwhelmed, angry, powerless… and also joyful, connected, needed, loved, hopeful. We’re all feeling the same vulnerabilities. There’s something very powerful in that shared experience and for me, that’s what this piece of audio is about.”

Voiceovers who appear in the commercial are:

Emma Clarke. Julie Berry. Kenny Blyth. Drew Campbell. Gillian Martin. Dave Baird. Alexa. Sakshi Sharma. Josef Israel. Karl Jenkinson. Kate Whelan.
John Calvert. Gina Mellotte. Redd Pepper. Ray Porter. Harvey Cook. Helen Langford. Elizabeth Taylor. Tanya Rich. Peter Dickson. Darren Altman. Marcus Bentley.
Sarah Mendez da Costa. Sarah Sealey. Emily Strange. Alan Dedicoat. Jon Briggs.
Pete Gold. Marc Silk. Simon James. Andy Turvey. Brian Blessed. Noni Lewis.
Dela Ross. Katy Maw. Kevan Brighting. Stephanie Hirst. Charlie Tompsett.
Pascale Adelaide. David Seys. Kate Parker. Jo Pickard. Becky Whitcroft. Alexander Devrient. Claire Lacey. Sally Bosley. John Mundy. Trish Jarman. Justine Harris.
Ian Swann. Tom Clarke Hill. Emma Hignett. Stevie Cripps. Louisa Gummer. Terry Golding. Diane Brooks. Victoria Riley. Anna Butterfield. Neil Didsbury. Sara Starling. Faye Dicker. Paul Brown. Patrick Lunt. Natalie Cooper. Bruce Duncan. Janine Cooper-Marshall. Andy Talbot. Amalie Forrester. Bhav Parmar. Caroline Ashby. Jack Oddie.
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