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I don't think I'd realised that Nick Higham had left. (Some newspaper obituaries have been on the shelf so long that their writer has predeceased the subject.)
The BBC have an Obituary Unit whose job it is to keep this kind of thing up to date - I'd imagine most have been recorded with a guide track, but would get revoiced before use by a journo on shift, especially if a few details had to be added at the end. On rare occasions I've heard them go out voiced by Nick Serpell, the obituary editor.
I'd expect them all to be fully voiced. A guide tracked version is of zero use if you need the Obit ASAP. You can replace a proper track just as easily as a guide, but you can't really put a guide track to air (unless it's not really a guide track)
noggin
Founding member
Off topic but I noticed today that the obit for Honor Blackman was voiced by Nick Higham. Since he left the BBC these have generally been dubbed over by David Sillitoe. Maybe this wasn’t possible in the current circumstances.
I don't think I'd realised that Nick Higham had left. (Some newspaper obituaries have been on the shelf so long that their writer has predeceased the subject.)
The BBC have an Obituary Unit whose job it is to keep this kind of thing up to date - I'd imagine most have been recorded with a guide track, but would get revoiced before use by a journo on shift, especially if a few details had to be added at the end. On rare occasions I've heard them go out voiced by Nick Serpell, the obituary editor.
I'd expect them all to be fully voiced. A guide tracked version is of zero use if you need the Obit ASAP. You can replace a proper track just as easily as a guide, but you can't really put a guide track to air (unless it's not really a guide track)
Victoria looked somewhat unimpressed.