Graham Skidmore
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Graham Skidmore is a British
voice artist.
He is best known for being the voiceover on the British dating gameshow, Blind Date
from 1985-2002. Owing to his long tenure with the show Graham's face is one of the best kept secrets on British TV.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-2796356-bye-bye-blind-date.do It was the host Cilla Black
who gave him the nickname of Our Graham.
He also held a similar role as voiceover artist on BBC2's Shooting Stars
with Vic Reeves
and Bob Mortimer
. His voice could be heard introducing the contestants and announcing the prizes in series 1-5.
Aside from this he has voiced several commercials on tv and radio.
He recently appeared in person on The Justin Lee Collins Show
, as part of the 'Blast from the Past' segment.
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voice artist.
He is best known for being the voiceover on the British dating gameshow, Blind Date
Blind Date (UK TV series)
Blind Date is a British dating game show produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who already hosted the LWT series, Surprise, Surprise...
from 1985-2002. Owing to his long tenure with the show Graham's face is one of the best kept secrets on British TV.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-2796356-bye-bye-blind-date.do It was the host Cilla Black
Cilla Black
Cilla Black OBE is an English singer, actress, entertainer and media personality, who has been consistently popular as a light entertainment figure since 1963. She is most famous for her singles Anyone Who Had A Heart, You're My World, and Alfie...
who gave him the nickname of Our Graham.
He also held a similar role as voiceover artist on BBC2's Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its axing in 2011...
with Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves
James Roderick Moir , better known by the stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer . He is known for his surreal and non sequitur sense of humour....
and Bob Mortimer
Bob Mortimer
Robert "Bob" Renwick Mortimer is an English comedian and actor, who is best known for his double act with Vic Reeves...
. His voice could be heard introducing the contestants and announcing the prizes in series 1-5.
Aside from this he has voiced several commercials on tv and radio.
He recently appeared in person on The Justin Lee Collins Show
The Justin Lee Collins Show
The Justin Lee Collins Show is a British television talk show recently aired Thursday nights on the digital channel ITV2 starring Justin Lee Collins. Justin has a small band on the show and a continuing theme is to mention Labi Siffre as part of a joke. The series ended after one series after...
, as part of the 'Blast from the Past' segment.