| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by bobm at 19:00, 8th December 2025 |     |
Interesting article on Linkedin from Phil's widow on recreating his voice using AI and some of the issues that were considered.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-think-im-clone-now-elinor-hamilton-0h6ve/
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Timmer at 06:44, 16th April 2016 | |
For me Phil Sayer will always be the voice of London Waterloo. Waiting for my train back to Dorset whilst Phil was nigh on constantly broadcasting all the many and varied departures with their long list of calling stations.
A sad loss
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 00:08, 16th April 2016 | |
Indeed - a sad loss.
I like the Facebook page of the Sayer/Hamilton family:
Phil Sayer - voice of reason, radio, and railways. A dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here.
We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here.
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 10:53, 15th April 2016 | |
Phil Sayer, a voice familiar to many across the rail network, sadly passed away yesterday, 14th April 2016.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-36052363
RIP Phil.
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Phil at 08:54, 7th April 2011 | |
Perhaps he was addressing First Class passengers.
If you'd waited, you might have heard a subsequent announcement for Standard Class passengers to the effect that "the caff's down the back end".
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 23:47, 6th April 2011 | |
Interesting PA announcement from Phil Sayer I heard this evening (06/04/2011) at Swindon:
"The next train to arrive at platform 3 is the 2011 First Great Western service to London Paddington, calling at Didcot Parkway, Reading and London Paddington. Please note that this service is in reverse formation, First Class is at the rear of the train. A restaurant service is available toward the front of the train."
The mind boggled. A restaurant service in Standard Class on an ex Bristol TM service.....
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by thetrout at 20:09, 22nd September 2010 | |
or set off a massive stink bomb...!
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by inspector_blakey at 15:13, 22nd September 2010 | |
We should protect Btline from this thread I think...it might cause all kinds of upset
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 10:15, 22nd September 2010 | |
Nice little insight into the man behind the voice. Good find James.
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by James Vertigan at 10:03, 22nd September 2010 | |
BBC7 documentary - listen from 23:05.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ttnkz/Cashier_Number_6_Please/
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 18:58, 7th May 2010 | |
11 now!
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by devon_metro at 18:51, 7th May 2010 | |
A whole 10 people appreciate his work it seems
I won't be joining
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Brucey at 18:00, 7th May 2010 | |
This guy does a pretty good job of Phil Sayer - I'm sure Btline will be impressed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZw3nnbQf-4
Bonus points for naming the station.
And there is also a Facebook group for Mr Sayer
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phil-Sayer-is-a-Ledgennnd/340054542765
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Super Guard at 21:45, 21st January 2010 | |
Do you have posters of him plastered all over your bedroom wall? 
That wouldn't help - it's the voice that does it for me.
But I DO have an mp3 which i ripped off YouTube (the 2002 Southern service to Portsmouth Harbour and Bognor Regis). Oh dear, I really shouldn't admit this....
I doubt any of us are surprised
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by devon_metro at 20:54, 21st January 2010 | |
I am literally dying of Phil Sayer Withdrawal syndrome...
Do you have posters of him plastered all over your bedroom wall?
Informed sources tell me his alarm sound is replaced by the voice of Mr Sayer!! And snooze is Celia, bound to get btline up
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:02, 21st January 2010 | |
Oh dear, I really shouldn't admit this.... 
I find myself beginning to hope that the rather lovely Elinor doesn't happen to stumble across this topic ...
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Btline at 19:34, 21st January 2010 | |
Do you have posters of him plastered all over your bedroom wall?
That wouldn't help - it's the voice that does it for me.
But I DO have an mp3 which i ripped off YouTube (the 2002 Southern service to Portsmouth Harbour and Bognor Regis). Oh dear, I really shouldn't admit this....
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Super Guard at 19:23, 21st January 2010 | |
I am literally dying of Phil Sayer Withdrawal syndrome...
Do you have posters of him plastered all over your bedroom wall?
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Brucey at 18:35, 20th January 2010 | |
I've got it. (on my PC, which i hardly ever use) The ANNOYING thing is that it takes half an hour to get there from Redditch. I am literally dying of Phil Sayer Withdrawal syndrome...
Plenty of Phil on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEzmyxpq6bs
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Btline at 18:34, 20th January 2010 | |
Just get yourself to New Street then Btline...... just don't overdose!
BTW, I've got a Train Sim called BVE and one of the routes is a fictional West Midlands line, loosely modelled around New Street and even this has Phil Sayer announcements!
BTW, I've got a Train Sim called BVE and one of the routes is a fictional West Midlands line, loosely modelled around New Street and even this has Phil Sayer announcements!
I've got it. (on my PC, which i hardly ever use) The ANNOYING thing is that it takes half an hour to get there from Redditch. I am literally dying of Phil Sayer Withdrawal syndrome...
He used to be on SWT Desiros.
Why on earth did they switch to Celia?
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by devon_metro at 16:02, 20th January 2010 | |
I like it! But since when has Phil been ON trains? I wish he was, whenever I'm away from a Ditra station I get Phil withdrawal symptoms... 
He used to be on SWT Desiros.
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 14:31, 20th January 2010 | |
Just get yourself to New Street then Btline...... just don't overdose!
BTW, I've got a Train Sim called BVE and one of the routes is a fictional West Midlands line, loosely modelled around New Street and even this has Phil Sayer announcements!
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Btline at 14:24, 20th January 2010 | |
I like it! But since when has Phil been ON trains? I wish he was, whenever I'm away from a Ditra station I get Phil withdrawal symptoms...
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by JayMac at 00:34, 20th January 2010 | |
One wonders if Phil used his 'disconnected and unemotional' tones to bag the lovely Elinor?
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:56, 19th January 2010 | |
Please - don't get Btline too agitated - it's bad for his health, remember?
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Timmer at 21:45, 19th January 2010 | |
Btline is going to love this!
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by Brucey at 20:34, 19th January 2010 | |
Brilliant!
"We apologise for the cancellation of the toast service, this is due to a broken down grill"
| Re: Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by caliwag at 19:52, 19th January 2010 | |
Ha...excellent, so it's them...remember the young lady who started making spoof announcements on LUL...and was sacked for her irreverence. Would rather hear a sexy Lady than a synth voice.
In York, a while back, we were blessed with a cracking North American Lady announcer (mmm, must have been GNER days, come to think of it)...marvellously we got "Edinborrow"...but what the hell, at 7.15am she sounded so sexy.
OK I'll get my coat!
| Phil Sayer, BBC presenter and railway announcer, died 14 April 2016: RIP Posted by SandTEngineer at 19:26, 19th January 2010 | |
Try this
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/7004593/We-are-sorry-to-announce-Britains-most-apologetic-couple.html
