Most melodious voice on tv/radio

Muise...

To soothe my ears after reading the Most Annoying Voice on tv/radio, I'm going to listen to clips of Joanna Lumley for a while.

I would stand barefoot in the snow listening to Jeremy Irons, but I'm stuck trying to think of an Irish presenter or actor who has the same effect. Rosaleen Linehan has a lovely round tone, but that's just off the top of my head.

Who gives you an eargasm, or a big acoustic-hug?

(sorry if this has been done before.)

marshbaboon

Stephen Fry. I would let him touch my penis.

HansHolzel

Sharon Ní Bheoláin saying the word 'police' ("pleece") but my dream is to hear her quote the line from Anchorman.

"Listen, there's three things I'm good at - fighting, screwing and reading the news!"

Loopy

I like Will Leahy's voice (2fm).

Rho b

I could listen to David Attenborough for ever...

Duggy747

Attenborough.

I could listen to him talking about nothing for hours.

FearDark

Morgan freeman reading the phone book.

SEPT 23 1989

Kirsty Young BBC Radio 4

jimgoose

Fiona Bruce makes me all kind of peculiar as soon as she opens her mouth. Nice voice as well, mind you. :cool:

I Heart Internet

RTE News Reader (radio mainly now) Michael Murphy has a fantastic voice in fairness to him. Very, very listenable.

http://www.rte.ie/news/morningireland/michaelmurphy.html

Savoir.Faire

He has now retired, but Val Joyce who presented Late Date has a wonderful voice. There was always the impression he was sitting in a smokey studio, smoking a cigar, having a glass of red wine and struggling to put the stylus on the record.

I love the sound of Michael Omuircheartaigh I could listen to him read the phone book.

electrobanana

Got to be Marty Morrissey such an intoxicating voice:p

heretochat

Not sure why this is but Louise Duffy (Today FM) is a voice I could listen to for hours..

beakerjoe

Alan Partridge!

WindSock

Terry Shogun Wogan

Muise...

Jake1 wrote: »

I love the sound of Michael Omuircheartaigh I could listen to him read the phone book.

For me, that's all about the context - Summer Sundays and himself buzzing like a bilingual bee from a radio in a car parked on a beach.

Rho b

Oh I forgot Ciarán Mac Mathúna - Mo Cheol Thú. I used to love to listen to him on a Sunday morning.

Jester252

Ryan Tubridy.

ArnoldJRimmer

Chef from South Park

Banjo String

Mr Zed. Police academy....

sbsquarepants

That Scottish guy that does coast on bbc - i'd listen to him all day.
Professor Brian Cox - i'd most likely go gay for him, he is ridiculously good looking for a bloke - nice voice too!

kneemos

Tom Dunne.

SpaceTime

She's a bit old for me, but Joanna Lumley probably has the best voice I've ever heard. She could make anything sound fantastic!
Her accent's quite posh and plummy but it's not at all condescending and she really brings a huge amount of life to whatever she's saying / reading.

Proper Bond character voice.

Probably why she's so sought after for VOs.

Muise...

Banjo String wrote: »

Mr Zed. Police academy....

that's it! that's who Zach Braff reminds me of! Thanks Mr Banjo String.

HansHolzel

sbsquarepants wrote: »

That Scottish guy that does coast on bbc - i'd listen to him all day.

Isn't he the guy who does the Co-Op ads?

"Gid with fid."

cloudatlas

Mariella Frostrup on bbc radio has a lovely rich voice, she grew up in Wicklow so I'm sure that affected her accent.

diomed

Mariella Frostrup

Donkey Oaty

HansHolzel wrote: »

Isn't he the guy who does the Co-Op ads?

"Gid with fid."

That's John "Stop All The Clocks in Four Weddings and a Funeral" Hannah.

SpaceTime

Lillian Smith (Late Date)

Paddy Fields

Leonard Nimoy, the ultimate narrator.

A Scoundrel

Jonathan Dimbleby

here is Dimbleby with a lot of naked men in a bath.

He has a warm, authoritative, tone, and is infinitely sensible. You just want to listen to anything he says.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_snIttk04p0

McChubbin

My ear is pregnant...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvL1IjU43I0

Also, Alan Rickman can make anything sound sexual...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQTr_TFyUA

YFlyer

Hector

spankysue

George Morfogen, the guy who played Bob Rebadow in Oz, he has possibly the most soothing voice ever imo

Daveysil15

Ric O'Shea.

quickbeam

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

That's John "Stop All The Clocks in Four Weddings and a Funeral" Hannah.

Or as I like to call him: John "Jupiter's Cock" Hannah.

ViveLaVie

Patrick John Warburton. My god, his voice is pure sex!

Talib Fiasco

Kevin Spacey

Daveysil15

YFlyer wrote: »

Hector

He's relentlessly upbeat but not exactly melodious. That Louise one that does the sport with him has an infectious laugh all the same.

seenitall

I don't watch TV that much, but yes to Joanna Lumley. Also the late great James Mason.

I'll probably get ribbed about this, but also: Lindsay Lohan. She has a big raspy durty voice.

Savoir.Faire

I don't have much time for Uncle Gaybo and his 'kindly uncle of the Nation' shtick, but he has a fine speaking voice. Pronounced, articulate and authoritative. The same goes for others of his generation such as Brendan Balfe, Rodney Rice and, to a lesser extent, Mike Murphy. The late Colm Murray also had a voice that was easy on the ear, and a passion for the Sport of Kings that came across in all his broadcasts.

Speedsie

Myles Dungan. His voice my knees go weak..

Tea-a-Maria

I've always thought Aine Lawlor has a lovely voice.Very soothing!

Compu Global Hyper Meganet

All of the old thespians used to actively work on their enunciation and pitch so that their voices were wonderful on the ear.
Richard Burton definitely had the greatest voice I ever heard, but guys like Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart also have fine voices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHfVpuE6szM

Amongst the young, Benedict Cumberbatch has a phenomenal voice - again he started out in theatre before graduating to the TV/cinema.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7mEV9VUgtQ

Rabelais

Tea-a-Maria wrote: »

I've always thought Aine Lawlor has a lovely voice.Very soothing!

Absolutely. Great to see her branch out into more lifestyle-type broadcasting as well as current affairs.

Rachael English also has a lovely and smooth, yet authoritative speaking voice and presentation style.

Autosport

Mark Webber/Jensen Button oh dear lord it's heavenly to hear both of them talk and especially when they talk of cars/engines

The Pheasant2

Muise... wrote: »

For me, that's all about the context - Summer Sundays and himself buzzing like a bilingual bee from a radio in a car parked on a beach.

That's a lovely, evocative simile! You just brightened up my day

Geomy

I found the voice of Michael MacNamara, Micky Mac quite easy on the ears.
He used to do the Dance Show on 2fm during the 90s he kinda had a way of making club nights and venue's sound posh and upmarket.

He was very upbeat..

He's now on Clare Fm

tim3000

Michael C Hall did a voice over for a series on Vietnam, suited it very well in my opinion. As for best voice John Goodman has a great voice, Stephen Fry and David Attenborough are both great.

LordSutch

Patrick Stewart, Kenneth Williams, Oliver Reed, Richard Burton