Charlotte Green retires as Radio 4 news announcer

Name: Charlotte Green retires as Radio 4 news announcer
Uploaded: 2013-01-18T00:48:23.000Z
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Description: The Radio 4 news announcer Charlotte Green is leaving the BBC after 25 years. Newsnight's Stephen Smith caught up with her and some of her radio colleagues before she went.

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The Radio 4 news announcer Charlotte Green is leaving the BBC after a quarter of a century.

Charlotte's admirers are said to cherish her diction and poise while yearning for one of her show stopping fits of the giggles.

The BBC Newsnight's Stephen Smith has been speaking to the very retiring voice of the nation.

Entertainment & Arts

18 January 2013