‘We’re sorry to announce this service terminates here’: Voice of Tube’s ‘Mind the Gap’ announcements, 62, dies of cancer
Former BBC presenter Phil Sayer, who voiced the iconic London Underground announcement, passed away on Thursday after a battle with cancer, his wife announced
THE man who voiced the London Underground's 'Mind the Gap' announcement has died of cancer.
Former BBC presenter Phil Sayer passed away on Thursday after a battle with the disease.
The 62-year-old's voice is heard warning passengers to "mind the gap between the train and the platform" on PA systems at most stations.
Phil presented a daily shown on BBC GMR (now Radio Manchester) in the 80s and was a regional TV newsreader.
He and his wife Elinor Hamilton later set up a voice-over artist company.
Writing on their Facebook page, Elinor wrote: "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."