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Sep 10, 1998 · Alan J Steadman, beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away September 7, 1998. He was 61 years old. Alan was a graduate of Jordan High School and the University of Utah. He was a retired federal employee.
Mar 21, 2024 · Together, they welcomed two sons, illustrator Toby, 45, and filmmaker Leo, 42. Alison is also a grandmother to a six-year-old boy. " He's the most beautiful, adorable child on this planet, of ...
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Alan J. Steadman, beloved son, husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away September 7, 1998. He was 61 years old. Alan was a graduate of Jordan High School and the University of Utah. He was a retired federal employee.
- Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
- November 9, 1936
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 31, a son Toby Leigh on February 3, 1978. Child's father is her [now ex] husband, Mike Leigh.
- August 26, 1946
- Whose Delightful Scottish Voice Is That?
- Do People Still Call The Speaking Clock?
- Who Is Alan Steadman, then?
- Why So Hush Hush?
- How Does He Feel About It?
- How Can I Hear Him Speak?
Those are the dulcet tones of Alan Steadman, the new voice of the Speaking Clock. To mark 80 years of the famous talking clock, BT held a nationwide competition to find the fifth permanent voice of the British institution. Mr Steadman’s is the first non-English accent to grace the service, which started operating on July 24 1936.
Yes – around 12 million times a year. People tend to dial most on Remembrance Day, New Year’s Eve and when the clocks go forward and back. Ben Ben’s time is checked against the Speaking Clock, which is accurate to within 30 microseconds.
The 69-year old hails from Dundee, Scotland, and retired from a career in the civil service in 2007. He honed his silky voice hosting a weekly local jazz programme, first on Tayside’s Radio Tay, and later on Dundee’s Wave 102 FM. A friend encouraged him to enter BT Speaking Clock competition over tapas earlier in the year, leading him to submit his...
Only Mr Steadman’s partner and his 93-year old mother knew he had made it to the final of the competition – he even had to keep it secret from his granddaughter, who has been wondering why he’s had to miss giving her her weekly piano lesson.
“Both excited and nervous,” apparently. “Recording the clock was an interesting experience! I found that your eyes begin to blur a bit because of all the numbers that you’re reading, but I think it went OK.”
Dial 123 from any UK number to hear Mr Steadman count down the minutes. Also, BT has donated 10p for every call made to the clock from the start of the competition in August to this evening.
Steadman was the wife of Michael Gambon's "The Singing Detective" (1986) and portrayed the excitable Mrs. Bennett in "Pride and Prejudice" (1995).
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Alan Steadman Collection. Below is a video in which Alan Steadman reflects on Jazz at Hostpitalfield in Arbroath, Scotland, where he programmed an extensive array of Scottish and international jazz musicians for over 30 years.
