Peter Dickson (announcer)

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Peter Dickson
Born
Peter Dickson
Alma mater
BA Hons
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OccupationVoice-over artist
Years active1979–present
Known for

Peter Dickson is a Northern Irish voice-over artist. He is best known as the brand voice of

The Price Is Right, Family Fortunes and All Star Mr & Mrs
.

Career

Dickson was educated at the

Radio Ulster. From there he moved on to BBC Radio 2
as a newsreader and announcer, also presenting overnight shows and his own comedy-based Friday show Peter Dickson's Nightcap.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Dickson worked alongside

Quote Unquote for BBC Radio 4, and has read the morning story on BBC Radio 4
.

Playwright

Catchphrase, TV's Naughtiest Blunders and Safe for ITV and the cult animation series Monkey Dust
for BBC in which he played himself.

His other TV credits include

Denise Van Outen and Ian Wright, and ITV's Year of Promise with Carol Vorderman
.

Dickson has written for the BBC Two comedy series The Fast Show and Play Your Cards Right for ITV.

Dickson worked on

Five which ran for two series.[citation needed
]

He was the voice of the BBC's Test the Nation live specials and has featured in

Cirque de Celebrite and introduced An Audience with Joe Pasquale, and voiced a Westlife
special on ITV.

In 2006, Dickson became the brand voice of youth channel E4.

In 2011 and in 2012 he was the host of MTV's three big end-of-year video chart shows.

In 2012 he was the official voice of Olympic Beach Volleyball at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Documentaries

Since 1998 Dickson has worked closely with the

The History Channel, Outline Productions, Adrenaline TV, Café Productions, Discovery Health
, and Flat Earth Films. He narrated the 13 part series World War 2: The Complete History, and the 50 part Millennium Minute.

Radio

Beyond his earlier radio work, Dickson's voice is heard daily on many commercial radio stations across the UK. He has voiced many advertising campaigns including

The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio
. He makes appearances on BBC Radio 1's breakfast and drive time shows.

He played various character roles in The Department, a comedy series on BBC Radio 4 starring and written by Chris Addison, John Oliver, and Andy Zaltzman.

Music

In March 2009, Dickson released a UK single as Voiceover Man and The Credit Crunchers called "What a Bunch of Bankers".

Credits

Television

Video games

Books

  • Voiceover Man - The Extraordinary Story of a Professional Voice Actor (Provox Publishing)

References

External links

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