Britain's Speaking Clock gets a new voice From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: October 10, 2003 | Copyright 2003 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Britain's Speaking Clock gets a new voice

Associated Press

Friday, October 10, 2003

London -- People who call for the exact time in Britain will now be greeted with a Scottish child's voice.

A 12-year-old girl, Alicia Roland, has won a national competition to become the new voice of Britain's Speaking Clock telephone service, officials said Thursday.

Alicia, from Renfrewshire in western Scotland, will be the fourth person in Britain to utter the familiar words "At the ...

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