Who has a lovely speaking voice, and why?

Does anybody remember Alan Badel?
He had the most wonderfully smooth voice and my mum reckoned she could be asleep within 5 minutes when he was reading A Book At Bedtime on the radio.

Richard Burton for me Maw! So melodic. But I'm Welsh so possibly a little biased?

I like the voices of David Attenborough, Billy Connolly, Anthony Hopkins (Antony?)

David Tennant; Carine Polwart

Neil Oliver and David Olusogu. (Sp)?

As above but add Michael Palin, Stephen Fry (when reading Harry Potter)
Glenda Jackson, Ming Campbell, Bill Paterson and the voice of rugby, Bill McLaren.
I listened to an old recording of W B Yeats reading his own poetry (which I love) but I didn't like his voice.
I don't like the sound of my own voice.

Ruth Langsworth (Eamon Holmes wife) has a beautiful speaking voice. Calm , educated and attractive.

Oh! Christopher Lee.
I have a wonderful tune in mind that is really sensual and relaxing, and he is speaking in it.

It makes my spine tingle.

Peter Ustinov could have read the phone directory and I'd have been enrapt!
David Olusoga does indeed have a lovely, low pitched and calming voice. Clear diction too.

I love Roy Orbison's "Mercy!" in 'Pretty Woman'.

Grammaretto you have such a lovely soft voice which I enjoyed listening to in January. Seems alifetime away now ?

I love Roy Orbison's "Mercy!" in 'Pretty Woman'.

I know the exact bit you mean MissA; makes me shiver!

Not much mention of women's voices.
I have known a few men who like Mariella Fostrupp's voice.

I have been told more than once I have a kind voice, usually when telling people they have the wrong number! Last week my grocery delivery driver rang to ask if he could come earlier and when he arrived he said he thought I was an answerphone, though I'm not sure that many answerphones actually answer the caller's question!

Love Joanna Lumley’s voice, also the way she looks, same with Michael Portillo, it’s a pleasure watching their travel programmes!

I’ve a Durham accent - not the same as ‘Geordie’.
Loved the late Alan Rickman’s voice and I’d have been happy if ex-Newcastle United player David Ginola just read me the phone book!!
Need to lie down now!!!!

Kalu Thankyou. Was it only January! I so hope we can meet up again and I can hear your lovely voices again too.

My late OH had a lovely, mellow voice. Because I always delete my voicemails when they're dealt with I have no recording of him and I miss his warm tones so much. I can't even hear him "in my head" most of the time and that has been one of the worst aspects of grief. While sorting out his accumulated "stuff", I've found myself longing to stumble over an old tape recording or computer file with his voice on it but I think that's not going to happen and his voice is lost forever. So sad.

Geoffrey Cox, like black treacle. ( As opposed to David Beckham, was a great footballer but sounds like he has trapped himself in his zip).

Yes I have been told often that I have a nice speaking voice and when younger a nice singing voice. I think that's gone a bit rusty but I hope to join a singing group when such a thing is possible but not a Choral Society which I loved but you have to be honest with yourself dont you.

Haha Alima a good description of Beckham ( such a good looking man with a strange birdlike voice.)

Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins ( maybe I just like the musical intonation of Welsh accents.)
Mariella Frostrupp does have a great voice, as did Fenella Fielding.
Hard to say about your own voice I think, it may sound different to our own ears (recorded) to how others hear it.

Well spoken is what I've been told. I wouldn't know.

A good analogy there 're David Beckham Alima!

I think you're right about the Welsh voice lemon, it's so lyrical and mellifluous.

When asked for my age over the telephone, I have often been told that I sound much younger.
My accent is still that of North Cumbria although I have lived further east for many years.

My recorded voice is nothing like the voice I hear in my head!