Charlotte Green (born 1958) is a British radio announcer and news reader for the BBC's Radio 4. The main programmes that she is involved in are the Today programme, PM and the Shipping Forecast. She regularly reads the amusing newspaper cuttings on The News Quiz, and her voice is regularly imitated by Jan Ravens on the radio version of the BBC comedy sketch show Dead Ringers, enunciating phrases, laced with doubles entendres, that one wouldn't expect of the real Charlotte, often in the style of the Shipping Forecast. Charlotte Green may refer to: Charlotte Green, an American fencer Charlotte Green, a British radio announcer Category: ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity, is BBC Radio 4s long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, which is now broadcast from 6am to 9am from Monday to Friday and from 7am to 9am on Saturdays. ... PM is an early evening (PM at five PM) news analysis, politics and current affairs programme on BBC Radio 4. ... The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ... Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958 in Bebington, Wirral) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. ... Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two. ... A double entendre is a figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways. ... The Shipping Forecast is a four-times-daily BBC radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. ...

She attended the University of Kent, gaining a first-class degree in English and American Literature, before joining the BBC. Affiliations University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities European University Association Website http://www. ...

She was voted the "Most Attractive Female Voice on National Radio" in a poll conducted by the BBC's Radio Times publication [1], and is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. From 29 October 2005, she joined Chris Evans' Saturday afternoon show on Radio 2 to read out the phone numbers and general announcements, purely for the contentment of the male listenership of his show. More seriously, Green has acknowledged the reliance many lonely listeners place in her^[1] Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chris Evans (born April 1, 1966, in Warrington, England) is an English celebrity. ...

Notes

1. ^ But I know that voice from somewhere:interview with Simon Elmes in The Daily Telegraph(Issue no 47,376)

• BBC site about Charlotte Green, with photo
• Charlotte Green at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlotte Green, Jack Tuat and the Whale