In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Louisa Gummer joins Sam and Mark to talk about the different ways of saying hello at the start of a script, how documentary styles have changed and a leisurely stroll around Ealing!

Our VO question this week is all about the thing you love and the thing you loathe about voiceover as a job!

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Script 1

Hello, as part of Ealing’s “walking improvements” project, this audio guide will take you around Ealing town centre on foot, highlighting many aspects of the town’s history including a wide variety of architectural styles and historic sites. Take a walk into the past and enjoy the present. Ealing has a number of delightful cafes, boutiques and green spaces to discover.

The walk takes about one and a half hours at a leisurely pace.

So let’s start here - at Pitzhanger Manor.

Script 2

13:27 Apart from the dark bee drones intended for breeding, no other foreign drones can get into the Krauch Valley. The high mountains shield the valley in all directions. (13:35)

13:38 Back in Zurich. Until about twenty years ago, most beekeepers here traditionally kept dark bees, but now they are visibly being displaced by other overbred, non-native honey bees. Urban beekeeping is booming. The number of bee colonies is steadily increasing. And to increase their honey yield, beekeepers are turning to honeybee breeds that produce larger colonies. (14:05)

14:08 Just like Anna has done. She has made beekeeping her profession. (14:14)

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About our guest:

An award winning professional voiceover for over a decade, Louisa Gummer's voice can be heard on thousands of commercials and corporate videos around the world.

Born in Essex, her early childhood was spent moving around England & Wales a lot before finally settling in beautiful leafy Wiltshire.

She offers the unusual combination of being a trained actor, with a mathematics degree and a background in business.

Her voice also pops up in unusual places like MRI scanners, the cockpits of private planes and even on London's Northern Line.

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