The 'Mind the Gap' Announcement
Charlie Dimmock must find any trips she makes on the London
Underground a source of real pleasure, thanks to her fascination with
the quirky, uniquely English ‘Mind the Gap’ announcement. She had no
hesitation in nominating it as her icon.
“England is probably the
only country in the world that uses [the announcement] – combined with
the notice on the platform. On the underground the old announcement
featured the fierce voice of Peter Lodge and could not be
misunderstood. The recording begins with a middle C
‘bong’ followed by three ‘mind the gaps’, a pause and then
one more repetition and the warning ‘stand clear of the doors,
please’.”
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Charlie Dimmock
TV presenter, gardening expert, writer
Charlie Dimmock was first discovered by TV producer John Thornicroft when she built a pond for the Meridian TV series ‘Grassroots’. Five years later, he made her part of BBC TV’s 'Ground Force' team. Still a key player in 'Ground Force', she became a star in her own right with her own series ‘Charlie’s Garden Army’.
