#OnThisDay 1984: British Telecom was replacing the voice of the speaking clock. Sixty Minutes looked at the history of the system. Precisely... | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1957: The Post Office's speaking clock turned 25. BBC News spoke with Miss Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the clock. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1936: The speaking clock was introduced in the UK. Ethel Jane Cain, the voice of the clock, was interviewed 21 years later. Precisely. | BBC Archive

1. The question works because it pierces the body’s clock. When you ask “When was the first time you had to be the adult in the room?”, some reply with calm closure, others with tense timelessness. You hear the difference in grammar: past vs endless present. That single switch exposes who still fights old chaos every time pressure rises. 2. CIA trainers spotted it first while scanning stress patterns. Early caretakers—kids who managed adults—run well under threat but jam in teamwork, unable to h

“At the third stroke it will be 9.59 and 20 seconds.” The battle to be the new voice of the speaking clock happened #OnThisDay 1984 on Breakfast. Brian Cobby, the only man, took the crown. | BBC Archive

"You'd wanna hear me speaking French, very attractive!" 😂 Mrs. Brown's Boys stars Danny O’Carroll & Paddy Houlihan on getting recognised by people from all over the world, having the show dubbed in different languages and it airing in countries like Czech Republic and Romania 🌏 #SixVMTV | The Six O'Clock Show