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The woman whose voice can be heard across the Underground has been axed after recording a series of spoof messages revealing what she really thought of Tube travellers.
Emma Clarke, the voice of the Underground who has been advising people to ‘Mind the Gap’ since 1999, recorded a series of spoof messages in her trademark soft and clear style.
The professional voiceover artist lets rip at the type of people she thinks sum up the misery of Tube travel.
But now the parent company of the Tube, TfL, has made an announcement of its own, calling Ms Clarke ‘silly’ and cutting future contracts with her.

Read more and listen to the spoof announcements.
Amazing how the character of a space and place can be defined by a voice.