{"id":17524,"date":"2022-06-27T11:19:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1669208"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:43:10","slug":"blind-date-voiceover-artist-graham-skidmore-dies-aged-90","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/blind-date-voiceover-artist-graham-skidmore-dies-aged-90\/","title":{"rendered":"Blind Date voiceover artist Graham Skidmore dies, aged 90"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 27 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Blind Date voiceover artist Graham Skidmore died last year at the age of 90, with the news only just breaking.<\/p>\n

Skidmore\u2019s instantly recognisable voice set the tone for the original iteration of the classic dating show hosted by Cilla Black, on which he was affectionately referred to as \u2018Our Graham\u2019.<\/p>\n

He died on 27th December 2021, and his family have since paid tribute; his son Neil told The Sun<\/a>: \u201cHe might not have wanted to be seen on screen, but he had a celebrity voice \u2013 a known voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe loved it. I do event organising and had a show in London and got Dad to do the voice over. People recognised him straight away.\u201d<\/p>

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Skidmore was also known for his voiceover work on Vic and Bob\u2019s Shooting Stars in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

Skidmore\u2019s daughter Catherine added: \u201cHe was a marvellous man. He looked after people and made sure other people were taken care of.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very modest. He was not a theatrical \u2018look at me\u2019 person. He never really wanted his face to be seen [and] that\u2019s why he liked doing the voice overs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Blind Date beat Love Island<\/a>\u00a0to be voted the best dating show of all time<\/a> in RadioTimes.com<\/a>\u2018s exclusive poll.<\/p>\n

The classic series, which was hosted by Black from 1985 until 2003 before being rebooted with Paul O\u2019Grady in 2017, saw singletons choose between three potential love matches by asking them questions \u2013 however, they were unable to see what they looked like until the end.<\/p>\n

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Love Island and Blind Date made it to the final of the Ultimate Dating Show competition \u2013\u00a0but Blind Date came out on top<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Blind Date also featured now-celebrities like Amanda Holden, Ed Byrne and Jenni Falconer as contestants.<\/p>\n

A total of 64 per cent of voters picked Blind Date as the ultimate dating show in the final, with ITV2\u2019s Love Island coming in second place with 36 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n

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