Who was the pre-recorded woman who was "the voice of BT landlines" for decades (and still is)?

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E.g., when you rang 1471, who was the woman whose voice was used to read the last number back to you? Or if you dialled an unknown number she said "the number you have dialled has not been recognized." Who was she? I don't think the recordings have ever been updated for decades. Here she is in action: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3AKqRWRecg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3AKqRWRecg)

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I think it is Eleanor Bron. According to google and the Wiki page, she was selected to be the voice of BT in 1985 and I assume it hasn't changed because they only usually change the voice when the person who done the original recordings pass away.

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