The News will Never be the Same

It seems that Radio 4 listeners will be soon hearing less of two of its most distinctive announcers Brian Perkins and Peter Donaldson are leaving. While I'm pleased as a North Westerener that the BBC is sounding less plumy, I paradoxically also feel presenters like Perkins and Donaldson give Radio 4 a nice distinctive sound making it stand out from the commercial crowd.