'Mind the Gap' announcer Phil Sayer dies from cancer

The man who voiced the “Mind the Gap” announcements on the London Underground has died.

Phil Sayer, 62, whose voice can be heard around the capital's Tube system and on automated PA systems at railway stations across the country, died from cancer on Thursday.

A former radio presenter, Mr Sayer presented a daily BBC radio show in the 1980s and later set up a voice-artist company with his wife Elinor Hamilton.

Mr Sayer retired from voicing in April after a sudden decline in health.

In a Facebook tribute, Ms Hamilton said: “Phil Sayer – voice of reason, radio, and railways. A dearly loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.

“We are sorry to announce that this service terminates here.”