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Graham George Skidmore (22 September 1931 – 27 December 2021) [1] [2] was a British voice artist and game show announcer, best known for providing the voice-over for the television dating gameshow Blind Date on ITV from 1985 until 2002, in which host Cilla Black referred to him as "Our Graham".
Blind Date is a British dating game show first produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter [1] but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who already hosted the LWT series Surprise Surprise. Blind Date originally ran on Saturday nights from 30 November 1985 to 31 May 2003 on ITV.
The voiceover artist was well known to fans of Blind Date and Shooting Stars not by his face, but for his rich speaking voice. Blind Date's 'Our Graham' voiceover star dies aged 90 Skip to main ...
A blind date is arranged by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind date may have never met or seen each other, hence the phrase "blind date". Therefore, it is the responsibility of the acquaintance who arranges the date to ensure that they are a good match.
Blind Date is a British dating game show first produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter [ 1 ] but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black , who already hosted the LWT series, Surprise Surprise .
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On 4 April 2017, Sykes was confirmed as the new voice of Blind Date, taking over the role most famously held by Graham Skidmore in the original series. The show is broadcast on Saturday nights on Channel 5. [17] In 2017, Sykes appeared on a "celebrity" charity edition of TV quiz show, The Chase. [18]
He was also the announcer – replacing Graham Skidmore on the final series of the British version of Blind Date, starring Cilla Black. [1] Sandhu has DJ'd in many London venues, including Chinawhite, Movida, Café de Paris, Paper, Kensington Roof Gardens and the Shadow Lounge. His DJ sets include funky house and rhythm and blues.