#clog

In the UK, when you text a fixed line phone, such as one in a home, from a mobile the text message is turned into a voice message read by a robot.

Until today (January the 7th 2007), in aid of the housing charity Shelter, Tom Baker has been providing the voice for this robot, and thus the voice of all mobile to landline SMS messages within the UK.

This has led to people all over the place texting landlines so that their friends answer the phone to hear the familiar voice of Baker, who is currently the narrator of the hugely popular Little Britain, and formerly played the role of Doctor Who, say something like “Hello, this is the Doctor, it is imperative that you put the kettle on immediately!”

This website uses this feature to hilarious ends, the best bits being the jokes section and bakaraoke – where you can hear the man himself “sing”.

In fact, BT have collaborated with the site to produce a charity single [free preview available] of “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks. It may make tea or coffee come out your nose (if you are drinking such a drink when you listen to it).