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Hello, whenever I get on a train, I instantly fall asleep.

So I'm not totally aware of how many announcements there are on the Tanoi.

That's the transport secretary, Grant Shaps, thinks there are too many.

And so he is going to reduce the number of announcements that you get on the train.

Must try and stay awake for at least one train journey ever.

But we can talk about this whole area of communicating with the public over the Tanoi.

With a voice you may recognise, it's Emma Clark, who's a voice over artist,

who also does some of the announcements on the London Underground.

Hello, Emma.

Hello, thank you very much for having me.

So what's your view about what's the right amount of announcements?

Well, I mean, it's curious Adam, because you know, the function of announcements on public transport

are to convey important information, important messages to keep people safe

to prevent terrorist attacks, to impart important public health messages

and of course to reduce lost property.

So I'm intrigued to know which of these priorities the government wants to downgrade.

Do you ever record an announcement and think, guys, this might be a little bit kind of extraneous.

You don't really need this one.

Well, no, because they're all important, aren't they?

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