Mind the Gap

Use the following words to complete the text. MANY | NETWORK | UNKNOWN | ICONIC | WIDOW | MOST | PLATFORM | TUBE | VOICE | ACTOR | CONSTANTLY | PHRASE ‘Mind the gap’ – one of the most [blank_start]iconic[blank_end] phrases once heard on several London Underground tube stations is set to return to one [blank_start]tube[blank_end] station. Passengers standing at the platform at Embankment Underground station on the Northern line will once again be able to hear one of the [blank_start]most[blank_end] famous phrases in London. What ’s more, it will be the original voice of Peter Lodge, the man who recorded the classic [blank_start]phrase[blank_end] back in the 60s. “Mind the gap - Mind the gap - Mind the gap. Stand clear of the doors please” is a part of ‘old London’ that is still fondly remembered by [blank_start]many[blank_end] London commuters. It refers to the gap between the platform and the train. The phrase was introduced after it was deemed impractical for drivers to [blank_start]constantly[blank_end] repeat the same announcement. It is being reinstated so the announcer’s [blank_start]widow[blank_end] can continue to hear her late husband’s voice when she visits Embankment underground station. Lodge’s recordings were made in a recording studio in Bayswater. He had originally hired an [blank_start]actor[blank_end] to record the phrases but when the man demanded royalties he later re-recorded them himself. Over time they were gradually fazed out but for some [blank_start]unknown[blank_end] reason continued to be broadcast at Embankment till last year. Tube bosses recently received a letter from his widow saying that when her husband died she used to come to Embankment just to hear his [blank_start]voice[blank_end]. It was such a heart wrenching letter they decided to bring his voice back for her. Fantastic! Next time you go to London consider a visit to the [blank_start]platform[blank_end] of the Northern line at Embankment on London Underground’s tube [blank_start]network[blank_end] – just to hear ‘the voice’!