I'm assuming the pending is for final validation (but Andy will know...)
The earliest samples released were CC-BY, which seems to be the most likely answer:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Robinson_-_Desert_Island_Discs_...
A.
On 19 January 2014 15:45, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 18 January 2014 11:29, Andy Mabbett andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
The "Speakerthon" event is in progress at New Broadcasting House in London: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:BBC_voice_project We've already added sound files to the (English) Wikipedia articles on Tim Berners-Lee, Agnetha Fältskog, Stanley Johnson and Adrian Lester, with many more uploaded and awaiting templating: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:BBC_voice_samples Volunteers are beavering away, finding more sound clips to upload.
Fantastic work, well done!
What licence will they be released under? (I see they're on Commons with status "OTRS pending" ...)
- d.
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