I’m sorry to report that Michael Angelis, the narrator of Thomas & Friends from 1991-2012, has passed away aged 68;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-michael-angelis-dead-thomas-22114357
I might include a little tribute to him in my Series 3 preservation.
Oh, no. Well, I’m sure every Thomas fan will miss him. Myself included.
He was great. I will always prefer Ringo as narrator as that was who I grew up with coupled with Series 1 and 2 being my favourites, but Angelis also did an amazing job and did it for so long. In many ways he was better than Ringo as I felt his narrations were more lively and he put more enthusiasm into the role and the voices of each of the characters.
For my tribute to him in my Series 3 VHS preservation, I’m thinking of putting it toward the beginning just before this screen;
I initially thought about placing it at the end so as not to alter how the original VHS tapes play out but then I thought it would seem redundant doing it like that. Therefore I think placing it just before the “Time for Trouble” title card would be best and have it fade in/out in a similar manner.
I’d love to do the text in the exact same font so if anyone could please confirm what font that is I would appreciate it.
Sources differ regarding his year of birth. Some say he was born in 1944 and others say 1952.