John Sachs (born 3 May 1957) is a British commentator, television presenter and voiceover artist. He narrated the original series of ''

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'', and was a longtime DJ on London's radio station

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. Sachs spent 12 years on Capital FM, where he won Variety Club ILR Presenter of the Year and Silver at the World Radio awards in

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. He has also worked at Jazz FM,

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, and Y100 in

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, United States. His television credits include ''Gladiators'', '' 4 Square'', '' Take Your Pick!'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has worked on a variety of television and radio adverts. He was also a presenter on Swansea Sound in

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, Wales. Sachs founded Talking Heads Productions in 1993, making television and radio commercials. He has been the voice of Buena Vista Home Entertainment UK – voicing most of the previews from the company until the early 2000s, along with HIT Entertainment from 1997 to early 2000. Sachs became an executive producer of the television production company Eclipse Films in early 2011. Along with his brother William, John is the adopted son of ''

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'' actor

Andrew Sachs Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waite ...

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/ref> He also has a half-sister Kate. In 2020, he became the voiceover for ''

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'' on ITV.

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External links

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John Sachs Official Website
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