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===Since 1985=== In 1985 Bron was selected, for her authoritative tone, to become "the voice of [[British Telecom|BT]]" and can still be heard on various British telephone [[intercept message|error messages]] such as "The number you have dialled has not been recognised, please check and try again".<ref name=SunTime10 >{{Cite news|title=Eleanor Bron, the accidental actress|first=Alan|last=Franks|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7137166.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601030813/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article7137166.ece|archive-date=1 June 2010|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=27 May 2010|location=London, UK|access-date=28 November 2010}}</ref>{{failed verification|"...also been the voice of BT in its 1980s announcements." is all it says.|date=February 2018}} In 1998, Bron appeared as Frau Luther in episode 2 "Stuckart" of the [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation of ''[[Fatherland (novel)|Fatherland]]'', a novel by [[Robert Harris (novelist)|Robert Harris]]. In 2001 and 2002, she appeared in the [[BBC]] radio comedy sketch show ''The Right Time'', along with [[Graeme Garden]], [[Paula Wilcox]], [[Clive Swift]], and [[Neil Innes]]. Another notable radio appearance was in ''[[The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' in the 2002 episode "The Madness of Colonel Warburton". In 2001 she played the great-grandmother in the seven-part [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] series ''[[Gypsy Girl (Television series)|Gypsy Girl]]'', based on books by [[Elizabeth Arnold (children's writer)|Elizabeth Arnold]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277483/ |title=Gypsy Girl (TV Series 2001) |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=28 June 2011 }}</ref> In 2006, she narrated the [[BBC Radio 4]] [[1966 and All That (radio)|adaptation]] of the [[Craig Brown (satirist)|Craig Brown]] book ''1966 and All That''. Her other voice work includes a recorded tour of [[Sir John Soane's Museum]] in London, England.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soane.org/your_visit/audio_tours/general_tours/the_junior_tour|title=Sir John Soane's Museum: Audio Tours|year=2010 |publisher=Sir John Soane's Museum|access-date=28 November 2010 }}</ref> In April 2010, Bron, along with [[Ian McKellen]] and [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]], appeared in a series of TV advertisements to support [[Age UK]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/watch-our-new-tv-advert/eleanor-bron-tv-advert|title=Eleanor Bron TV advert|year=2010|publisher=[[Age UK]]|access-date=4 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720033837/http://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/watch-our-new-tv-advert/eleanor-bron-tv-advert|archive-date=20 July 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> the charity recently formed from the merger of [[Age Concern]] and [[Help the Aged]]. All three actors gave their time free of charge. In June 2010, she guest-starred in ''[[Foyle's War]]'' in the episode "[[Foyle's_War (series 6)#"The Russian House"|The Russian House]]". She appeared in the long-running British TV series ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' as Lady Isobel DeQuetteville in the episode "The Dark Rider", first aired on ITV1 on 1 February 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bestbritishtv.com/?p=2489 |title=ITV Review: Midsomer Murders – The Dark Rider |year=2012 |work=Bestbritishtv.com |access-date=5 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045318/http://www.bestbritishtv.com/?p=2489 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In 2019 she appeared as Maxine in "The Miniature Murders." On 25 December 2013, Bron appeared on [[BBC One]] in ''[[The Tractate Middoth (2013 film)|The Tractate Middoth]]'', an adaptation of the [[M.R. James]] ghost story ''[[The Tractate Middoth]]''. On 25 July 2014, she joined the cast of radio soap ''[[The Archers]]'', playing the part of Carol Tregorran.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thearchers/posts/Eleanor-Bron-joins-The-Archers-as-Carol-Tregorran|title=Eleanor Bron joins The Archers as Carol Tregorran|year=2014|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref> In November–December 2019, Bron read Salley Vickers's ''Grandmothers''<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Vickers | first1 = Salley | title = Grandmothers | location = UK | publisher = Penguin Random House | date = 2019 | isbn = 978-0-241-37141-1 }}</ref> in 10 parts on BBC Radio 4.<ref>{{cite web | title = Grandmothers. Episode 1 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000blwk | access-date = 7 December 2019}}</ref>
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