Chris Aldridge is a continuity announcer and newsreader for BBC Radio 4.
He joined the BBC in 1985, working in the production and archiving departments of Radio 3.
He spent 2002 training new staff; then returned to the station as a senior announcer alongside Harriet Cass, taking over from Peter Donaldson.
[citation needed] On 8 September 2022, Aldridge announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II on BBC Radio.
He is married with two children; his hobbies include jogging, photography and playing the piano.