The following year, Dedicoat began working as the show's announcer. He also takes part in the BBC's telethons, such as Children in Need, announcing the totals at certain intervals. Dedicoat voices previews and the voice-overs in Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One. In 2005, he became the announcer for Dancing with the Stars, the American version of Strictly Come Dancing, which broadcasts annually (previously semi-annually) on Disney+ (ABC in 2005–2021). Since 2009, he has been the voice-over for the CBBC show Copycats. In the late 1980s and 1990s, he was a regular voiceover artist for trailers on BBC Television. Controversy In 2015, a recording of Dedicoat was obtained by The Sun newspaper, in which he allegedly claimed that the BBC allowed a "drug peddler" to deliver Class A substances to the desks of staff. He subsequently apologised and retracted his comments. Other work Dedicoat is also an after dinner speaker. Personal life Dedicoat is the co-owner of multiple examples of the AEC Routemaster (the best-known London red bus) with fellow broadcasters Charles Nove, Ken Bruce and Steve Madden. He is Patron of the Hospital Broadcasting Association, and has taken part in the National Hospital Radio Awards, both as the voiceover and in person. In addition, Dedicoat is the President of Hospital Radio Bedside, a hospital radio station broadcasting to hospitals in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Wimborne in the UK. Dedicoat lives in Harrow on the Hill, London. References External links BBC Radio 2 biography BBC Radio News Biography 1954 births Living people Alumni of the University of Birmingham English television presenters People educated at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys People from Bromsgrove District Radio and television announcers BBC Radio 2 presenters