Soundbytes are all around us in the modern world. The soundbyte is a great way of capturing an important message easily. Hence soundbytes are the mainstay of the modern media and politician. Here are a selection of recent soundbytes:
Soundbyte 1
| Soundbyte: | I have decided to resign from the shadow cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family.
I have found it difficult to cope with these personal issues in my private life whilst carrying out an important frontbench role. |
| Said by: | Alan Johnson |
| About: | Himself |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | The now former Shadow Chancellor on quitting his role, following many recent gaffes made... |
| Date: | Thu, Jan 20th 2011 |
Soundbyte 2
| Soundbyte: | It's going to be heart-wrenching to see the devastation. My mind and heart have been there, I haven't really been thinking about the cricket too much to be honest. It's going to be nice to get up there and feel like I can actually help out in some way. |
| Said by: | Shane Watson |
| Topic: | Australian Floods |
| Said What?: | The Aussie batsman who's been pretty much their only in-form player against England speaks about the floods in Queensland... |
| Date: | Mon, Jan 17th 2011 |
Soundbyte 3
| Soundbyte: | I have found the last few months some of the most challenging of my career. I am very sad not to have been able to put my stamp on the squad, to be given the time to bring new players into the club in this transfer window and to have been able to be part of the rebuilding process at Liverpool. |
| Said by: | Roy Hodgson |
| About: | Liverpool football club |
| Topic: | Sport |
| Said What?: | Roy Hodgson on being sacked as manager of Liverpool after their disappointing season to date under his leadership... |
| Date: | Sat, Jan 8th 2011 |
Soundbyte 4
| Soundbyte: | Shane Watson has suggested England were lucky to bowl on a green-top early on the first day, and lucky to bowl on a dry, abrasive pitch second time round, but that is nonsense. The gulf between the bowling attacks is colossal. |
| Said by: | Jonathan Agnew |
| About: | England and Australia |
| Topic: | The Ashes |
| Said What?: | BBC cricket correspondent Agnew notes how much stronger the England bowling attack is than the Australian one as England retain the Ashes... |
| Date: | Wed, Dec 29th 2010 |
Soundbyte 5
| Soundbyte: | What we are doing is giving universities the opportunity to maintain high standards by charging better off graduates later in life more than they are at the moment.
Obviously I have a duty as a minister to vote for my own policy - and that is what will happen. |
| Said by: | Vince Cable |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | The Business Secretary re-assures people that he will actually vote in favour of his own policy... |
| Date: | Sun, Dec 5th 2010 |
Soundbyte 6
| Soundbyte: | The manner in which the chairman chose to do this demonstrates a loss of trust and confidence in me and leaves me with no respect for him. I have today resigned from Glamorgan County Cricket Club with immediate effect. I have done so because Glamorgan have effectively dismissed me by removing the captaincy from me, recruiting a new post above Matthew Maynard and me, recruiting a new overseas player and captain in Alviro Petersen. |
| Said by: | Jamie Dalrymple |
| Topic: | Glamorgan Cricket |
| Said What?: | All change at Glamorgan county cricket club as President Peter Walker, Matthew Maynard and now Dalrymple have all gone in quick succession... |
| Date: | Thu, Nov 18th 2010 |
Soundbyte 7
| Soundbyte: | I think he's a very cute, worldly lad for how young he is. He had no problem with relating to the older players. With Wayne, everyone's the same. He'd talk to David Beckham the same as he'd talk to a new player coming into the squad who plays for Stoke or Bolton. That's the beauty of him, I think, as a person. |
| Said by: | Frank Lampard |
| About: | Wayne Rooney |
| Topic: | Football |
| Said What?: | Frank Lampard describing Wayne Rooney on the BBC sport website... |
| Date: | Mon, Nov 8th 2010 |
Soundbyte 8
| Soundbyte: | Citizenship is not a transaction in which you put your taxes in and get your services out... it is a relationship, you're part of something bigger than yourself, it matters what you think and you feel and you do.
So to get out of the mess that we're in, changing the government is not enough, we need to think about ourselves and our role in society. Your country needs you! |
| Said by: | David Cameron |
| About: | Everybody |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | The PM uses the famous 'Your country needs you' line during his leader's speech at the Tory party conference in Birmingham... |
| Date: | Thu, Oct 7th 2010 |
Soundbyte 9
| Soundbyte: | I think these labels don't help, that's not the way I would see my leadership. It's not about some lurch to the left, absolutely not. |
| Said by: | Ed Miliband |
| Topic: | Labour Party Leadership |
| Said What?: | The new Labour party leader who has been called 'Red Ed' says he won't lurch the party to the left... |
| Date: | Sun, Sep 26th 2010 |
Soundbyte 10
| Soundbyte: | Was he difficult, at times maddening? Yes. But he was also strong, capable and brilliant, and those were qualities for which I never lost respect.
When it's said that I should have sacked him, or demoted him, this takes no account of the fact that had I done so, the party and the government would have been severely and immediately destabilised and his ascent to the office of prime minister would probably have been even faster
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| Said by: | Tony Blair |
| About: | Gordon Brown |
| Topic: | His Memoirs |
| Said What?: | Tony Blair on the Prime Minister who came next, Gordon Brown... |
| Date: | Wed, Sep 1st 2010 |
Soundbyte 11
| Soundbyte: | The health secretary's statement will stun people across the NHS.
It is yet more evidence that Andrew Lansley is on a vindictive mission to break up the NHS, ruthlessly dismantling services before alternatives are in place. |
| Said by: | Andy Burnham |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | The Labour shadow health secretary on reports the government is to replace the NHS Direct helpline with a more cost effective option... |
| Date: | Sat, Aug 28th 2010 |
Soundbyte 12
| Soundbyte: | Mr Blair's generosity is much appreciated and will help us to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of hundreds of injured personnel |
| Said by: | Chris Simpkins |
| About: | Tony Blair |
| Topic: | |
| Said What?: | The director general of the Royal British Legion responds to news that Tony Blair will donate the advance and royalties for his memoirs to a sports centre for injured soldiers... |
| Date: | Mon, Aug 16th 2010 |
Soundbyte 13
| Soundbyte: | I watch the show at home every night on my sofa and can't believe I'm now swapping it for The One Show sofa. It is the break I have only ever dreamed of and can't believe I'm getting to work with Jason Manford who I think is just fantastic - it truly is the icing on the cake. |
| Said by: | Alex Jones |
| Topic: | The One Show |
| Said What?: | Unknown TV presenter Alex Jones (Christine Bleakley doppelganger) talks about getting the gig of being the new One Show presenter. The honour indeed... |
| Date: | Mon, Jul 26th 2010 |
Soundbyte 14
| Soundbyte: | It was a battle for me to keep calm round this course. That was the biggest goal for me, to keep calm. I'm glad I had eight shots on 18! I think I cramped up a bit with the putter on 18 as well. |
| Said by: | Louis Oosthuizen |
| Topic: | Golf - The Open |
| Said What?: | The relatively unheard of South African golfer on winning the Open golf tournament by a comfortable margin... |
| Date: | Sun, Jul 18th 2010 |
Soundbyte 15
| Soundbyte: | I'm terribly, terribly embarrassed. I apologise unreservedly and I don't plan to drink again at Westminster. |
| Said by: | Mark Reckless |
| About: | Himself |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | You couldn't make it up - a new MP whose name is 'Reckless'on being 'too drunk to vote' in Parliament... |
| Date: | Sun, Jul 11th 2010 |
Soundbyte 16
| Soundbyte: | I thought England were abysmal against Algeria and they were four levels below that today. Germany made England look like a very, very, very poor side. I would say one thing - it didn't matter what system England had played today, they played so badly they would have been beaten in any formation. |
| Said by: | Alan Hansen |
| About: | England |
| Topic: | World Cup |
| Said What?: | Alan Hansen sums up how badly England played in their hammering by Germany that sent them out of the 2010 World Cup before the quarter finals... |
| Date: | Sun, Jun 27th 2010 |
Soundbyte 17
| Soundbyte: | When you speak you have to speak privately,
This is the big mistake - a very big mistake. It's not revolution. It's the mistake of another player - no more. |
| Said by: | Fabio Capello |
| About: | John Terry |
| Topic: | Football |
| Said What?: | Capello says the ex-captain made a big mistake when saying there would be discussions about problems in the England camp... |
| Date: | Mon, Jun 21st 2010 |
Soundbyte 18
| Soundbyte: | I will fight every day for the principles which underpin our party: fairness, freedom, openness, equality, stewardship of our environment and standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
I will work tirelessly with Nick Clegg and all other Liberal Democrats to help liberal democracy blossom and flourish throughout the land. |
| Said by: | Simon Hughes |
| Topic: | Liberal Democrat Deputy Leadership |
| Said What?: | ... on being elected Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats after Vince Cable recently stepped down from the role... |
| Date: | Thu, Jun 10th 2010 |
Soundbyte 19
| Soundbyte: | To put this into perspective, on a personal level, one of my happiest memories as a kid was my dad coming back with a TV set and watching the one programme in colour.
So standing here tonight getting this award for making TV shows is the happiest feeling of my life. |
| Said by: | Simon Cowell |
| Topic: | BAFTAs |
| Said What?: | The talent show judge on winning a 'special BAFTA' at the award ceremony... |
| Date: | Mon, Jun 7th 2010 |
Soundbyte 20
| Soundbyte: | No-one went into politics to seek to deliver cuts but we all know as a country it is necessary. It is going to be painful and controversial... If we don't bring sense to the public finances, we can't do any of the good things that we want to do. |
| Said by: | Nick Clegg |
| Topic: | Politics |
| Said What?: | The Deputy Leader on the imminent cuts... |
| Date: | Sun, May 23rd 2010 |
Soundbyte 21
| Soundbyte: | This will not be a sustainable coalition, we will be at the mercy of tiny parties that simply want to protect their nations from the cuts. This can't work.
Above all what we need as a country is a period of stability. This rainbow alliance with Alex Salmond and 'Uncle Tom Cobley and all' cannot hold together. |
| Said by: | Diane Abbott |
| Topic: | Potential Labour/LibDem Et Al Coalition |
| Said What?: | ... commenting on the news that there may now be a pact between everyone-but-the-Conservatives to attempt to govern the country... |
| Date: | Mon, May 10th 2010 |
Soundbyte 22
| Soundbyte: | I want to make a big, open and comprehensive offer to the Liberal Democrats. I want us to work together in tackling our country's big and urgent problems - the debt crisis, our deep social problems and our broken political system... I think we have a strong basis for a strong government. Inevitably the negotiations we're about to start will involve compromise. That is what working together in the national interest means. |
| Said by: | David Cameron |
| Topic: | General Election 2010 |
| Said What?: | David Cameron will discuss some form of coalition or working agreement with the Lib Dems... meanwhile Gordon Brown remains Prime Minister |
| Date: | Fri, May 7th 2010 |
Soundbyte 23
| Soundbyte: | That was a disaster - they should never have put me with that woman. Whose idea was that? She's just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used to be Labour. I mean it's just ridiculous. I don't know why Sue brought her up towards me. |
| Said by: | Gordon Brown |
| About: | Himself |
| Topic: | Himself |
| Said What?: | Gordon Brown commits sin number one of an election campaign - getting caught on record insulting a member of the public, in this case Gillian Duffy... |
| Date: | Wed, Apr 28th 2010 |
Soundbyte 24
| Soundbyte: | The chance to front ITV's football coverage and GMTV would have proved an irresistible opportunity at the best of times.
But, coming as it did at an an awkward period for me at the BBC, it made the decision not quite as hard as it might have been. |
| Said by: | Adrian Chiles |
| Topic: | Television |
| Said What?: | Ex-BBC presenter Adrian Chiles on leaving the Beeb for ITV. We'd love to say we'll miss you Adrian, but we won't... |
| Date: | Mon, Apr 19th 2010 |
Soundbyte 25
| Soundbyte: | It is the most disappointing defeat of the season and the way we conceded, it was also the most disappointing. It is difficult to understand and accept, perhaps the players felt too much comfort but in football you must stay focused for 90 minutes and we were punished. We made mistakes and they took advantage, they were sharper in the final part of the game. |
| Said by: | Arsene Wenger |
| Topic: | Football |
| Said What?: | The Arsenal boss speaking after losing to Wigan having been 2 - 0 up, effectively ending their Premiership title challenge... |
| Date: | Sun, Apr 18th 2010 |
Soundbyte 26
| Soundbyte: | Bad moment of the week was the announcement today that my three Labour colleagues in court for allegations of fiddling their expenses are going to get legal aid... the public are going to be very upset.
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| Said by: | Diane Abbott |
| About: | MP\'s and their expenses |
| Topic: | Election 2010 |
| Said What?: | Speaking on This Week about the news that the aforementioned have been granted legal aid to cover their fees... |
| Date: | Tue, Apr 13th 2010 |
Soundbyte 27
| Soundbyte: | I can't wait to get out... because the whole place has changed quite dramatically. I think it's a shame that the people running it are always trying to second guess what the newspapers will say about them - and whatever the next government we wind up with will say about them. The experience of being there isn't quite the place it was. And it's a terrible, terrible shame. |
| Said by: | Jonathan Ross |
| About: | BBC |
| Topic: | Leaving The BBC |
| Said What?: | There's gratitude for you - the insanely overpaid Ross can't wait to leave the BBC... |
| Date: | Sat, Apr 10th 2010 |
Soundbyte 28
| Soundbyte: | It's the most important general election for a generation. It comes down to this. You don't have to put up with another five years of Gordon Brown. |
| Said by: | David Cameron |
| Topic: | General Election 2010 |
| Said What?: | The Tory party leader tells the country they can finally choose whether they want Brown in charge or not... |
| Date: | Thu, Apr 8th 2010 |
Soundbyte 29
| Soundbyte: | They are young boys, who are rich boys. This is the problem. It is not only here. In Italy, in Germany, in Spain, in every country where football is so important it is the same problem. |
| Said by: | Fabio Capello |
| Topic: | Footballers |
| Said What?: | The England manager says that earning too much money causes problems for footballers... |
| Date: | Wed, Mar 3rd 2010 |
Soundbyte 30
| Soundbyte: | Sir Alex will always be a father figure to me. No matter what has been said in the past, whether good or bad, I only remember the good times. He was the man who gave me my chance to play for the club I had always dreamed of playing for. For me, they were only good times. Sir Alex is respected throughout football all around the world. Clubs move forwards and it was my time to leave Manchester United in 2003, and I moved on. |
| Said by: | David Beckham |
| About: | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| Topic: | Champions League Football |
| Said What?: | David Beckham speaks about his former manager before playing for AC Milan vs Man Utd in the Champions League... |
| Date: | Tue, Feb 16th 2010 |
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