Claim: Big Brother 18 (UK) is narrated by a man.

Marcus Morgan Bentley -LRB- born 4 October 1967 -RRB- is a British actor , broadcaster and voice-over artist . Bentley is most famous for narrating the United Kingdom 's version of the Dutch reality television programme Big Brother since its inception in 2000 . He also did other continuity announcements for Channel 4 until he left in July 2011 to continue narrating the revived Big Brother on Channel 5 . Bentley 's voice-over work and Geordie accent has led to him becoming one of Britain 's most recognised voices .   Bentley has also appeared on stage and in The Bill and London 's Burning . Although he rarely makes public appearances , his public profile has been raised since Big Brothers revival on Channel 5 .