Accents

The Verb. Joelle Taylor, Anthony Joseph, Luke Wright, Accents. Audio, 42 minutes
Ian McMillan is joined by Joelle Taylor, Anthony Joseph, Luke Wright and Rob Drummond.
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BBC Radio 4
Available until Tue 17:54
UK's hierarchy of accents: 'I thought mine made me sound stupid'
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UK
Posted
20 January
The Traitors: Is a Welsh accent really more trustworthy?
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Wales
Posted
4 January
Could a Welsh accent help win the Traitors? Video, 00:01:03
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Wales
Posted
3 January
Can you tell North East accents apart?
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England
Posted
2 November 2024
Kaos star's joy at using Welsh accent in Netflix show
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Wales
Posted
14 October 2024
Is commuting changing Welsh accents?
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Wales
Posted
2 October 2024
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AntiSocial. A history of Received Pronunciation. Audio, 7 minutes
How did Received Pronunciation come about?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
AntiSocial. Accent and class. Audio, 53 minutes
Is it classist to stop Geordies using the term of endearment 'pet'?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Outdated phrases surviving in North East - lecturer
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Wear
Posted
26 July 2024
1976: Cockney Accents. Video, 00:11:17
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BBC
Posted
20 June 2024
1976: Unpacking Liverpool's Scouse accent. Video, 00:06:51
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BBC
Posted
3 June 2024
Police feared 'Brummie' accent bias in call bot
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Technology
Posted
7 March 2024
Neighbour disgusted by anti-English abuse note
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Wales
Posted
12 January 2024
Big Little Questions. Anna Asks... Audio, 14 minutes
Anna’s insulting question sends Amy and Chris on a quest to explore the world of accents.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: How and why we talk. Audio, 45 minutes
John Gallagher hears about tongue shapes, accent prejudice and the importance of gossip
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Do you need to be from London to be a cockney?
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London
Posted
27 April 2023
US cancer patient got 'uncontrollable' Irish accent
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US & Canada
Posted
17 February 2023
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Language Loss and revival. Audio, 44 minutes
John Gallagher is joined by Gwenno, who writes and sings in Cornish, and others
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Sideways. 43. Do I really sound like that? Audio, 29 minutes
Matthew Syed explores how our accents become part of our identity.
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BBC Radio 4
Unavailable
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Language, the Victorians and Us. Audio, 45 minutes
From Lancashire dialect protest poetry to Hardy's Dorset vowels. John Gallagher hosts.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Do you need to change your accent to get a top job? Video, 00:01:57
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UK
Posted
5 December 2022
5 Minutes On. Should I make my accent posh? Audio, 6 minutes
Amol Rajan investigates How to Crack the Class Ceiling for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer
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BBC News
Available for over a year
One in four have accents mocked at work - survey
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UK
Posted
3 November 2022