accents
The myth of the ‘trustworthy’ Scottish accent
There was once a belief that for TV and radio commercials, a Scottish voice was more ‘trustworthy’. This was particularly…
A political history of The Clangers
Dropping the Clangers The Clangers made a comeback on BBC television. Some Clanger facts: — The actors doing the voices…
The lost talk of old Noo Yawk
New York ‘Gimme a BLT on rye and hold da mayo’ is a great Noo Yawk sound. So is boid…
