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BootinUp

(47,226 posts) Fri Oct 28, 2022, 09:32 AM Oct 2022

The BBC accent

Antonello Guerrera
@antoguerrera
This video is an absolute gem. ❤️🇬🇧

In 1967 John Reith, the first ever Director General of the BBC, spoke to Malcolm Muggeridge about the "BBC accent". - via
@BBCArchive

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The BBC accent (Original Post) BootinUp Oct 2022 OP

Radio announcers and newsreel narrators from the mid 20th century Thunderbeast Oct 2022 #1

Based on my time spent in the UK, regional accents are alive and well. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2022 #2

How very interesting - I LOVE stuff like this. 3catwoman3 Oct 2022 #3

Malcolm Muggeridge was alway an intriguing tv guest. Sneederbunk Oct 2022 #4

Thunderbeast

(3,432 posts)

1. Radio announcers and newsreel narrators from the mid 20th century

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Fri Oct 28, 2022, 09:53 AM

Oct 2022

all reported with the same intonation. It was mildly alarmist.

Listen to Rachael Maddow's "ULTRA". The voices from the archival radio news clips were not natural or conversational.

I wonder why?