Film
Talking Proper
1985 · 40m · Documentary
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Overview
Accents and dialects provoke strong prejudices and reactions. In a film that examines why this should be, broadcaster Janet Street -Porter, Scottish announcer Susan Rae and actor Peter Bowles are among those who have suffered because of the way they speak. Meet the Queen's English Society, which keeps a candle burning for the purity of the spoken word, and the Devon Dialect Society, which has very different ideas about how vowels should sound. Eavesdrop on an elocution class, hear from Scottish schoolchildren whose accents might affect their job prospects, and go behind the scenes at the BBC Pronunciation Unit and the northern auditions for the Speaking Clock. See how fashions have changed over the years, and how trends are likely to develop in the future as we enter a world of talking robots and computers....
Cast
Peter Bowles
Self
John Germon
Self
A.C. Gimson
Self
Brian Glover
Self
John Honey
Self
Ross McMillan
Self
Mabel Poulton
Self
Susan Rae
Self
Peter Scott-Morgan
Self
Janet Street-Porter
Self
Peter Trudgill
Self
Crew
- Judi ConnorDirector
Details
- Release date
- January 17, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
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