Talking Proper

Talking Proper 1985 Released

Directed by Judi Connor

Documentary · 40 min

 

Talking Proper 1985 Released

Directed by Judi Connor

Documentary · 40 min

 

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... see more
BBC,

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... see more
BBC,
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 17, 1985
COUNTRY
GB
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
BUDGET
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REVENUE
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