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| Rykketid Diglot Groupie Italy Joined 4838 days ago 88 posts - 146 votes  Speaks: Italian*, English Studies: French | Message 1 of 17 15 July 2012 at 11:32am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi everyone, I don't know if this is the right place to ask, if not, I apologise.
British media seem dominated by received pronunciation (no surprise RP is also called BBC English)... and that's fine because it is a really clear accent, very useful for people who need to practice their general listening skills. But now I would like to move on to something less easy which is the Northern accent(s). The problem is that apparently it seems that British TV was cleansed from those accents... Where can I find something (movies, TV series, TV programmes, also radio programmes or anything else) that can help me improve my comprehension of Northern English? Maybe I should look for local TVs and radios rather than for national ones... But I really need some help... Just to clarify: by Northern English I mean the English spoken in Northern England, not Scotland. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Random review Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5788 days ago 781 posts - 1310 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin, Yiddish, German | Message 2 of 17 15 July 2012 at 11:54am | IP Logged | ||
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There are lots!
Series: Coronation St, Emmerdale, Shameless, The Royal Family, do they still make Brookside? Wasn't The Likely Lads set in Newcastle or something? Edited by Random review on 15 July 2012 at 11:57am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Rykketid Diglot Groupie Italy Joined 4838 days ago 88 posts - 146 votes Speaks: Italian*, English Studies: French | Message 3 of 17 15 July 2012 at 12:03pm | IP Logged | ||
Thank you very much! :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| prz_ Tetraglot Senior Member Poland last.fm/user/prz_rul Joined 4864 days ago 890 posts - 1190 votes Speaks: Polish*, English, Bulgarian, Croatian Studies: Slovenian, Macedonian, Persian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian, Armenian, Kurdish | Message 4 of 17 15 July 2012 at 1:17pm | IP Logged | ||
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So I'll be more radical and I'd like to ask you about movies and series with Scottish accent ;)
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| ReQuest Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5037 days ago 200 posts - 228 votes Speaks: Dutch*, English, German, French Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 17 15 July 2012 at 2:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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If you're a bit younger you might enjoy "Geordie Shore", the UK version of "Jersey Shore" it's set in Newcastle with people from Newcastle (and 1 from Middlesbrough). It's really different from it's American counterpart in one way, but of course partying ia the theme.
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| Elexi Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5570 days ago 938 posts - 1840 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 6 of 17 15 July 2012 at 2:30pm | IP Logged | ||
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Which northern accent? Tyke, Manc, Scouse, Geordie, Mackem, Cumbrian?
Any here's a funny version of the Bible in Tyke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u89rOI8z8Oc&feature= 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4849 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 7 of 17 15 July 2012 at 3:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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Two films in Northern accents are Billy Elliot and Brassed Off.
They are both located in the Northern coalfields (County Durham and South Yorkshire) and feature the local accent. Edited by Josquin on 15 July 2012 at 3:15pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Iolanthe Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5646 days ago 410 posts - 482 votes Speaks: English*, DutchC1 Studies: Turkish, French | Message 8 of 17 15 July 2012 at 4:11pm | IP Logged | ||
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Last of the Summer Wine (Yorkshire)
Auf Wiedersehen Pet (two Geordies and a Liverpudlian) Byker Grove (Newcastle. Teen soap. Ended a while back I think.) If you like stand up comedy you could try to find some shows from the following comedians: Sarah Millican (Newcastle) John Bishop (Liverpool) Jason Mansford (Manchester) Peter Kay (Lancashire) Lee Mack (Manchester) Most of them have been on Live at the Apollo. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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