The Fawkers discuss regional British and Irish accents, their history, where and how they originated, as well as giving their best impressions of how different syllables and inflections may affect pronunciation. A very light hearted and silly episode which asks the big questions...
How can the majority of the East Midlands speak so correctly, when they are surrounded by some of the strongest and most diverse regional dialects in Britain?
Does the West Country accent sound similar to the East Anglian one? Especially given that everyone in-between has a very different accent.
Is there such a thing as a generic used cars salesman accent? Let alone a golf club salesman.
The Fawkers may only manage to scratch the surface of English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish accents, with a couple of American ones thrown in for good measure, but the fact remains, what, why and how does an accent come about? Or aboot?
What effect did and have the Beatles had on dispersing (if not eradicating) the received pronunciation which was once such a popular export?
The incredible Bristolian actor Archie Leach gets a mention, but only for his RP doppelganger Cary Grant.
Our apologies in advance to the people of Liverpool and its surrounding towns, but you do have the best sense of humour in the UK, so we're sure that you will take it with the spirit of fun and jest as it was intended.
Also, our apologies to the neighbours of the fairly new created Merseyside (That Lancashire lot) for you not being born in Yorkshire. Keep on longnecking.... Longneckers!
Dave's Isle Of Lewis Accent, Steve's Cockney, and Barry's masterclass on an Irish accent are particular golden nuggets from the goose that lays the golden turds.
Get Fawked Folks!
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