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Steve said:
William said:
Banjo said:
Aye, It be like readin' some-o- Robert W.Services' Poems abou' WWI. You've got to mentally give it a thick accent.
here's an excerp from "Bill The Bomber" exactly as it was written.

So there I lay all 'elpless like, and bloody sick at that,
And worryin' like anythink, because I'd lost me 'at
And thinkin' of me missis, and the partin' words she said:
"If you gets killed, write quick, ol' man, and tell me as you're dead."
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I'd no problem reading it and understanding, but I couldn't figure out the proper accent. I settled on a Cockney accent, like Phil Daniels' when he narrates the song "Parklife" by Blur. I also made it "anyfink" and "finkin".

-William
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North-country accent. Could be a dialect from the north midlands, Derby or suchlike. If you ever heard Stanley Holloway, that would fit it to a tee.......as in "Albert and the Lion".

Here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-ucFB6awSw
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I practiced it and it sounds a little better with what I will now call "the Holloway". I've never been able to really perfect the northern accent, however, with the exception of Liverpool and to an extent Manchester.

I tried it in a "bally Jerry pranged his kite right in the how's yer father" sort of RAF accent, and it worked pretty well too.

-William
 
alana said:
Ever read anything by Irvine Welsh?

You have to enunciate it, otherwise you are totally lost - unless you are a Scot of course. even then I'm not so sure it scans...
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Yes, Welsh can be tricky to understand. I've only read a little of his works, though.

The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers is set in Scotland, and most of the Scottish characters are difficult to understand, as Sayers wrote most of their dialogue phonetically. I've since learnt to turn on the Groundskeeper Willie Filter so I can understand.

-William

"Ah hate tae do this tae ya, but tha laws have minds of their own. And they've been drinkin' all day!"
 
I was raised on the old BBC radio shows (The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Life with the Archers etc.) which gave one a nice broad range of accents! Aargh, Oy luv th'ole Yarkshire lilt! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
William said:
I've since learnt to turn on the Groundskeeper Willie Filter so I can understand.
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bugimike said:
I was raised on the old BBC radio shows (The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Life with the Archers etc.) which gave one a nice broad range of accents! Aargh, Oy luv th'ole Yarkshire lilt! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
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The Goon Show and The Navy Lark were wonderful.....Glad there's someone else who appreciates them!
 
Ah yes!! Bluebotle,what a character.The Goons were excellent. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
I still hear Lesley Phillips giving his command to the helm. "Left hand down a bit" in the Navy Lark. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
 
ecurie_ecosse said:
Ah yes!! Bluebotle,what a character.The Goons were excellent. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif
I still hear Lesley Phillips giving his command to the helm. "Left hand down a bit" in the Navy Lark. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
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I still do that! I loved that programme. Do you remember "I'm sorry I'll read that again"?

I found a whole bunch of Goon Show clips on U-Tube the other day. Well worth a visit. Seeing Paul McCartney start to sing the "Ying Tong Song"............Hilarious!
 
bugimike said:
I was raised on the old BBC radio shows (The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Life with the Archers etc.) which gave one a nice broad range of accents! Aargh, Oy luv th'ole Yarkshire lilt! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
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Thanks for reminding me of afternoons spent lying on the rug in the lounge listening to the Murphy cabinet radio. I loved the Goons, especially when they hit the jetty with the boat, huge crashing sound effects followed by "E's fallen in the waaater!"

Also was really impressed by the vocabulary and wit of Frank Muir and others on "My Word", anyone remember that? Steve maybe? Among other tests the panel were each given an obscure word, and had to make up the most improbable story possible to illustrate how the word came into being. The judge always arranged for the guests to win and often gave outrageous scores supported by ridiculous justifications to ensure this happened. Great stuff, even better than Victor Borge's "phonetic punctuation" which always cracked me up!
Simon.
 
Simon TR4a said:
bugimike said:
I was raised on the old BBC radio shows (The Goon Show, The Navy Lark, Life with the Archers etc.) which gave one a nice broad range of accents! Aargh, Oy luv th'ole Yarkshire lilt! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
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Thanks for reminding me of afternoons spent lying on the rug in the lounge listening to the Murphy cabinet radio. I loved the Goons, especially when they hit the jetty with the boat, huge crashing sound effects followed by "E's fallen in the waaater!"

Also was really impressed by the vocabulary and wit of Frank Muir and others on "My Word", anyone remember that? Steve maybe? Among other tests the panel were each given an obscure word, and had to make up the most improbable story possible to illustrate how the word came into being. The judge always arranged for the guests to win and often gave outrageous scores supported by ridiculous justifications to ensure this happened. Great stuff, even better than Victor Borge's "phonetic punctuation" which always cracked me up!
Simon.
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I remember "My Word" very well. Frank Muir and Dennis Norden were the two team leaders. Very clever indeed.

How about "A Question Of Sport" with Emlyn "Crazy Horse" Hughes (much missed, I was gutted when he died), and Bill Beaumont the rugby player...........

I have a copy of "Phonetic Punctuation" on an EP.....very scratchy and messed-up now, though.
 
You don't have to go over the pond to get confused; I saw a show on TV with people from West Virginia and I sure didn't understand too much of what I was hearing!

Of course having lived an equal measure of years in Manchester (UK) and Alberta Canada my ear probably isn't "tuned"
 
How about some real oldies - Take it from Here, Ray's a Laugh, the Bernard Braden shows.
This thread really does bring back old memories. Sunday afternoon, Two-way Family Favourites, Billy Cotton Band Show, one or other of the Ken Horne shows. Magic!
Radio has something special. Remember John Arlott? I like listening to Baseball, it broadcasts well by steam radio with a good commentator.
 
I suppose we could add Jimmy Clitheroe,just for nostalgia's sake. But radio also had some good mystery shows like Dick Barton.And one of my favourites was Journey into Space.We got to sit up for this one,then once we were suitably scared were sent to bed. Ah what fun. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif

John Arlott was the king of commentators Roger. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif


Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
 
Roger said:
How about some real oldies - Take it from Here, Ray's a Laugh, the Bernard Braden shows.
This thread really does bring back old memories. Sunday afternoon, Two-way Family Favourites, Billy Cotton Band Show, one or other of the Ken Horne shows. Magic!
Radio has something special. Remember John Arlott? I like listening to Baseball, it broadcasts well by steam radio with a good commentator.
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Bernard Braden....remember Jake Thackray who appeared on that show? Wonderful stuff, I am a fan of his.

Billy Cotton Band Show, "Wakey, wakey!"

Round the Horne, "Hello I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy"

How about Michael Bentine and "It's a square world" on TV?

John Arlott? I have a cassette somewhere of some of his cricket commentary on Tom Graveny breaking some record or another.
 
ecurie_ecosse said:
I suppose we could add Jimmy Clitheroe,just for nostalgia's sake. But radio also had some good mystery shows like Dick Barton.And one of my favourites was Journey into Space.We got to sit up for this one,then once we were suitably scared were sent to bed. Ah what fun. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif

John Arlott was the king of commentators Roger. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif


Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
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Jimmy Clitheroe. With his sister Susan and her boyfriend Daft Alfie?

I have Goon Show cassettes and CDs out the gazoo, by the way. Trying to figure out a way of getting the cassettes recorded on to CD......
 
ecurie_ecosse said:
I suppose we could add Jimmy Clitheroe,just for nostalgia's sake. But radio also had some good mystery shows like Dick Barton.And one of my favourites was Journey into Space.We got to sit up for this one,then once we were suitably scared were sent to bed. Ah what fun. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif

John Arlott was the king of commentators Roger. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif


Stuart. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cheers.gif
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I was trying to remember that name...Journey into Space!!! Thanks!! That show was riveting!!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/yesnod.gif

In light of the begining of this thread... anyone remember Norman Wisdom?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDkH0hJxXk
 
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