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This programme is about accent - the British accent Received pronunciation.
This programme is about accent - the British accent Received pronunciation.
| Module code and title: | U210, "The English language: past, present and future" |
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| Item code: | U210; 02 |
| First transmission date: | 23-03-1996 |
| Published: | 1996 |
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| Duration: | 00:23:50 |
| Note: | Title on programme is The Queen's English. |
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| Producer: | Anne Diack |
| Contributors: | Jack Aitken; Susan Rae; John Wells |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Power; Prestige; Privilege; Received pronunciation; Scottish dialect; Upper class |
| Subject terms: | English language--Dialects |
| Footage description: | Footage - View of riverbank and bridge. Flowers and trees. Close up of blue and yellow flowers. Cathedral panning to window. View of Cathedral. Archway leading to courtyard with statue(0'29"-1'34") - John Wells walking along street then through gates of University College London. Students in groups seated on lawn. John Wells in office with book shelves in background. Picture of Headmasters house Rugby. Picture of Classroom at Harrow. John Wells(1'35"-3'00") - Edingburgh castle panning to Jack Aitken walking along street. Jack Aitken in office with book shelves in background. Jack Aitken walking along street then entering Signet Library. Internal view of library. Jack Aitken inside library. Male and female dusting old volumes with snow falling outside window. Jack Aitken inside library. View of ceiling. Jack Aitken walking to table, placing briefcase down then extracting book from shelf and sitting down to read book(3'01-5'53") - B/w footage of broadcast from Alexandra Palace. John Wells. B/w footage of fashion show. John Wells. B/w footage of Sylvia Peters introducing the 1953 Coronation. Footage from 9 o'clock news showing hospital "The Prince's trust). John Wells. Footage of Princess Diana in Moscow. Footage showing "VJ The final tribute" August 1995. John Wells. B/w footage of broadcast from Windsor Castle showing the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Footage of "The state opening of Parliament" 1993. John Wells. "VJ The final tribute" showing Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip. Footage from " Freedom of the city of Cardiff" June 1969 showing Prince Charles. Footage Prince Charles giving speech at the centre for Islamic studies, Oxford 1993(5'36"-9'59") - John Wells. Street sign panning to street scene in Knightsbridge. Harrods. Street interviews. Exterior of University College London panning to students sitting on the grass interspersed with John Wells talking(10'00"-12'48") - Tour bus in Piccadilly Circus. Joan Washington entering house and going to the kitchen. Cassette player. Joan sitting in Victorian styled room. Exterior of Royal Court theatre . 3 women around a table(12'49"-16'44") - Two people in park looking at statue of William Shakespeare. Street scene. Exterior of South London Youth club. Barrie Rutter. Play rehearsal. Ishia Bennison. Play rehearsal(16'45"-20'05") - Exterior and interior shots of Brunton theatre. Rehearsal of "Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off" by Liz Lockhead. Liz Lockhead talking. Rehearsal. Street scene. Jack Aitken. CMK shopping centre. John Wells. Street interviews(20'06"-24'15"). |
| Master spool number: | DOU7826 |
| Production number: | FOUE326B |
| Videofinder number: | 5133 |
| Available to public: | no |
