East Anglian Holiday (1954) - extract

One of British Transport Films' relatively early travelogues, 'East Anglian Holiday' was shot in Technicolor. Its narration combines clipped patrician received pronunciation with occasional interludes delivered in a strong local accent.

In King's Lynn, the region's unique geology is commemorated in the architecture of the Guildhall, whose flints were originally sponges growing underwater. In Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, families enjoy a seaside holiday, rollerskating, riding boats and pedal cars, or watching Punch and Judy shows. Nearby, the local fishing industry is hard at work sorting the latest catches. Suffolk's coastline combines marshes with sandy beaches., and its distinguishing marks are Blythburgh Church, the Southwold lighthouse, and Henry II's Orford Castle.

For more information about 'East Anglian Holiday' see http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/705313/index.html

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[markimark03]

it's a terrible shame that our beautiful east anglian accents are being watered down and destroyed by london overspill in norfolk, suffolk and cambridgeshire, let alone essex.

[Kenn1965]

(Sighs) There's a Britain we'll never see again. Thank you BFI for finding these gems and sharing them.

[NIETZSCHEAN14]

Multi-culturalism/multi-racial­ism has destroyed the true English culture, and the British politicians are all to blame for allowing it to happen. It is foolish to blame the foreigners for wanting a piece of Britain, as it is only natural for a people to want to improve their situation in life; they were only brought into Britain to be cheap labor for the greedy capitalists. The true British people were never asked if they wanted multi-culturalism/multi-racial­ism. Notice how slim the people are!

[andrewnorris2]

Wonderful scenes and especially the quality of the film itself. How tired these holiday places, like Yarmouth, look now. No one has much pride in their towns these days while all the streets are jammed full of traffic.

[rankingtrevor]

By London accent I think you are mistaken. There are three types of London Accent historically . Estuary = general London (mild 'RP') / Cockney = east end working class / RP (Received pronunciation aka Queens English) = elitist public school speech. The new type of accent spoken by many young chaps in inner London areas they all 'MLE' (multi-cultural English) a supposed amalgamation of Jamaican, west African Indian etc. The fellow narrating this is clearly an RP speaker.

[freddielaker2]

@prben2 qwoit roit mayte.... bunch o spivs....

[TrancetasticWilza]

I kept expecting to see a bloke pushing a bike up a cobbled street selling Hovis bread!

[emberiza]

That is not an East Anglian accent of any kind. It's a laughable attempt at one by someone who has done their very best but has my Suffolk in-laws in stitches !

[prben2]

In them days they could reminisce about George the Third, today it's just George the Turd.

[prben2]

@freddielaker2 Wiz there AliG accent.



[prben2]

An age before chavs.

[lozziebo]

It is the teaching of the Standard English in schools not overspill that is taking away the accents