Part 1 - The Story of English - Episode 7 - The Muvver Tongue

An excerpt from the BBC's Emmy Award winning nine-part documentary series called "The Story of English", hosted by Robert MacNeil. This episode (The Muvver Tongue) focuses on the history of the speech of London (Cockney and British RP) and its spread to the British colony of Australia.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Story
• English
• language
• BBC
• documentary
• London
• Cockney
• British
• RP
• Received
• Pronunciation
• accent
• England
• Robert
• MacNeil
• linguistics
• Muvver
• Tongue
• pronunciation

[bergkamp48]

My grandad...always calling us kids a trip 'ound or toe rag. But my favourite was when he said a newborn grandchild looked like a "tuppence ha'penny rabbit.' To which my grand replied..."give over Bert, I'll give you a thick ear."

[bergkamp48]

However from Shaw's notes Eliza Doolittle was not a Cockney but from the area of Lisson Grove / Marylebone.

[1stLordtheAdmiralty]

Anyone from london is a cockney cunt

[DTGRed]

All over London people talk Cockney

[helpforyou2]

I would love a copy of the series. I bought the book way back in 1986. I bought a

2nd hand copy on Amazon recently , for a friend in the US and it cost peanuts

This is funny, as I am from the East End

[NeoFalcon69]

Excellent documentary.

[dewinthemorning]

Interesting! Very informative.

[mrprytania]

I loved this series. Great to be able to see parts again!

[byakabuku]

thanx