40 Minutes - Season 4 Episode 10 Talking Proper

Name: 40 Minutes
Genre: Documentary
Released: 19 Apr 1994
Rating: 5.50

1994-04-19 48 minutes.

5.50 4 votes

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Season - Episode

14 Season 14 Jan 01, 1970

13 Season 13 Nov 16, 1993

13 - 1

Shattered Dreams Nov 16, 1993
13 - 2

War Artist Nov 23, 1993
13 - 3

Girl Friends Nov 30, 1993
13 - 4

Police Surgeon Dec 07, 1993
13 - 5

Moscow Gold Dec 14, 1993
13 - 6

Latin Nights Dec 21, 1993
13 - 7

The Making of Them Jan 04, 1994
13 - 8

Caraline's Story Jan 11, 1994
13 - 9

Heads and Tales Jan 18, 1994
13 - 10

Behind the Mask Jan 25, 1994
13 - 11

Squeegies Feb 01, 1994
13 - 12

Spent Forces Feb 08, 1994
13 - 13

Why Blame the Mother? Feb 22, 1994
13 - 14

Portrait of a Mid-Life Crisis Mar 01, 1994
13 - 15

Manila - The Real Thing Mar 08, 1994
13 - 16

A Case of Corporate Murder Mar 15, 1994
13 - 17

After the Bomb Mar 22, 1994
13 - 18

Wonderful Land Mar 29, 1994
13 - 19

Fay Presto - Illusions of Grandeur Apr 05, 1994
13 - 20

Living in a Boom Time Apr 12, 1994
13 - 21

Times Remembered Apr 19, 1994

12 Season 12 Feb 16, 1993

12 - 1

Sanctuary Feb 16, 1993
12 - 2

I Won't... I Can't Feb 23, 1993
12 - 3

Away the Lads Mar 02, 1993
12 - 4

Mart and Mandy Mar 09, 1993
12 - 5

Will They Ring Tonight? Mar 16, 1993
12 - 6

A Change of Heart Mar 23, 1993
12 - 7

The Lady Killers Mar 30, 1993
12 - 8

Limehouse Doctor Apr 06, 1993
12 - 9

The Agony of the Ecstasy - 100 Years of Sex Advice Apr 13, 1993
12 - 10

Hostage Apr 20, 1993
12 - 11

The Importance of Being Ernie Apr 27, 1993
12 - 12

Ladies in Lines May 04, 1993
12 - 13

Three Big Men May 11, 1993
12 - 14

Rape May 18, 1993
12 - 15

Prisoner HC3970 May 25, 1993

11 Season 11 Oct 17, 1991

11 - 1

Alec the Pole Oct 17, 1991
11 - 2

Short, Sharp and Shocking Oct 24, 1991
11 - 3

Autogeddon Oct 31, 1991
11 - 4

Anyone for Tennis? Nov 07, 1991
11 - 5

Berlin Lights Nov 14, 1991
11 - 6

Torn Apart Nov 21, 1991
11 - 7

Windermere's Burning Nov 28, 1991
11 - 8

Heads on Beds Dec 12, 1991
11 - 9

Boobs in Toyland Dec 19, 1991
11 - 10

When the Canaries Stop Singing Jan 14, 1992
11 - 11

Wild Men Jan 21, 1992
11 - 12

Charlotte and Abi Jan 28, 1992
11 - 13

Cowboys in the South Pacific Feb 11, 1992
11 - 14

She Married a Lifer Feb 18, 1992
11 - 15

Miami Wild Feb 25, 1992
11 - 16

Elvis in Jarrow Mar 03, 1992
11 - 17

So Much to Lose Mar 17, 1992
11 - 18

Farewell, Fab 208 Mar 24, 1992
11 - 19

Soldier's Diary Mar 31, 1992
11 - 20

Get Out! Apr 07, 1992
11 - 21

Not at Their Age Apr 14, 1992
11 - 22

A Child for Hitler Apr 21, 1992
11 - 23

Dear Mr. Pink Apr 28, 1992
11 - 24

Weather May 09, 1992

10 Season 10 Oct 25, 1990

10 - 1

The Thawing of a Cold War Warrior Oct 25, 1990
10 - 2

Fit to Drop Nov 01, 1990
10 - 3

It's Eileen Nov 08, 1990
10 - 4

A Summer in the Country Nov 15, 1990
10 - 5

Battleship Beach Nov 22, 1990
10 - 6

Brief Encounters Nov 29, 1990
10 - 7

Malika's Hotel Dec 06, 1990
10 - 8

Chocolate! Dec 20, 1990
10 - 9

Whatever Happened to Susi? Jan 03, 1991
10 - 10

Clever Trevor Jan 10, 1991
10 - 11

Around Midnight Jan 24, 1991
10 - 12

Where There's Hope Jan 31, 1991
10 - 13

The Prisoner Feb 07, 1991
10 - 14

Welcome to Surbiton Feb 14, 1991
10 - 15

A Cruel Ritual Feb 21, 1991
10 - 16

Children of the Fire Feb 28, 1991
10 - 17

The Big Game Mar 07, 1991
10 - 18

Our Brilliant Careers Mar 14, 1991
10 - 19

Battered Men Mar 21, 1991
10 - 20

The Entertainers Mar 28, 1991
10 - 21

Video Vultures Apr 04, 1991
10 - 22

Beyond the Crystal Ball Apr 11, 1991
10 - 23

Suburbs in the Sky Apr 18, 1991
10 - 24

Fly Me to Dunoon Apr 25, 1991

9 Season 9 Oct 19, 1989

9 - 1

Danger Men Oct 19, 1989
9 - 2

Me and My Bike Oct 26, 1989
9 - 3

Crack Doctors Nov 02, 1989
9 - 4

City Parish Nov 09, 1989
9 - 5

Best Friends Nov 16, 1989
9 - 6

The Heart of the Angel Nov 23, 1989
9 - 7

Bullies Nov 30, 1989
9 - 8

Out of the Ruins Dec 07, 1989
9 - 9

All About Ambridge Dec 14, 1989
9 - 10

Stage Struck Jan 04, 1990
9 - 11

A Place for Tom Jan 11, 1990
9 - 12

Darling, Let's Start Up an Airline Jan 18, 1990
9 - 13

He's Playing Our Song Jan 25, 1990
9 - 14

Hilary's in Hiding Feb 01, 1990
9 - 15

S.A. Blues Feb 15, 1990
9 - 16

Adventures in the Skin Trade Feb 22, 1990
9 - 17

A Safe Sex for a Safe Seat Mar 01, 1990
9 - 18

Green Police Mar 08, 1990
9 - 19

The Burny Mob Go Wild Mar 15, 1990
9 - 20

Many Happy Returns! Mar 22, 1990
9 - 21

Tracey's Search Mar 29, 1990
9 - 22

How Could She? Apr 05, 1990
9 - 23

Mac to the U.S.S.R. Apr 12, 1990
9 - 24

Killer Bimbos on Fleet Street Apr 19, 1990
9 - 25

Karl's Kidney - For Sale Apr 26, 1990
9 - 26

A View from a Bridge May 03, 1990

8 Season 8 Oct 20, 1988

8 - 1

Dolebusters Oct 20, 1988
8 - 2

I Want to Live Oct 27, 1988
8 - 3

The Gypsies Are Coming Nov 03, 1988
8 - 4

Desirable Dwellings Nov 10, 1988
8 - 5

A Policewoman's Lot Nov 17, 1988
8 - 6

Making the Grade Nov 24, 1988
8 - 7

Greenfinches Dec 01, 1988
8 - 8

Jam Today Dec 08, 1988
8 - 9

To Have and to Hold Jan 05, 1989
8 - 10

The Day I Met the Queen Jan 12, 1989
8 - 11

The Kingdom of Fun Jan 19, 1989
8 - 12

Our Darren Jan 26, 1989
8 - 13

Jealousy Feb 02, 1989
8 - 14

Cairo Vets Feb 09, 1989
8 - 15

I Like the Girls Who Do Feb 16, 1989
8 - 16

Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge Feb 23, 1989
8 - 17

Ghost Train Mar 02, 1989
8 - 18

Raging Belles Mar 09, 1989
8 - 19

By Steam to Sennar Junction Mar 16, 1989
8 - 20

Wedding at Easington Mar 23, 1989
8 - 21

Violent Mar 30, 1989
8 - 22

Catwalk Apr 06, 1989
8 - 23

Two Sides of a Street Apr 20, 1989
8 - 24

Inside Broadmoor Apr 27, 1989
8 - 25

Laid Off May 04, 1989
8 - 26

London Lighthouse May 11, 1989
8 - 27

Who'll Win Jeanette? May 18, 1989

7 Season 7 Nov 05, 1987

7 - 1

Terror Nov 05, 1987
7 - 2

Girls Apart Nov 12, 1987
7 - 3

Love at First Sight Nov 19, 1987
7 - 4

Poor Man's Eton Nov 26, 1987
7 - 5

East Side Story Dec 03, 1987
7 - 6

The Case of Sherlock Holmes Dec 10, 1987
7 - 7

Party Time Dec 17, 1987
7 - 8

Catch a Fallen Star Dec 23, 1987
7 - 9

Convictions Jan 07, 1988
7 - 10

If You Love Him, Let Him Go Jan 14, 1988
7 - 11

Jackpot Jan 21, 1988
7 - 12

Scarfe's Follies Jan 28, 1988
7 - 13

Thames Wallah Feb 04, 1988
7 - 14

Changing Places Feb 11, 1988
7 - 15

Diary of a Frontliner Feb 18, 1988
7 - 16

Annie Doesn't Work Here Any More Feb 25, 1988
7 - 17

The Great North Road Mar 03, 1988
7 - 18

I, Alison... Mar 10, 1988
7 - 19

Children of the Open Road Mar 17, 1988
7 - 20

Five Go to Florida Mar 24, 1988
7 - 21

Who Will Love Billy? Apr 07, 1988
7 - 22

Who Needs a Machine Gunner? Apr 14, 1988
7 - 23

Women in Black Apr 21, 1988
7 - 24

My African Farm Apr 28, 1988
7 - 25

Separate Tables May 05, 1988
7 - 26

Waiting May 12, 1988
7 - 27

Mixed Blessings May 19, 1988

6 Season 6 Oct 09, 1986

6 - 1

Ten Days in Holloway Oct 09, 1986
6 - 2

Dancing in the Rain Oct 16, 1986
6 - 3

Rescue Oct 23, 1986
6 - 4

Olga Goes to Hollywood Oct 30, 1986
6 - 5

The Englishwoman's Wardrobe Nov 20, 1986
6 - 6

Special: The Dump Nov 25, 1986
6 - 7

Botham's Out Nov 27, 1986
6 - 8

The Chosen Few Dec 04, 1986
6 - 9

The Final Board Dec 11, 1986
6 - 10

Dear Sister Dec 18, 1986
6 - 11

Just for William Jan 08, 1987
6 - 12

Short Stories Jan 15, 1987
6 - 13

Home from the Hill Jan 22, 1987
6 - 14

Struggle for Stonebridge Jan 29, 1987
6 - 15

Stirring Stuff Feb 05, 1987
6 - 16

Do You Still Love Me? Feb 12, 1987
6 - 17

A Cabinet of Curiosities Feb 19, 1987
6 - 18

Bad Blood Feb 26, 1987
6 - 19

Fire! Mar 05, 1987
6 - 20

The Quest for Sergeant Miller Mar 12, 1987
6 - 21

House of Spirits Mar 19, 1987
6 - 22

A New Girl Mar 26, 1987
6 - 23

Fly Me Apr 02, 1987
6 - 24

The Mighty Leek Apr 09, 1987
6 - 25

Troublesome People Apr 16, 1987
6 - 26

Street Girls Apr 23, 1987
6 - 27

Bombay Hotel Apr 30, 1987

5 Season 5 Oct 10, 1985

5 - 1

In Between Days Oct 10, 1985
5 - 2

50 Years On Oct 17, 1985
5 - 3

Schoolgirl Mum Oct 24, 1985
5 - 4

Johnny Oddball Oct 31, 1985
5 - 5

Forget-Me-Not Nov 07, 1985
5 - 6

Searching for a Miracle Nov 14, 1985
5 - 7

Page 3 Girls Nov 21, 1985
5 - 8

Keep Taking the Rose Petals Nov 28, 1985
5 - 9

Animal Crackers Dec 05, 1985
5 - 10

Our Man in Shanghai Dec 12, 1985
5 - 11

A House of Hope Dec 19, 1985
5 - 12

The Gift of Life Jan 09, 1986
5 - 13

Flight from Vatersay Jan 16, 1986
5 - 14

Stop the Wedding! Jan 23, 1986
5 - 15

Student Nurse Jan 30, 1986
5 - 16

Emergency - Bloomsbury 3 Feb 06, 1986
5 - 17

How to Find a Lover Feb 13, 1986
5 - 18

Cry for Home Feb 20, 1986
5 - 19

The Fishing Party Feb 27, 1986
5 - 20

The Real Life of a Hollywood Wife Mar 06, 1986
5 - 21

A Case of Malicious Wounding Mar 13, 1986
5 - 22

Come Home Julie Mar 20, 1986
5 - 23

Nuts! Mar 27, 1986
5 - 24

Countdown to Today Apr 03, 1986
5 - 25

The Last Day Apr 10, 1986
5 - 26

A Passage to Wisbech Apr 17, 1986

4 Season 4 Nov 01, 1984

4 - 1

Gigolo Nov 01, 1984
4 - 2

The Happy Medium Nov 08, 1984
4 - 3

The Grendon Experiment Nov 15, 1984
4 - 4

Love in Exile Nov 22, 1984
4 - 5

On the Throne Nov 29, 1984
4 - 6

Rent Boys Dec 06, 1984
4 - 7

Asylum Dec 13, 1984
4 - 8

The Loved Ones Dec 20, 1984
4 - 9

The Promised Land Jan 10, 1985
4 - 10

Talking Proper Jan 17, 1985
4 - 11

Sweet F.A. Jan 24, 1985
4 - 12

The End of the Pier Show Jan 31, 1985
4 - 13

The Outcasts Feb 07, 1985
4 - 14

Love Story Feb 14, 1985
4 - 15

Free! Feb 21, 1985
4 - 16

Whose House Is It Anyway? Feb 28, 1985
4 - 17

The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress Mar 07, 1985
4 - 18

The Eternal Triangle: The Wife Mar 14, 1985
4 - 19

The Eternal Triangle: The Husband Mar 21, 1985
4 - 20

Union Street Mar 28, 1985
4 - 21

Whatever Happened to Baby Paul? Apr 04, 1985
4 - 22

Matters of Life and Death Apr 11, 1985
4 - 23

Star Paws Apr 18, 1985
4 - 24

Laughter in Gabrovo May 02, 1985
4 - 25

Dear Mr President May 09, 1985

3 Season 3 Oct 30, 1983

3 - 1

Mistress Oct 30, 1983
3 - 2

Bodyline Nov 08, 1983
3 - 3

Something for the Ladies Nov 13, 1983
3 - 4

House of Love Nov 20, 1983
3 - 5

Innocent Until Proved Guilty Nov 27, 1983
3 - 6

Jail Within a Jail Dec 04, 1983
3 - 7

Who's a Pretty Girl, Then? Dec 11, 1983
3 - 8

Pranks Dec 18, 1983
3 - 9

1984 Voices in a City Jan 05, 1984
3 - 10

Health Farm Jan 12, 1984
3 - 11

Swiss Finishing School Jan 19, 1984
3 - 12

Divorce: Unreasonable Behaviour Jan 26, 1984
3 - 13

Divorce: The Law... and After Feb 02, 1984
3 - 14

The Mating Season Feb 09, 1984
3 - 15

Skiffle Feb 16, 1984
3 - 16

Pigeons: Queer Facts Feb 23, 1984
3 - 17

Educating Michael Mar 01, 1984
3 - 18

Delmelza's Baby Mar 08, 1984
3 - 19

A Problem with Sex Mar 15, 1984
3 - 20

The School on the Hill Mar 22, 1984
3 - 21

Animal Antiques Mar 29, 1984
3 - 22

Travelling Hopefully Apr 05, 1984
3 - 23

Sun City Apr 12, 1984
3 - 24

Bertie and the Bomb Apr 19, 1984
3 - 25

Oh Alien Apr 26, 1984
3 - 26

Boycott May 03, 1984

2 Season 2 Oct 07, 1982

2 - 1

Roedean Oct 07, 1982
2 - 2

Skinheads Oct 14, 1982
2 - 3

Rabbits Don't Cry Oct 21, 1982
2 - 4

An Emotional Matter Oct 28, 1982
2 - 5

Lost in a Crowd Nov 04, 1982
2 - 6

The Cruelty Man Nov 11, 1982
2 - 7

Miners Nov 25, 1982
2 - 8

Mr. Moonlight Dec 02, 1982
2 - 9

The Lads' Night Out Dec 09, 1982
2 - 10

How Do I Look? Dec 16, 1982
2 - 11

Mister Perks Jan 13, 1983
2 - 12

Package Tour Jan 20, 1983
2 - 13

Something to Do with Video Jan 27, 1983
2 - 14

The Rovers Feb 03, 1983
2 - 15

Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother Feb 10, 1983
2 - 16

Freshers Feb 17, 1983
2 - 17

English Lesson Feb 24, 1983
2 - 18

Female Circumcision Mar 03, 1983
2 - 19

A Minor Incident at the Berlaymont Mar 10, 1983
2 - 20

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 1 Mar 17, 1983
2 - 21

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 2 Mar 24, 1983
2 - 22

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 3 Mar 31, 1983
2 - 23

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 4 Apr 07, 1983
2 - 24

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 5 Apr 14, 1983
2 - 25

A Gentle Way with Cancer: Part 6 Apr 21, 1983

1 Season 1 Oct 01, 1981

1 - 1

Rough Justice Oct 01, 1981
1 - 2

Sister Genevieve Oct 08, 1981
1 - 3

Hijack Oct 15, 1981
1 - 4

Give Us the Vote Oct 22, 1981
1 - 5

Lol: A Bona Queen of Fabularity Oct 29, 1981
1 - 6

Marathon Man Nov 05, 1981
1 - 7

Rocky Circus Nov 12, 1981
1 - 8

Gorilla G Gorilla Nov 19, 1981
1 - 9

The Harrisons Don't Go to School Nov 26, 1981
1 - 10

Alison Dec 03, 1981
1 - 11

Sex, Drugs and the Vicar Dec 10, 1981
1 - 12

Children's Parties Dec 17, 1981
1 - 13

The Great Cover-up Jan 14, 1982
1 - 14

Brighton or Bust Jan 21, 1982
1 - 15

The Last Resort Jan 28, 1982
1 - 16

The George Formby Story Feb 04, 1982
1 - 17

Burgled Feb 11, 1982
1 - 18

Bomber and Brendan Feb 18, 1982
1 - 19

Mutiny Feb 25, 1982
1 - 20

Saved in the Nick of Time Mar 04, 1982
1 - 21

Birth Reborn Mar 11, 1982
1 - 22

Hunt Saboteurs Mar 18, 1982
1 - 23

Heart Transplant Mar 25, 1982
1 - 24

Heart Transplant: 2 - A Fight for Life Apr 01, 1982
1 - 25

Heart Transplant: 3 Apr 08, 1982
1 - 26

Heart Transplant: 4 - Bruce Anderson, New Heart Apr 15, 1982
1 - 27

Heart Transplant: 5 - Recovery Apr 22, 1982
1 - 28

Heart Transplant: 6 - A Matter of Life and Death Apr 29, 1982
1 - 29

Heart Transplant: 7 May 06, 1982

Overview

Accents and dialects provoke strong prejudices and reactions. In a 40 Minutes film that examines why this should be, broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, Radio 4 announcer Susan Rae and actor Peter Bowles are among those who have suffered because of the way they speak. Meet the Queen's English Society, which keeps a candle burning for the purity of the spoken word, and the Devon Dialect Society, which has very different ideas about how vowels should sound. Eavesdrop on an elocution class, hear from Scottish schoolchildren whose accents might affect their job prospects, and go behind the scenes at the BBC Pronunciation Unit and the northern auditions for the Speaking Clock. See how fashions have changed over the years, and how trends are likely to develop in the future as we enter a world of talking robots and computers.

Year 1994

Studio BBC Two

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Popularity 1.9947

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40 Minutes - Season 4 Episode 10 Talking Proper

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