People Speaking

This is a complete list of the sound files of each section of my book People Speaking. To numbers of these 53 sound files orthographic texts and phonetic transcriptions have been added usually along with commentary mainly on phonetic topics. It is planned that more of these selections will be added in the future. 

They were mainly recorded by four professional actors (two male and two female). A few other voices heard include two short unscripted monologues by the author numbers 30 and 48.

Entries with a * have a transcription; the others contain only a sound file: the transcription may be provided at later date.

  1. Remarks *
  2. Corny Jokes *
  3. Reigning Cats and Dogs *
  4. Churchill and Shaw *
  5. Problem Guest *
  6. Radio Enthusiasts
  7. London Transport *
  8. Suggestibility
  9. Stampede for Salvation *
  10. British Journalism *
  11. Harold the Unready *
  12. The Collector *
  13. Lost Without Trace
  14. Angry Young Glutton *
  15. The New Motorcar *
  16. Lack of Communication
  17. Wet Travelling-Rug *
  18. Interrogation in Wonderland *
  19. The Rigours of the English Summer
  20. A Nutcase *
  21. Perfection *
  22. The Capital of Europe
  23. English Urban Winter
  24. Hangover Lodge
  25. BBC English
  26. The Holy Oral Method
  27. Beginning of Term
  28. Northern Accents
  29. Sleepy Insomniac
  30. Pussy Car
  31. Weathermen
  32. Suburban Super-Shopping
  33. Take-Off of Pilot
  34. Journalists Under Fire
  35. Pronunciation Matters
  36. Curry Once Favoured
  37. Discord
  38. Film Critics
  39. Name Dropper
  40. Englishman in Russia
  41. News at When
  42. Statisics Can't Lie
  43. Unsung Newsreaders
  44. Ala Australienne
  45. The Festive Season
  46. An Unacceptable Gift
  47. Patience-Taxing Forms
  48. A Trifling Detail of Orthography
  49. Improper Music Hall
  50. Advice from G.B.S.
  51. Her Unfair Gentleman
  52. Enter Salome
  53. Handicapped