LL-L "Media" 2005.01.10 (03) [E]

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From: heather rendall <HeatherRendall at compuserve.com>
Subject: "Language programmes" 2005.01.09

Following on the message about the Australian showing of Melyvn Bragg's
The Routes/Adventures of English, other member s might like to download
and read/watch it too.
You can find it here :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/index.shtml

And this has just been posted on another forum

"As for recordings of different varieties of English, there have been two
TV series, which included many examples from all over the world:

The Story of English (1980s, BBC)
The Adventure of English (2002, ITV)

Try also:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/index.shtml
http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/millenni.html
http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/accents.html

Heather

PS Both have books too to accompany the series.

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