Georgiana BrummellI'm thinking of starting to listen to BBC radio shows again. There are still a few episodes of Paul Temple that I must finish and i have a few theatrical programmes. Can anyone recommend others? I like plays (usually classics, or ones set in fantacy lands or Ruritania), things about the upper class, the Regency, historical documentaries, nature, science fiction, strange or unusual stories, children's programmes, etc. I generally prefer happy stories. I have no interest in war (unless it's history), violence, obscenities, what some call gritty realism, politics (minus histtory), and so on. My goal is almost always to listen to and to collect things in Received Pronunciation, and extra points if it's Upper RP.<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/audiodrama" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#audiodrama</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/bbc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBC</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/british" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#British</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/fiction" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fiction</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/oldtimeradio" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oldtimeradio</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/paultemple" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaulTemple</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/plays" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plays</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/radioshows" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radioshows</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/receivedpronunciation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReceivedPronunciation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://blob.cat/tag/stories" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stories</a>
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Georgiana Brummell<p>Things I am Seeking</p><p><em>Note. I have no interest in political correctness, no hatred of men, etc.</em></p><ol><li>Book suggestions. (They must be online, preferably in txt, though audiobooks with good narators are acceptable). I primarily read British literature from the nineteenth century and earlier, though I may read some from the twentieth. I love silver fork/fashionable novels (Regency, not Victorian), things about the upper (titled) and upper middle (rich but not titled) classes, memoirs/biographies (usually related to the dandies, men about town, men of the clubs, and wits), anecdotes, things about dandyism, books about the Regency and/or Edwardian eras, male fashion (yes, I have Male and Female Costume by Beau Brummell/see my pinned post on dandyism), and old children's books. I love Wind in the Willows, for example. I also enjoy a bit of fantasy and science fiction, as I am fascinated by books about other worlds, magical creatures, talking animals, etc. I have no interest in modern rot with obscenities and who knows what.</li><li>Operettas. I am always seeking English or Viennese (translated into english) operettas. Extra points if they are original recordings, as I love old operetta/opera singing, though I will except amateur or even professional recordings if they have full dialogue. I have all of Gilbert and Sullivan, including original d'Oyly Carte recordings, a lot of Ivor Novello (always seeking more), some Franz Lehar (including with Richard Tauber), etc.</li><li>Old BBC radio shows. As with books, I prefer things about the upper and upper middle classes. I am always seeking anything with Upper RP. I am a huge Paul Temple fan, and even love the modern recordings, as they actually used original equipment and their accents are flawless! Rarely have I ever heard modern performances of anything that could equal the originals, but these do. I like old documentaries, too.</li><li>Audio recordings of elocution lessons in Upper RP or Transatlantic. Please do not recommend books, unless they don't rely on IPA. I use a screen reader (NVDA) and it cannot handle IPA characters, nor do I understand them.</li><li>Grammars, preferably from the early 1800's. I have many from about 1880 to 1926 or so, but I want older ones. I do not follow modern linguists and am utterly fascinated by nineteenth-century English. It has been my goal to adopt it for daily use for many, many years.</li></ol><p><a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=AudioDramatisations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AudioDramatisations</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Edwardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Edwardian</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=grammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grammar</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=operettas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>operettas</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=ReceivedPronunciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReceivedPronunciation</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=recommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recommendations</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Regency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Regency</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=theatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theatre</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 🇦🇺 🎥 **Australia we need to talk!**</p><p>Dr Geoff Lindsey</p><p>Received pronunciation symbols and Australian English.</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/View" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>View</span></a> length: thirty-one minutes.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://youtu.be/UPxLnalkh-s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/UPxLnalkh-s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ReceivedPronunciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReceivedPronunciation</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PR</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Diphthongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diphthongs</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linguistics</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/linguistics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linguistics</span></a></span></p>
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