At this year’s Hay Festival, Jane Tranter – former executive vice-president of programming and production at the BBC and current producer of Austen adaptation The Other Bennet Sister – said actors ...

Accentism – discriminating against someone because of their accent – has a long history in the UK, where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with ...

There are few experiences more shudder-inducing than having to listen to a recording of your own voice. Something to do with the way we hear vibrations through our bones when we talk, versus the way ...

It has long been said that having a posh accent can help you get ahead in life and boost your career prospects. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have bolstered that theory and found that ...

Beckham auditioned for the girl group when she was just 20 years old and landed the gig. It took a lot of work for the group to become the powerhouse we know today. They were originally pretty bland ...

Ben Fogle once claimed that he was dropped from Countryfile because of his posh accent. The star found fame 25 years ago when he took part in reality TV show Castaway, but then landed a role as a ...