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Kate Adie

since 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:31 UTC

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10 months ago

BBC's 'most hated regional accent' revealed as veteran war correspondent Kate Adie claims some dialects 'drove people nuts' ○

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 10:40 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The veteran broadcaster Kate Adie has revealed that the BBC once kept an unofficial league table of regional accents - with one local dialect poorly received 'from one end of the country to another'.

Birmingham accent ranked ‘most hated’ on BBC’s unofficial league table, Kate Adie reveals ○

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Journalist shares details of broadcaster’s dislike for Brummie accent as archives of her life and career to be catalogued

The BBC had an unofficial league table of the most loved and despised accents,…

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