Introduced by Melvyn Bragg, Word of Mouth traces the pattern of speech in Britain.

The speech of Northumberland has proved very resistant to change, and between the Tees and the Tweed, pockets of language can still call for translation. Linguist Stanley Ellis is on hand to explain some of the less common phraseology in this short film about Northumbrian shearers and shepherds.

Originally broadcast 19 August, 1976.





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