Quote Originally Posted by Barkhorn1x View Post
Are you sure about that? Every time I see a talk show or documentary on the Beeb they all pretty much sound like that.

Odd.
It's no suprise the BBC sounds like that, they make an effort to get people who speak RP English (like The Queen). Talk shows tend to have more regional accents now however.

I live in Derbyshire, which is a rather rural part of England and has one of the oldest (and oddest) accents. Speaking Queen's English will get you funny looks around these parts. I know that from personal experience (apparently I sound 'a bit posh' ).

England's a small country, but we have plenty of variation in accents.