Article thumbnail: The man had relied on a generic accent to talk, which 'sounded American' (Photo: Still from BBC footage)

Man who sought a Yorkshire accent for his 'generic' speech aid speaks with new voice for the first time

Richie Cottingham said ‘I’m a Yorkshireman’ when he used the voice

The UK should follow France and make accent discrimination illegal

How the town of Wigan preserved its language through mining and pie eating

How the Scouse accent developed from Irish immigrants and American records

British people still judge how smart others are by their accents