This programme is about accent - the British accent Received Pronunciation (RP). Although only spoken by a relatively small number of people, these people occupy powerful positions in English life and in the rest of the world. We look at the pronunciation features that characterize RP, at how people react to the RP accent and its speakers, and at how RP is changing.

Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature

Paulson’s literary tour of sin and evil over the past two hundred years provides not only a historical perspective but also new ways of thinking about important issues that characterize our own era of violence, intolerance, and war.