A history of the Scottish accent on television and film.
2013 · 0h 59m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 100 years audiences have struggled to understand our braw brogue: silent Harry Lauder films attempted an accent in the captions, and in Hollywood's golden era , everyone wanted to paint their tonsils…
Director: John MacLaverty
Editor: Berny McGurk