Wonderful news about Kazuo Ishiguro being selected for the Nobel prize for literature.   A graduate of the creative writing course at the University of East

“You Say Potato – The Story of English Accents”  by Ben Crystal and  David Crystal I first met David Crystal at the start up of

Eddie Izzard spoke about his role in the new Victoria and Abdul film in the Guardian.  Eddie’s zest and curiosity of life are revealed.  He

Have all the facts behind the recordings of Princess Diana by her voice coach Peter Settelen been revealed?  Probably not.   As I understand it –

Penquin Classic Audiobooks brought out a set of audio books a few years ago and I was asked to review them.   With 10 books to

My best friend gave me Beyond Black as a Christmas present ages ago.  It was because of the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire connection (Hilary Mantel is from Glossop

  When people are confused or afraid of saying something that they think might not be received well,  their voices can become constricted.  This may

Always like to listen in to Radio 1 surgery on a Wednesday eve when I’m coming home from the gym.  Dr Radha and Gemma Cairney

  “Judi Dench is the latest actor to criticise younger performers for poor diction.In a speech before unveiling a blue plaque at the former home

Lisa Feldman Barratt has written an excellent book: “How Emotions are Made” giving new insights into the emotions that we see and hear in the voices