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 tartan- but as examples from Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles and Richard Chamberlain show, they couldnae. Then Disney made Brave and proved that it disnae have to be all bad!
Alex Norton
Presenter
Scottish Myths & Legends
Untitled SAG-AFTRA Documentary
Discovering Scotland
BRATS
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Depositions
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Dearly Departed
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Censored!
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PoliWood
