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Voices Our voices are a fundamental aspect of our identity. How we talk can express where we are from, and much that has happened to us by way of culture and education. Video Nation takes a snapshot of local voices across the UK... See their stories here... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Oct 2007 BOYS DANCING Ryan and Connor 2.54 mins Ryan and Connor love dancing so much they want to turn their passion in to a career. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 21 Jan 2003 TALKING CORNISH Deborah Bennets 1.15 mins Deborah's keeping the Cornish language alive... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 22 Aug 2005 WEE MICKEY Mickey Hogg 2.04 mins Mickey gives us a bit of Belfast Blarney... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 15 Aug 2005 FOREST TALK Keith Morgan 2.03 mins Keith's barber shop is a haven for the diminishing Forest of Dean dialect. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 15 Aug 2005 NAIL JOOK Lyle Brome 1.49 mins Lyle from West Reading shares a few of his favourite words. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 15 Aug 2005 WHISPER Lynne Freudland 2.52 mins Lynne speaks with a whisper after an accident... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 08 Aug 2005 CORNISH BARD Rod Lyon 2.52 mins Rod's the Grand Bard of the Cornish Gorseth... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 04 Aug 2005 I LOVE POETRY Gary Oliver 1.09 mins Gary voices his opinions in a poetric manner... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 03 Aug 2005 AWFUL ACRONYM Angus B 1.0 mins Are you confused or baffled by acronym speak? Well you're not alone! WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 03 Aug 2005 GEEK SPEAK Stephen B 1.09 mins Stephen say's you can tell a geek by the way they speak... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 02 Aug 2005 OLD FASHIONED GIRL Maureen Chappell 2.36 mins Maureen shares some old Kent country sayings... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Aug 2005 CHANGING ACCENTS Daniel Prior 1.09 mins Daniel's looking for buried treasure but unearthing some curious words... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Aug 2005 POP MAYNARD Theresa Berry 2.04 mins Theresa remembers her great grandfather, Pop Maynard... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Aug 2005 POWER-FULL VOICE Jemima Hughes 2.24 mins Jemima's mastered a new way of communicating... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Aug 2005 WHO AM I? Kwaku Ampomah 1.21 mins "Who am I?" wonders Kwaku. Can language hold the answer? WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 30 Jul 2005 FARRIER Martyn Lovell 1.45 mins Martyn the farrier knows the language of horses... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 29 Jul 2005 MINING TALK Alan Wilkinson 1.25 mins Alan from Derbyshire tells us some tales from 'down pit'... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 28 Jul 2005 I'M NOT POSH! Amy De-Keyzer 1.47 mins Amy hopes you don't think she's a snob... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 20 Jul 2005 ALRIGHT MARRA Geoffrey Toyana 1.09 mins In theory they speak English but Geoffrey's not sure... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 20 Jul 2005 PATTER Ted Ogden 2.29 mins You've got to be fast to keep up with Ted the auctioneer... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 12 Jul 2005 TALKING SALFORD Jak Scattergood 2.27 mins Jak says his accent reflects where he comes from. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 26 Apr 2005 DOUBLE TIME Heather S 1.55 mins Heather doesn't want to be treated differently... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Apr 2005 MACBETH Jazz E 2.08 mins Jazz relates the words of Shakespeare to the modern world... WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 14 Feb 2005 GERMAN NOT GEORDIE Diana Shand 1.09 mins Diana's German but people think she's from the North East. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 01 Jan 2005 BABY SIGNING Jane and Abigail 1.23 mins Jane's teaching her baby some alternative communication...

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