The last of six programmes which trace the pattern of speech in Britain today.
Introduced by Melvyn Bragg with comments by Stanley Ellis , one of Britain's leading dialect experts. The New Men of Kent
In the 1930s miners from all over the country flocked to the only area where there was still plenty of work, the newly-developed Kent coalfield. They came to pits like Betteshanger, near the quiet south coast resort of Deal, and brought with them accents and attitudes which were as alien as if they'd come from another planet. How far have their speech and social values been softened by this transplant of 40 years ago?
Producers JOHN MAPPLEBECK , joy HATWOOD Editor BILL MORTON