If a history of our spoken language doesn’t sound like your idea of a fun night out, think again! Charlie is a brilliant speaker, yarn spinner and entertainer, and a fount of information on a multitude of subjects.
In this talk, he combines an encyclopaedic knowledge of the roots and development of our native tongue with a rakish wit. We’ll hear how our language was born, and how each group of invaders and settlers of our islands enriched it, and grew the vast vocabulary that is the English language.
A master of dialects, Charlie takes us through a whistle-stop demonstration of the regional accents of Britain, and how they came into being, subtly revealing how dialect affects facial expressions.
In 2022 we heard how he coached Ralph Feinnes and the cast of the Netflix film, ‘The Dig’, in the Suffolk dialect. Last year we enjoyed his wry look at ‘Eccentric East Anglia’. We’d love to book Charlie for another talk in years to come but, sadly for us, he retires at the end of 2025 - catch him here while you can.
Refreshments will be served during the interval, and there will be time for Q & A at the end of the evening. Charlie will be bringing a selection of his books for purchase on the night.
