[s1e5] Received Pronunciation ❲Latest · 2024❳

Arthur looked at the word P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N typed in 12-point Arial on his sheet. He thought of his father, a coal miner who had paid for elocution lessons so his son wouldn't have to "smell of the earth."

"Now, Jax," Arthur said, the red 'On Air' light reflecting in his spectacles. "The term 'Received' originally meant 'accepted in the best society.' It was a marker of belonging. Do you feel that 'belonging' when you hear it?" [S1E5] Received Pronunciation

"You’re clear to the people in the palace, man," Jax countered, not unkindly. "But you’re a ghost to the street. You’re speaking a language that’s been polished so hard the soul’s rubbed off." Arthur looked at the word P-R-O-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N typed in

The air in the BBC’s Studio 4B was thick with the scent of ozone and floor wax. Arthur Penhaligon adjusted his headphones, the leather cracked and smelling of decades of broadcast history. Across the glass, the producer gave a sharp, downward slice of his hand. Do you feel that 'belonging' when you hear it