Hannah Fry

Do you know what I mean?

On the spectrum between BBC and Essex, which is, you know, my natural state, I would say that you're closer to the Essex than the BBC.

That was very good.

I was going to say, I think that the only problem with it is that it's, is the accent, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid you're sacked.

Right there.

Queen's English.

Okay.

It's much smoother.

That's nice.

I like that.

Can we do an episode on accents at some point?

Because I've got to arrange my back catalogue that I can...

wheel out at will.

That's the best possible hook and tease that we've got for an episode on accents coming up.

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Right, I was gonna say, surely there's a point where your brain works out and switches.

I think for almost all of my life, that would have been the assumption that I would also have made.