Scouse

As a port city Liverpool has long been open to a wide variety of global influences and languages that developed into a way of speaking that's termed 'Scouse' - from a word that probably originates in the Baltic region derived from the word 'lobscouse'. Tony Crowley grew up in the heart of Liverpool. When he left home and went to Oxford University he became increasingly aware of his accent and his interest in the way his fellow Liverpudlians use language grew. He has written two books on the subject. He and Michael Rosen discuss the rich and humorous language of the city. Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Maggie Ayre in partnership with the Open University.

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Scouse is an episode from Word of Mouth by BBC.

This episode is 27:44 long.

This episode was published on Jan 15, 2026.

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