Lead Curator of Spoken English, Jonnie Robinson, running the Sounds Familiar workshop to a group of students.

Sounds Familiar?

Years 10 – 13 Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect by diving into oral history collections from the National Sound Archive.Tuesdays, London Available during term-time. Press Book Now and complete the form to let us know your preferred date.

About Sounds Familiar?

Lead Curator of Spoken English, Jonnie Robinson, running the Sounds Familiar workshop to a group of students.

This workshop is fully booked until the end of this academic year (17 July 2026). We will start taking bookings for September and October 2026 from 13 April. Please do not make a booking request for a date before this time as it will not be processed.

Uncover ways of analysing speech, accent and dialect. This session explores language change and variation, and regional vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar in the UK

Please note:

  • maximum group size: 30
  • cost: free
  • start times: 10.30 and 13.00
  • location: British Library, London.

Booking is essential via the 'Book Now' button. Please email schools@bl.uk if you have questions or need help with the form.

More information about our Schools programme is available on our Schools hub.

About our Schools programme

Looking for inspiring and educational activities for your primary or secondary school? Join us for workshops, tours and teacher CPD events in London, Leeds, and online.  View our full range of primary and secondary school activities and teacher CPDs.

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