RP Accents
There are several varieties of the RP accent depending in part on the age of the speaker and the period they live in and also on who the character is and how this is reflected in their speech.
The Routes of English: Talking Posh: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/storysofar/posh.shtml
British Library on RP: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/received-pronunciation/
British Library RP vowel sounds: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/received-pronunciation/vowel-sounds-rp/
Peter Ladefoged RP Vowels: http://faculty.washington.edu/dillon/PhonResources/BBCVowels.html
The RP & American Diphthongs compared: http://www.yorku.ca/earmstro/ipa/diphthongs.html
Below is a selection of male and female RP speakers in d.o.b order covering the last 150 years. The samples marked URP are heightened or upper class RP.
Below is a selection of male and female RP speakers in d.o.b order covering the last 150 years. The samples marked URP are heightened or upper class RP.
Keira Knightley (b1985): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9266
Kate Winslet (b1974): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9879
Helena Bonham-Carter (b1966): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/4522
Hugh Grant (b1960): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/4123
Colin Firth (b1960): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1506175
Female friends (b1955/57/60): http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/recordings/group/london-clapham.shtml
Emma Thompson (b1959): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/7130
Charlotte Rampling (b1946): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/2975
John Cleese (b1939): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/5729
Judi Dench (b1934): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/denchj1.shtml
Roald Dahl (b1916): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/dahlr1.shtml
John Gielgud (b1904 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/gielgudj1.shtml
Ralph Richardson (b1902 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/richardsonr1.shtml
Noel Coward (b1899 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/cowardn1.shtml
Enid Blyton (b1897 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/blytone1.shtml
Agatha Christie (b1890 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/christiea1.shtml
Walter De La Mare (b1873 URP): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/delamarew1.shtml
Samples of near RP accents with influences from different regions:
Jude Law (b1972 Lewisham, Sth London): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/8744
Clive Owen (b1964 Coventry): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/79
Tim Roth (b1961 Dulwich, Sth London): http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3955
Iris Murdoch (b1919 Dublin): http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/murdochi1.shtml