Babies

I watched some of it last night as it popped up on iplayer after Half Man had ended. I hadn’t intended to watch it because anything concerning childlessness breaks my heart( my mum struggled to keep a baby full term and I was the only one that survived) but I didn’t really know what I was watching for a while. I haven’t watched the whole series yet and must admit to having to find out what happens to brace myself. I thought the dialogue was rather unreal. I found that with that Marriage series which I never rated but I did love Mum. I think the writer has found a formula which was successful with Mum but I don’t think works all the time. I am going to watch all of it, though, having realised I can watch it without falling apart. I think…

I have just finished watching Babies and found it really moving.

I don’t have a problem with the accents but I find the silly conversations and overdone laughter very annoying. And while I feel sorry for the couple I can’t really take to them.
Keep comparing them to the couple from ‘trying’ who were much more likeable

The first 2 accents I heard were Irish and easily understandable London ish accent.

Loved both Babies, (it made me cry a little bit), also loved The Other Bennett Sister Didn't think it would be "my" type of programme, but loved every minute of it, cheered at the ending (no spoilers!)

julieray

Aarrgh! Don’t get me started. Beth Rigby on Sky News drives me nuts!! She drops every ‘g’ from the end of words. I’m surprised the entire country can’t hear me shouting ‘gettinG, movinG, waitinG etc’ at my TV 😂

Have you ever had the misfortune of listening to Radio 6 where they now have Nick Grimshaw. He has never knowingly inserted a ‘t’ into any of his words. All you hear is the year tweny tweny six and the word city is shortened to cee. I am shouting at the radio in frustration.

Barbadosbelle
I hope you weren’t watching the boat race this afternoon.
If you were it must have been quite shocking for you to hear the cox of the Oxford boat say what a f+-%#£g awesome win

Barbadosbelle

Watermelon

The BBC's continuing downward spiral to appeal to hoi polloi and those of the lowest intelligence, intellect and education.
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Put the claws away.

Essexgirl145

Estuary English is dreadful. Lived in Essex for over 40 years and always struggled.

Well both sides of my family (DM & DD) were born and bred in Essex, not far from Sunny Sargent, and not one of us has the awful Essex twang, maybe something to do with both parents and all aunties and uncles attended the local Grammar school and DM father was a Classics Master at one of the boys Grammar.

However, I attended the local girls Secondary Modern and along with a couple of my good pals were labelled as “posh” so I developed a form of speech I reserved for school and have never ever used since 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wishes

Astitchintime

Yes, it is irritating when people omit letters from words…….we watched Channel 4 Batch From Scratch presented by Joe Swash and another person. Joe stated that they were travelling to “Nottnum” to visit the xxxxx family……NO Joe, you were visiting NOTTINGHAM!!!!!

I feel the same when presenters say Birminum.

I think it was Ian Wright who actually did a programme of around the Midlands/Birmingham, who was guilty of this.

Everyone knows it should be pronounced Brummegem! 😲

Astitchintime

Yes, it is irritating when people omit letters from words…….we watched Channel 4 Batch From Scratch presented by Joe Swash and another person. Joe stated that they were travelling to “Nottnum” to visit the xxxxx family……NO Joe, you were visiting NOTTINGHAM!!!!!

I feel the same when presenters say Birminum.

I think it was Ian Wright who actually did a programme of around the Midlands/Birmingham, who was guilty of this.

Can't blame them for wanting to appeal to the hoi polloi - the masses, the many - anyone with a TV pays the licence fee, it's not a subscription channel for pearl clutchers.

I don't personally enjoy a lot of their output but I watch what I do like.

Regional accents are one thing, but mispronunciation is another. Maybe the BBC feel that they need to hire presenters from diverse backgrounds. However, some 'ave such irritating accents I find myself totally distractdd by my irritation, and I tend to enjoy whatever programme it is less as a result. A shame.

Sandrina

I think Babies is brilliant. The drama is deliberately slowed down to capture human relationships. It shows just how hard it can be to say the things we really feel - how we avoid, pretend, or even joke to cover our painful emotions. I’ve only watched two episodes and I find it heart wrenching. To make this about London accents completely misses the point.

I agree.

So do I.

We are just the same. We find ourselves finishing off all her words that end in ing. I am beginning to wonder if she can't help it. The London mayor does it too.

I use subtitles all the time these days because my hearing is so bad.

I think Babies is brilliant. The drama is deliberately slowed down to capture human relationships. It shows just how hard it can be to say the things we really feel - how we avoid, pretend, or even joke to cover our painful emotions. I’ve only watched two episodes and I find it heart wrenching. To make this about London accents completely misses the point.

Barbadosbelle

Watermelon

The BBC's continuing downward spiral to appeal to hoi polloi and those of the lowest intelligence, intellect and education.
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Too true, I’m afraid. They are waging a war against RP.

I have been watching, use subtitles always if available. I havnt noticed the pronunciation, but will listen out for it next time I watch.

Haven't viewed Babies and don't think I will now given the comments on the mumbling. Fed up truing to understand what's being said in some prigrammes, not the accent, it's the guttural speech and mumbling. Often tryi ncreasing sound in hope to understand but no luck. The Other Bennet Sister - fabulous.

It was recommended on Must Watch even though the presenters are not ‘baby minded’ because they said it’s important that people should understand the devastation of miscarriage and stillbirth.

I love Babies and have no trouble understanding the actors. I'm a Londoner but have never dropped a g or t or h in my life, I find that lazy more than a dialect.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and as I always have the subtitles on had no problems. I thought the actors were excellent.

I, for one, am quite enjoying Babies. And I can’t say I noticed anything at all odd about the accents or even the audibility. However, I’m a born-and-bred Londoner and I do only watch programmes with subtitles, so maybe that explains it? Shame they haven’t provided subtitles for Bookish yet. I’d been looking forward to that.