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<blockquote data-quote="Warrior Poet" data-source="post: 17721" data-attributes="member: 1057">I would suggest an excellent movie called Local Hero (with terrific soundtrack by Mark Knopfler) for a selection of northern coastal accents, as well as the thriller Shallow Grave for a sample of Edinburgh city accents.&nbsp; Trainspotting is also good, as is the terrific Gosford Park (pay particularly close to voice of the maid, Mary MacEachran, played by Kelly McDonald). You might try to find some of Billy Connelly's comedy on audio or video:&nbsp; his accent is a good, strong Glaswegian (if I recall correctly), and to top it off he's absolutely hilarious.&nbsp; Robbie Coltrane is also Scottish, and his comedy is very funny as well (I believe he was in the Harry Potter movie). BBC has done a number of interviews with author Ian Rankin, I think, and he's another Edinburgh resident.&nbsp; In fact, BBC archives might be a good source for a variety of accents:&nbsp; they may have interviews with members of Scotland's parliament, local citizens of various parts of Scotland, stars like Sean Connerey, Ewan McGregor, Kelly McDonald, and more.&nbsp; There may also be an archive for a number of commercials that often appear on Scottish television that would be appropriate, such as the Tennant's Lager ads.If I think of some others, I'll post them.&nbsp; Good luck.Warrior Poet</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warrior Poet, post: 17721, member: 1057"] I would suggest an excellent movie called [I]Local Hero[/I] (with terrific soundtrack by Mark Knopfler) for a selection of northern coastal accents, as well as the thriller [I]Shallow Grave[/I] for a sample of Edinburgh city accents. [I]Trainspotting[/I] is also good, as is the terrific [I]Gosford Park[/I] (pay particularly close to voice of the maid, Mary MacEachran, played by Kelly McDonald). You might try to find some of Billy Connelly's comedy on audio or video: his accent is a good, strong Glaswegian (if I recall correctly), and to top it off he's absolutely hilarious. Robbie Coltrane is also Scottish, and his comedy is very funny as well (I believe he was in the Harry Potter movie). BBC has done a number of interviews with author Ian Rankin, I think, and he's another Edinburgh resident. In fact, BBC archives might be a good source for a variety of accents: they may have interviews with members of Scotland's parliament, local citizens of various parts of Scotland, stars like Sean Connerey, Ewan McGregor, Kelly McDonald, and more. There may also be an archive for a number of commercials that often appear on Scottish television that would be appropriate, such as the Tennant's Lager ads. If I think of some others, I'll post them. Good luck. Warrior Poet [/QUOTE]

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