A Voice for Richard III

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Recreating Richard III's Voice: A Journey Through Time

Join us as we dive into the fascinating project of reconstructing the voice of King Richard III, last heard in 1485.

Music from Epidemic sound and All3 Media.

Matt Lewis discovers the interdisciplinary efforts involving AI, history, science and linguistics that have gone into this decade-long endeavour. Featuring in-depth interviews with experts Professor David Crystal, Professor Caroline Wilkinson, Yvonne Morley-Chisholm, and the voice of Richard III - Thomas Dennis, discover how they have brought the 500-year-old voice of Richard III back to life.

Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and edited by Amy Haddow. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
0:04.2	And we're just popping up here to tell you some insider info.
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0:14.5	With the History Hit subscription, you can also watch hundreds of hours of original documentaries.
0:20.6	Such as my new series on everyone's favorite
0:22.8	conquerors, the Normans, or my recent exploration of the castles that made Britain. There's a new
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0:45.1	No home, no address, no address, no bank account, No bank account. No job. No job. No home. No address. No address. No bank account. No job. No home. No job. No home. It's time to break the vicious circle. We're working with charities like shelter to provide a bank account for people who are homeless. Such HSBCUK, no fixed address.
1:19.2	Now streaming on Apple TV Plus, Blitz, an Apple original film. Please, Mom, don't I'm setting me away. It's only until all this is over.
1:27.0	Steve McQueen's Blitz is a triumph.
1:29.4	Your son did not arrive at his destination.
1:32.1	You were meant to be looking after him.
1:33.8	Where's my boy?
1:35.2	Critics rave.
1:36.3	Sersha Ronan is superb.
1:38.4	I just want you go home.
1:39.7	A monumental achievement in British cinema.
1:42.2	I did act when I sound my boy.
1:43.8	A master beast. A masterpiece.
1:45.4	Blitz.
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