What is the most Australian thing about Australians? It’s the Australian accent! But what is it? Where did it come from? And is it under threat? Join us on the fascinating journey that is “The Sounds of Aus”.

How can you tell if somebody is Australian? Can you tell an Australian by the way the look? By what they do for a living? Or even by the way they think? Arguably, the Australian accent is the most Australian thing about us. The cultural DNA in this country is in the way Australians speak.

But what is the Australian accent? Where did it come from? Does the broad ocker accent represent how the majority of Australians sound? Does our accent vary significantly from region to region? Is the accent under threat from the forces of globalisation? Is it even worth preserving? And where is it going from here?

Hosted by John Clarke, and told through an array of illuminating interviews with linguists, historians, social and political commentators, comedians, actors, and plenty of opinionated people with genuinely hilarious anecdotes, The Sounds of Aus is a humorous, informative and uplifting documentary that tells the story of the Australian accent. It tells us how we got it, how to do it, how it has evolved over the two centuries since the First Fleeters first transported the English language to our shores, and what is happening to the accent now.

Lawrie Zion's done a great job with this DVD, and this is a really fun interview!