'The victory Bristol needs' City sees off Glasgow in battle of the accents

THE Bristol accent has regularly sparked debate over the years, from being ranked as the most trustworthy, sexiest or worst regional accent.

- Tristan CORK

But now it has gained a new accolade - it's been inducted into an unofficial 'UNESCO list of the world's greatest accents.

The Bristol burr - or more specifically the Knowle West accent - was selected for the list being compiled by comedians and presenters Ellis James and John Robins, on their BBC podcast of the same name.

It came through a rigorous vetting process up against the Glaswegian accent, which involved the podcast hosts chatting to someone from Glasgow and someone from Bristol - and that person was Broadchurch actor, BBC Radio Bristol breakfast presenter and professional Bristolian Joe Sims.

Each week on their show, the two comedians put two accents up against each other and select one for their unofficial list of the world's greatest accents, and specifically wanted the Knowle West accent to be part of their selection process.

They met something of a problem, however, and couldn't find someone with a Knowle West accent to take part.

"We found out that Knowle West was very hard to source," said John, with Ellis citing Bristol and England rugby star Ellis Genge and music legend Tricky as being potential candidates