tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post6159177502378720110..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: 1938 - the king's speechJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-9565683627535736552011-02-07T05:16:54.809+11:002011-02-07T05:16:54.809+11:00I am glad that you liked this, anon. Like you, I w...I am glad that you liked this, anon. Like you, I wondered about the historical accuracy and so looked it up. It made better drama to use the speech to the Empire rathet than the 1927 speech. I then decided that that was okay since Logue was still there providing support.<br /><br />I agree with your assessment of the speech itself. All very interesting!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-3696762517303713202011-02-07T04:09:53.061+11:002011-02-07T04:09:53.061+11:00Thanks for the link to the old newsreel. I saw th...Thanks for the link to the old newsreel. I saw the film (The King's Speech) and then read the Wikipedia entry on Logue which says the King gave a relatively stammer-free speech at the opening of the Australian Parliament in 1927, eleven years before this newsreel. The text accompanying this newsreel says the stammer here was severe. I didn't think so - Firth's rendering of the King's 'cured' speech matched it well, I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com