Rob Drummond is Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he researches and teaches the relationship between how we speak and who we are. He recently completed a large project exploring the accents and dialects of Greater Manchester, touring the region in his accent van.
Rob appears regularly on radio and TV talking about language-related issues and spent some time as 'resident linguist' on BBC Radio 3's The Verb, as well as appearing on the BBC Breakfast sofa.
Agent: Doug Young