Audio Guide
Names and Places
Audley End [ORDLEE]
Babraham [BAY-BR’M (LIKE BRUM, BUT ALMOST DON’T SAY THE U
Babraham Road [BAY-BR’M (LIKE BRUM, BUT ALMOST DON’T SAY THE U
Cambridge [CAME-BRIDGE]
Cambridgeshire [CAME-BRIDGE-SH’RE] NOT ‘SHIRE’
Caxton Gibbet [KAK-STN JIB-BET]
Cheveley [CHEEVE-LEA]
Chrishall [CHRIS-ILL] Coton [COE-T’N]
Godmanchester [GOD-MNNNN-CHESTER] <= frequently wrongly pronounced not GOD–MAN–CHESTER
Eltisley [ELLE-TIZ-LEE]
Gonville and Caius College [KEYS]
Grafham [GRAF-UM]
Great Wilbraham [WILL-BRUM]
Gwydir Street [GWEYE-DER]
Hauxton [HAWKS-T’N]
Haslingfield [HAZE-LING-FIELD]
Harwich [HA-RIDGE] [HA – as in ‘have’ but with an R on]
Haverhill [HAYVER-HILL] NOT ‘HAVE-A-HILL’
Hilgay [HILL-GEE]
Houghton [HOE-TON]
Leys School [LEE’S]
Little Wilbraham [WILL-BRUM]
Lode [LOAD]
Longstanton [LONG STANT’N]
Madingley [MAD-ING-LEE] (NOT MAY-DINGLEE)
Magdalene College [MAUD-LYNN]
Magdalene Street [MAUD-LYNN]
Manea [MAIN-EEE]
Manor School [MANNER]
Mepal [MEE-PAUL]
Mildenhall [MILL-D’N-HALL]
Moulton [MOLE-T’N]
Offord Cluny [CLUE-KNEE]
Offord D’Arcy [DARR-SEA]
OFO [Pron:OH-FAUX] – the Chinese-owned bike share service
Papworth Everard [PAP-WORTH EVER-ARD]
St. Neots [SUNT (as in Punt) NEE-UHTS]
Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge [SEDGE-WICK]
Sidgwick Road [SEDGE-WICK]
Soham [SO-’EM]
Spalding [SPAWL-DING]
Stansted [LONDON STAN-STED]
Stow-cum-QUY [STOWE-COME-KWAI]
Swaffham Bullbeck [SWAFF-EM BULL-BECK]
Thriplow [TRIP-LOW]
Wadloes Road [WODD-LOWS] [WODD – as in a wad of cash]
Wisbech [WIS-BEACH]
Wilburton [WILL-BURTON]
Wyton [WHI-T’N]
Names and Places – Norfolk & Suffolk
Bungay [BUNG-EE]
Cley-next-the-Sea [CLY as in sly]
Costessey [COSS – EEE]
Elveden [EL-VE-DEN]
Happisburgh [HAZE – BOROUGH]
Postwick [POS – ICK]
Mundesley [MUNDS – LEA]
Wymondham [WIN-D’MMM]
Public Figures
Jeremy Benstead [BEN-STED], former Mayor of Cambridge (Labour). NOT ‘Steed’.
Leszek Borysiewicz [LES-ZEK BOR-ER-SHAY-VITCH], Former Vice Chancellor, University of Cambridge.
Presenters & Newsreaders (Alphabetical by Surname).
Matt Bentman [BENT-M’N] presenter, Flavour NOT pronounced as ‘Bent Man’
Błażej [BLAA-JAY] presenter, Polish Waves
Tobias Bown [Like TOWN]
Kristine Ceirane (PRON CHAIR-AN), Reporter
Leigh Chambers [LEE CHAIMBERS] presenter Bookmark / Mid mornings
Paul Christoforou [CHRIS-TER-FOR-ROO] presenter, Rock Of Ages
Ian Daborn [DAY-BORN] presenter, Saturday Mornings
Kasia Wozniak [CASH-ER WAS-KNEE-ACK]
Kiran Kaur (Sky Newsreader). ki-RUN (ki – ‘i’ is pronounced as ‘i’ in sit) Core.
DJ Kuryakin [DEE-JAY CUREY-ACK-IN] presenter, Revelation Time
Emer O’Hanlon [EE-MER] contributor, Flavour
Maciek [MA-JECK] presenter, Polish Waves
Mike Hauser [HOWS-ER] presenter, Renegade Rock
Sara Woo Sam [A Sara, not a Sarah] presenter, Opus 105.
Shows
Words
Controversy [CON-TRO-VERSY] NOT Contraversy
Mackay’s Ironmongers – [MAC-AYE]
Schedule [SHED-YULE] as in SCHHH or Schweppes. NOT SKED-YULE
Scudamore’s Boatyard – [SCOO-DAH-MORES]
Politicians
Daniel Zeichner [ZEI CHHH-NER] – Incumbent Cambridge MP (Labour).
Jeremy Benstead [BEN-STED] – Incumbent Mayor of Cambridge (Labour). NOT ‘Steed’.
Chuka Umunna [CHOOK-AH. UH-MUN-A] (Think “snooker” and throw in a Northern accent and you’ll be OK).
Singers, Groups and Bands
Alison Moyet [MOY-AY]
Cee Cee Peniston [SEE-SEE PENIST’N]
Des’ree [DES-RAY]
Duran Duran [as in Durable] [DURE-ANNE]
Erasure – [Erase is as in erase your hard drive] [ERASE-YUR]
Foxes [is a solo singer, female, not a band!]
Chi Lites [CHEYE LIGHTS]
Sade [SHAR-DAY]
Daughtry [DOR-TREE]
Gallagher and Lyle [GALLAGER and LIE-ALL]
Gotye [GO-TEE-AY]
Natalie Imbruglia [IMBROO-LEE-AH]
David Bowie [BO-WEE] [as in a violin bow – NOT taking a bow]
Shania Twain [SHAN-EYE-AH]
REO Speedwagon [R.E.O] [as in the letters R.E.O – not Rio]
INXS [IN-EX-SESS]
Emeli Sande [EMILY SANDAY]
Mutya Buena [MU-TEE-YA BWENNA]
Wilson Phillips – IS A GROUP NOT A SOLO SINGER
Danny Wilson – IS A GROUP NOT A SOLO SINGER
Sport
Leon Legge (LEON LEG not LEGGEE) (silent e)
Piero Mingoia (PEE-AIR-O MIN-GOY-A)
Uche Ikpeazu (OO-CHAY ICK-PEE-AR-ZOO)
Ade Azeez (ADD-AY AZ-EEZ)
Dimitar Mitov (DIM-MIT-ARR MITT-OV)
Jabo Ibehre (JAR-BO IB-AIR-AY)
Emmanuel Osabede (EMMAN-YOU-ELL OSSA-DEE-BAY)
David Amoo (DAVID AMM-OO not AY-MOO)
Jevani Brown (JEV-ARR-NEE BROWN)
Medy Elito (MEDDY EL-EE-TOE – as in thing at the end of your foot!)
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: loo-EE vun KHAAL (-u as in bun, -kh as in Scottish loch)
Stoke striker Bojan Krkić: BOY-an KUR-kitch (-oy as in boy, -ur as in fur, -tch as in catch)
Newcastle striker Facundo Ferreyra: fack-OON-doh ferr-AY-ruh (-oo as in moon, -ay as in day)
West Bromwich Albion striker Brown Ideye: id-AY-ay (-ay as in day)
Newcastle defender Daryl Janmaat: DURR-il YUN-maat (-u as in cut, -y as in yes, -aa as in father)
Newcastle midfielder Rémy Cabella: ray-MEE kab-el-AA (-ay as in day, -aa as in father)
QPR defender Mauricio Isla: mow-REE-si-oh EE-sluh (-ow as in now, -s as in sit, -ee as in street)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino: mow-REE-si-oh potch-et-EE-noh (-ow as in now, -s as in sit, -tch as in catch)
Phillipe Cou-teen-e-oh