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Retired fisherman Ray Maltby talks about the decline of Boston fleet

08:45 am on May 16th 2008 Gavin Atkin

The British Library website’s material on accents and dialects of the UK is fascinating. Listen to Ray Maltby talking about the decline of the Boston fishing fleet.

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