I always thought Lancashire was pronounced "LANK-uh-sheer," not "LANK-uh-shyre." At least I've always heard it that way by people such as Lawrence Olivier, Derek Jacoby, Glenda Jackson, Alec Guinness, Alan Bates—hell, even John Cleese!

Quavery voice, very iffy sense of pitch, no breath support, raspy quality in the voice. Apart from that, Covent Garden, here we come!!

Don Firth