MI an' mi mam wur gob smacked watchin' id on't smelly nelly!

Any idea what that meant? Well it's the Lancashire dialect way of saying: "My mother and I were absolutely amazed watching it on the television."

It is just one of the phrases being scrutinised by a celebrity panel of experts on a new television programme which studies the English language.

And the chairman of the Lancashire Dialect Society has been filmed to appear on the BBC 4 quiz show to demonstrate the old Lancashire tongue.

Never Mind The Full Stops' is a humorous new panel show hosted by Oscar-winning actor turned screenwriter and director Julian Fellowes.

In every show Julian and four guests punish poor punctuation, glorify gracious grammar and celebrate regional quirks and characteristic oddity.

Derek Stanton, of Thirlmere Drive, Withnell, was recorded for the show by a camera crew in the tap room of the Dressers Arms, Briers Row, Wheelton.

The 72-year-old, who wrote the piece himself, said: "The piece is about half a minute long. The brief was to write a small piece on when man landed on the moon.

"I did it a bit tongue in cheek because it's a comical show.

"We all know they are going to take the mickey out of the northern way of speaking. They think we all wear flat caps and clogs.

"But we are the intelligent ones who often speak two dialects in one day.

"We have one for work and one for in the local pub.

"It is a good opportunity however to bring the Lancashire accent into the limelight.

"It's a fascinating dialect and it is great for the society.

"We often put on sell out shows with Lancashire songs and poems but this is on the television and should be seen by people from all over the country and the world."

The celebrity wordsmiths who are different on each show will face rounds of bad grammar and spelling as well as analysing clips of regional dialect.

The show is dubbed as a posh Never Mind The Buzzcocks' with guests including Carol Thatcher, Ned Sherrin, Janet Street Porter and David Aaronovitch.

The series is being broadcast this month.