▁and ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁dialect . ▁W ot ▁Che or ▁is ▁a ▁gre eting ▁in ▁Ge ord ie ▁dialect . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁ ▁W ot ▁Che or ▁Ge ord ie ▁was ▁a ▁radio ▁variety ▁programme ▁broadcast ▁from ▁the ▁BBC ▁Regional ▁Studios ▁in ▁New castle . ▁It ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁It ▁featured ▁songs , ▁plays ▁and ▁sketch es , ▁all ▁in ▁dialect ; ▁some ▁were ▁only ▁moder ately ▁successful , ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁considered ▁out standing . ▁Gener ally , ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁programme ▁title ▁was ▁included ▁under ▁the ▁" vari ety " ▁category ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁public ity ▁file ▁and ▁it ▁this ▁fact ▁brought ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁London , ▁who ▁requested ▁a ▁recording . ▁A ▁t ape ▁was ▁sent ▁from ▁New castle ▁with ▁an ▁ass urance ▁that ▁the ▁dialect ▁would ▁be ▁ton ed ▁down ▁and ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁without ▁losing ▁its ▁hum our , ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁the ▁BBC ▁attempted ▁to ▁expand ▁into ▁the ▁regions ▁by ▁using ▁local ▁materials ▁and ▁local ▁dialect s ▁( but ▁very ▁carefully ▁and ▁g ently ). ▁The ▁North ▁East ▁of ▁England ▁was ▁no ▁exception , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁a ▁sketch ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁It ▁util ised ▁the ▁fict it ious ▁character ▁" Ge ord ie ▁Mar ley " ▁who