I'm an American whose trying to familiarize himself with different English dialects. In the US, we're really only exposed to the accents of English actors, which all seem to be pretty similar. Perhaps it's a theater (or should I say theatre?) training thing. Being a Toffee man, I'm especially concerned with picking up on Scouse, but I'm interested in them all.
So, what resources would my English friends here suggest to learn to differentiate the different dialects? I've tried a lot of youtube videos, but many of them are useless. Are there movies I should see, or specific English people I should see interviewed for good examples of certain accents? Also, what are all the names for the accents? I know Scouse, Geordie, Mancunian, and Brummie. Isn't there something called Tyke? Please help me folks. Thank you.