Dear Tyan,
You've inspired me and I'm on the case!
Did the first French tape today and it kinda made my head hurt! Technically, I should already be close to fluency in French since my parents originated from the lovely little island of Mauritius - but I was born in the UK and have never before fully committed myself to learning French.
I realised after the first few moments of the tape that this would be a slight uphill struggle as I'm going to have to rewire the bad habits and incorrect pronunciations that have become inset from previous attempts to teach myself. Perhaps this is why my head was hurting as I attempted to battle my instincts and instead pronounce phrases exactly as the tape did.
I'll let you know how it all turns out.