Language
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- Posted2 days ago
A Point of View. Orwell on the Campaign Trail. Audio, 9 minutes
Mark Damazer on elections and the tricky business of political language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted29 May
Arts & Ideas. Call Me Mother. Audio, 15 minutes
How the shape of words for mother helps babies eat their food. Rebecca Woods explains
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted4 March
Heart and Soul. Ladino: Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language. Audio, 27 minutes
How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The Documentary Podcast. Heart and Soul: Ladino - Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language. Audio, 27 minutes
How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Seun’s Talking Drum British and West African. 4. Mother Tongue. Audio, 28 minutes
Can you be both British and West African if you don’t speak your ‘mother tongue’?
- AttributionBBC Sounds
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- Posted19 February
Unspeakable. Audio, 28 minutes
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Science Cafe. The Art and Science of Swearing. Audio, 30 minutes
Adam Walton explores the art and science of swearing with philosopher Rebecca Roache.
- AttributionBBC Radio Wales
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The Verb. Language. Audio, 44 minutes
Ian McMillan explores poetry on the page and the stage with dance.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
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- Posted28 December 2023
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- Posted12 December 2023
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- Posted4 December 2023
Witness History. Tanzania adopts Swahili to unite the country. Audio, 9 minutes
Tanzania's leader, Julius Nyerere, made Swahili the official language in the early 1960s
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- Posted20 November 2023
Business Daily. Business Daily meets: Babbel CEO Arne Schepker. Audio, 18 minutes
We explore the growth of language learning online
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted30 October 2023
Have You Heard George's Podcast? Chapter 4: After Empire, 33: Francophone Pt. 1. Audio, 22 minutes
Western languages dominate African economies, especially in music. George explores why.
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- Posted24 October 2023
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- Posted18 October 2023
More or Less: Behind the Stats. Are half the words in English from French? Audio, 10 minutes
We ask whether almost half the words in the English language are of French origin.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Short Cuts. Series 36, Echoes. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents short documentaries that reverberate through time.
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