Language
Word of Mouth. Protest Slogans. Audio, 28 minutes
Sabrina Mahfouz talks about protest slogans with Siana Bangura and Zoe Buckman.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Why metaphors are more powerful than you think. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:03:36
BBC Ideas explores how metaphors shape how we see the world
- AttributionBBC
- Posted6 August 2020
The Documentary Podcast. Fighting talk: How language can make us better. Audio, 28 minutes
What impact does the language we use around cancer have on those living with the disease?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Why metaphors are more powerful than you think. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:03:36
BBC Ideas explores how metaphors shape how we see the world
- AttributionBBC
- Posted6 August 2020
Open Book. Elizabeth Day. Audio, 28 minutes
Elizabeth Day talks to Eley Williams about her new book, The Liar's Dictionary.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted15 July 2020
Word of Mouth. The Language of the Pandemic. Audio, 28 minutes
Professor Tanya Byron examines the language of Covid-19 with author Mark Honigsbaum.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted4 July 2020
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- Posted25 June 2020
The curious ‘laws’ of speaking English. Video, 00:02:18
The English-speaking ‘laws’ you never knew you knew
- AttributionBBC
- Posted2 June 2020
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- Posted2 June 2020
CrowdScience. How does a language begin? Audio, 31 minutes
How does one language become two, or even 7000?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted30 April 2020
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- Posted14 April 2020
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- Posted13 April 2020
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- Posted30 March 2020
Fighting Talk: How Language Can Make Us Better. Audio, 28 minutes
What impact does the language we use around cancer have on those living with the disease?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Battle for English. Audio, 28 minutes
Lexicographer Susie Dent investigates the future of English as a global lingua franca.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted1 March 2020
The Boring Talks. # 44 - Swearing: a personal cross-cultural comparative study of Hindi and English. Audio, 14 minutes
Charvy Narain takes a foul mouthed look at swearing in Hindi and English.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
