Language
Pause For Thought: 'Our words have the power of both fire and light.' Pause For Thought. Audio, 00:03:06
Yas Taherzadeh on the importance of choosing our words carefully.
- AttributionBBC Radio 2
- Posted12 December 2018
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- Posted30 November 2018
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- Posted27 November 2018
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- Posted24 November 2018
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- Posted18 November 2018
CrowdScience. Which Language is Most Efficient? Audio, 27 minutes
Marnie Chesterton attempts to apply science and evidence to the art of speech
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. Lost Words and Language. Audio, 46 minutes
Shahidha Bari looks at research showcased in the Being Human Festival at UK universities
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Pause For Thought: 'I seek to promote peace and understanding.' Pause For Thought. Audio, 00:02:33
Peterson Feital on harnessing grief for good.
- AttributionBBC Radio 2
- Posted12 November 2018
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- Posted7 November 2018
Backward talk: Where 'late' means 'early' Video, 00:01:01
The residents of tiny Tangier Island have a language all their own
- AttributionBBC
- Posted5 February 2018
Tangier Island expressions. Video, 00:01:00
The residents of tiny Tangier Island have a language all their own
- AttributionBBC
- Posted5 February 2018
- AttributionNews from Elsewhere
- Posted31 October 2018
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- Posted31 October 2018
Moral Maze. Words as Weapons. Audio, 43 minutes
Combative, provocative and engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted21 October 2018
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- Posted20 October 2018
Between the Ears. The Last Elfdalians. Audio, 29 minutes
A journey through the mysteries of the endangered Swedish forest language, Elfdalian.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted17 October 2018
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- Posted5 October 2018
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- Posted30 September 2018
Thinking Allowed. Creativity. Audio, 28 minutes
Creativity re-examined. Has it become a meaningless buzz word for our times?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Art of Now. The Joy of Text. Audio, 28 minutes
Artist Bob and Roberta Smith examines how text and language are used in art.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Stephen Fry and Michael Rosen talk language. Audio, 28 minutes
Stephen Fry talks to presenter Michael Rosen about their mutual obsession with language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted12 September 2018