Language

A Point of View. The Mental Illness Metaphor. Audio, 10 minutes
Tom Shakespeare on why we misuse the language of mental illness.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Racial inequality now, Women and political language. Audio, 28 minutes
Racial inequality now. Also, women and political language.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Women and democracy - the language of power. Audio, 28 minutes
Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
One to One. Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor. Audio, 15 minutes
Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor discuss their approach to race and identity.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Brainwaves. Series 5, Dr Thomas Bak. Audio, 28 minutes
Should we offer language classes on the NHS? Pennie Latin meets Dr Thomas Bak.
Attribution
BBC Radio Scotland
Available for over a year
A Point of View. Daring to Marvel. Audio, 10 minutes
Howard Jacobson on self-censoring and the language of appreciation.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
A Point of View. Dramatic Speech. Audio, 10 minutes
Howard Jacobson muses on the 'frozen wastes of Emojiland'.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Essay. Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity, The Terminology. Audio, 14 minutes
David Hepworth discusses pop terminology - a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Men, Women and Language. Audio, 23 minutes
Women apologise too much, men interrupt more. Are these stereotypes true?
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Dubbing Movies. Audio, 23 minutes
Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 13, Lost in Translation. Audio, 31 minutes
Josie Long presents documentaries about what falls through the cracks in translation.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
More or Less. Are natural disasters on the rise? Audio, 28 minutes
Has the number of natural disasters really quadrupled in the last forty years?
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Symbols of Bliss. Audio, 28 minutes
How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
All in the Mind. Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you. Audio, 28 minutes
Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why Words Matter. Audio, 23 minutes
Lane Greene explains how the words we choose can tell us a great deal about ourselves.
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The Language of Others. Audio, 28 minutes
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Essay. Burgess at 100, Burgess and Language - Kevin Jackson. Audio, 15 minutes
An essay by Kevin Jackson about writer Anthony Burgess.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
The Essay. Changing My Mind, Words. Audio, 15 minutes
Julian Barnes on how he uses words, asking what did they ever mean and what they mean now.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
The Forum. Reawakening Language. Audio, 28 minutes
How can we save or 'reawaken' dying languages?
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Essay. The Art of Storytelling, The Art of Storytelling: David Crystal. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor David Crystal asks how we can preserve for the future the story of language.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Discovery. Benefits of Bilingualism - Part Two. Audio, 27 minutes
The benefits of bilingualism: keeping our minds healthy
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Snuck and Sung: Irregular Verbs. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen explores the verbs that are called irregular, and how they came to be.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Discovery. Benefits of Bilingualism - Part One. Audio, 27 minutes
Gaia Vince explores the benefits of bilingualism for children
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Seelonce, Seelonce: A Call for Help. Audio, 30 minutes
An exploration of the history and the development of the language of the call for help.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year