Language
The Essay. Homage to Caledonia, Homage to Caledonia: The Language of the Scots. Audio, 15 minutes
Writer and comedian AL Kennedy celebrates the language of Scotland.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Accents. Audio, 18 minutes
What do our accents say about us? Why do they matter?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Diplomacy. Audio, 18 minutes
How to get ahead in diplomacy, from negotiations to polite language and secret code words
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Dylan Thomas Centenary, Tracing Dylan's Pathway. Audio, 15 minutes
Gwyneth Lewis takes a personal journey through the language of Dylan Thomas.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Swearing. Audio, 18 minutes
Why some words have such power to shock and offend
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 4, Language Is Power. Audio, 15 minutes
Lindsay Johns says language is power, and makes the case for speaking English properly.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 4, Ranjini Obeyesekere: Lost in Translation? Audio, 15 minutes
William Dalrymple introduces Ranjini Obeyesekere in Four Thought in Jaipur.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. The Dragon with Two Tongues. Audio, 45 minutes
Poet Gwyneth Lewis explores the modern revival of Welsh language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 2, The Space between Us. Audio, 28 minutes
Nina Garthwaite explores the difficulties and delights of distance.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 2, Matthew Engel: An Invasion of Americanisms. Audio, 15 minutes
Matthew Engel warns of a new threat to the English language from Americanisms.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. Whose Hebrew Is It Anyway? Audio, 27 minutes
Hannah Barnes explores how the revival of Hebrew continues to divide world Jewry.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Unavailable
Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Implement Me No Directives! Audio, 15 minutes
Alistair Cooke judges the language used by the Old Testament, Churchill and UN treaties.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda. Audio, 42 minutes
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda - the driving spirit behind the revival of the Hebrew language
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
