Language
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
- Available for over a year
The Verb. Language. Audio, 44 minutes
Ian McMillan explores poetry on the page and the stage with dance.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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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
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- 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
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- 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.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- 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
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 36, Echoes. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents short documentaries that reverberate through time.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Unexpected Elements. Can technology read our mind? Audio, 51 minutes
The UN General Assembly has us examining how our brains process language
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted12 September 2023
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- Posted6 September 2023
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- Posted3 August 2023
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- Posted3 August 2023
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- Posted2 August 2023
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- Posted2 August 2023
Witness History. Birth of a new language. Audio, 9 minutes
In the early 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a new sign language
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted1 August 2023
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- Posted1 August 2023
