Language
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Series 1, Double entendre. Audio, 14 minutes
Part two of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads him to Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Series 1, Wordplay. Audio, 14 minutes
Ian Hislop begins his ten-part comedy quest in search of ancient British Wordplay.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- 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
Multitrack. My Mother's Tongue. Audio, 14 minutes
Cat’s mother is Austrian. Cat can’t speak German. Does she really know her?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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
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- 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
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- Posted30 October 2023
Have You Heard George's Podcast? Chapter 4: After Empire, Francophone Pt I. Audio, 22 minutes
Western languages dominate African economies, especially in music. George explores why.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 October 2023
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- Posted18 October 2023
More or Less. 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
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- 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
