Language
Sideways. 18. Tongue-Tied. Audio, 29 minutes
Matthew Syed explores why words fail us and how we can find them again.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. The Imperial War Museum Remembrance Discussion 2021. Audio, 45 minutes
How do we define a war? Anne McElvoy and guests look at how language changes attitudes.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- AttributionBBC Two
- AttributionBBC ALBA
- Attribution
- Posted1 November 2021
Laura Barton's Notes on Music. Laura Barton's Words. Audio, 28 minutes
A triptych of audio essays on the enduring qualities, appeal and intent of pop music.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Flipside with Paris Lees. Series 1, 2. Layers of Language. Audio, 35 minutes
Can speaking in another language change who we are?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted8 October 2021
- Attribution
- Posted8 October 2021
One to One. Changing Language: Cindy Yu meets Asifa Majid. Audio, 14 minutes
How are we affected if we have to change language as a child?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted24 September 2021
One to One. Changing Language: Cindy Yu meets Leslie Orozco. Audio, 14 minutes
What's it like to have to change language as a child? Cindy and Leslie compare experiences
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Miniatures, Neptune's New Dark Moon. Audio, 14 minutes
Audio artist Fallon Mayanja explores the idea of words as corpses.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted10 September 2021
6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer. Jamie & Spencer call Countdown legend Susie Dent. Audio, 46 minutes
Jamie & Spencer call Countdown legend Susie Dent
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for over a year
The Food Programme. Tastefully Worded: Exploring food in language. Audio, 40 minutes
Sheila Dillon and Michael Rosen consider the power and persuasion of food language.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Conversation. A love for my language. Audio, 27 minutes
Kim Chakanetsa speaks to two women who are keeping their indigenous languages alive
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Discovery. Lost for words. Audio, 27 minutes
David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Cultish Language. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on who uses it and why.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
