Language
Written in Scotland. Episode 4: Language and Class. Audio, 28 minutes
A four-part series on the relationship that Scotland’s writers have with Scotland itself.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted12 July 2021
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- Posted12 July 2021
Dorset Italian language teacher 'feels more Italian than English' Steve Harris. Audio, 00:02:00
Jo Harvey from Gillingham says her heart and soul are Italian.
- AttributionBBC Radio Solent
- Posted9 July 2021
Lost for Words. Audio, 28 minutes
David Shariatmadari explores the science of language, dementia and ageing.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted28 June 2021
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- Posted28 June 2021
The Forum. Aramaic: An imperial language without an empire. Audio, 40 minutes
A history of one of the oldest living languages in the world
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted16 May 2021
The extreme language of extroverts. Video, 00:03:04
Why extroverts have their own extreme language
- AttributionBBC
- Posted13 May 2021
The Comb. Losing my language. Audio, 27 minutes
‘A linguistic famine’: Why are so many young Africans losing their mother tongue?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
In Touch. The Language of Disability. Audio, 19 minutes
The Language of Disability - how it's changing and why it matters.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted27 April 2021
US English: Why do Brits hate it so? Video, 00:02:58
The British have a few bugbears when it comes to US English spelling, but is it justified?
- AttributionBBC
- Posted26 April 2021
Poetry & I. Audio, 28 minutes
Poet Jay Bernard explores the power and potency of the letter I.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
How do YOU say 'thank you very much' in French? Teach Me A Lesson with Greg James and Bella Mackie. Video, 00:01:51
Miss Morris reveals a very cheeky, common French pronunciation mistake to Greg and Bella.
- AttributionBBC Radio 5 Live
- Posted22 March 2021
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- Posted13 March 2021
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- Posted5 March 2021
CrowdScience. Why does it feel so good to swear? Audio, 33 minutes
How swearing relieves pain and helps us bond with others
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Call for African languages to have higher status in schools. Newsday. Audio, 00:03:34
Colonial history has led to European languages dominating education and many want change
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted23 February 2021
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- Posted7 February 2021
Sunday Feature. The Aphorism Now - Failing with Style. Audio, 14 minutes
New Generation Thinker Dr Noreen Masud examines the 21st-century health of the aphorism.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
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- Posted24 January 2021
