Language
A Point of View. The Mental Illness Metaphor. Audio, 10 minutes
Tom Shakespeare on why we misuse the language of mental illness.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Racial inequality now, Women and political language. Audio, 28 minutes
Racial inequality now. Also, women and political language.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Women and democracy - the language of power. Audio, 28 minutes
Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor. Audio, 15 minutes
Jay Brave and Kelechi Okafor discuss their approach to race and identity.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Brainwaves. Series 5, Dr Thomas Bak. Audio, 28 minutes
Should we offer language classes on the NHS? Pennie Latin meets Dr Thomas Bak.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland
- Available for over a year
A Point of View. Daring to Marvel. Audio, 10 minutes
Howard Jacobson on self-censoring and the language of appreciation.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A Point of View. Dramatic Speech. Audio, 10 minutes
Howard Jacobson muses on the 'frozen wastes of Emojiland'.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Nothing Is Real - Pop's Struggle with Authenticity, The Terminology. Audio, 14 minutes
David Hepworth discusses pop terminology - a trap for frauds and a charter for pseuds.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Men, Women and Language. Audio, 23 minutes
Women apologise too much, men interrupt more. Are these stereotypes true?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Dubbing Movies. Audio, 23 minutes
Rhianna Dhillon finds out why so many films are dubbed into another language
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 13, Lost in Translation. Audio, 31 minutes
Josie Long presents documentaries about what falls through the cracks in translation.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
More or Less. Are natural disasters on the rise? Audio, 28 minutes
Has the number of natural disasters really quadrupled in the last forty years?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Symbols of Bliss. Audio, 28 minutes
How Charles Bliss attempted to bring about world peace through a new visual language.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
All in the Mind. Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you. Audio, 28 minutes
Heart failure; Insiders' Guide to Mental Health; Use of you.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why Words Matter. Audio, 23 minutes
Lane Greene explains how the words we choose can tell us a great deal about ourselves.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
The Language of Others. Audio, 28 minutes
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Burgess at 100, Burgess and Language - Kevin Jackson. Audio, 15 minutes
An essay by Kevin Jackson about writer Anthony Burgess.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Changing My Mind, Words. Audio, 15 minutes
Julian Barnes on how he uses words, asking what did they ever mean and what they mean now.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Forum. Reawakening Language. Audio, 28 minutes
How can we save or 'reawaken' dying languages?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Art of Storytelling, The Art of Storytelling: David Crystal. Audio, 15 minutes
Professor David Crystal asks how we can preserve for the future the story of language.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Discovery. Benefits of Bilingualism - Part Two. Audio, 27 minutes
The benefits of bilingualism: keeping our minds healthy
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Snuck and Sung: Irregular Verbs. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen explores the verbs that are called irregular, and how they came to be.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Discovery. Benefits of Bilingualism - Part One. Audio, 27 minutes
Gaia Vince explores the benefits of bilingualism for children
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Between the Ears. Seelonce, Seelonce: A Call for Help. Audio, 30 minutes
An exploration of the history and the development of the language of the call for help.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
