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- Attribution
- Posted5 December 2022
Four Thought. Piracy on the Page. Audio, 19 minutes
Author Joe Nutt argues we need to fight back against what he calls 'linguistic piracy'.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sideways. 36. All in a Name. Audio, 30 minutes
Matthew Syed explores how finding the right words can help us tackle big wrongs.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Falling Stars. Audio, 28 minutes
Poet Dr Sam Illingworth looks at our shifting relationship with scientific language.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted22 November 2022
House, Bridge, Fountain, Gate, Pitcher, Fruit-Tree, Window. Audio, 28 minutes
A radio hymn to the things around us inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Ukraine: War and Words. Audio, 28 minutes
An exploration of how the war in Ukraine is affecting the production of writing and books.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted7 November 2022
- Attribution
- Posted1 November 2022
Analysis. Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good? Audio, 28 minutes
Mobeen Azhar asks what’s next after 'political blackness' and 'BAME'?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Arts & Ideas. New Thinking: Dead Languages. Audio, 45 minutes
John Gallagher says hello in Oscan, the language of Ancient Pompeii
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
CrowdScience. Why can't I change my accent? Audio, 29 minutes
Why are accents so hard to change even when you speak a language perfectly?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted3 October 2022
- Attribution
- Posted22 August 2022
- Attribution
- Posted12 August 2022
- Attribution
- Posted26 July 2022
Word of Mouth. The Art of Apologies. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Story. Can an AI bot convince you that it's sentient? Audio, 30 minutes
Google maverick claims his AI bot is sentient. Can we distinguish life from imitation?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds
- Available for 6 months
One to One. Emma Garland and Kiri Pritchard-McLean on living in Wales. Audio, 14 minutes
Emma talks to Kiri about moving back to Anglesey and speaking Welsh.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
One to One. Emma Garland and Mike Parker on living in Wales. Audio, 14 minutes
Emma speaks to Mike about their cultural house swap: Wales to England and England to Wales
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted11 June 2022
The Documentary Podcast. Love-bombing Estonia’s Russian speakers. Audio, 28 minutes
Can music and culture help unite Estonia?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
