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Ubykh
By Simon Scardifield. Only one person in the world speaks Ubykh, and he is very, very old. Swedish academic Ole sets off to Turkey to meet him. But will he be too late?
by Simon Scardifield.
Only one person in the world speaks Ubykh, and he's very, very old. Almost a quarter of people on earth speak competent English. What price do we pay for English being the bully in the playground?
Swedish academic, Ole, sets off to Turkey to meet the world's last Ubykh speaker. Will he be too late?
Produced/directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.
Last on
Tue 4 Dec 201214:15
BBC Radio 4
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Ole | Tom Goodman-Hill |
| Onur | Justin Salinger |
| Erkan | Karl Theobald |
| Tevfik | Alexander Morton |
| Tevfik's Niece | Lizzy Watts |
| Yasmin | Susie Riddell |
| Jan | Ben Crowe |
Broadcast
- Tue 4 Dec 201214:15BBC Radio 4
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