The Essay

From Amish to Wood Frisian

Tuesday 20 March 2007 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Michael Rosen continues on the long and winding linguistic road through the roots of European language.

The Germanic family of languages counts over 550 million native speakers, from Australia (English) to the Faroe Islands (Faroese), to South Africa (Afrikaans) to Holland and, of course, Germany.

Duration:

15 minutes

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 29 Mar 07 Britain's Slaves 4/4
• 28 Mar 07 Britain's Slaves 3/4
• 27 Mar 07 Britain's Slaves 2/4
• 26 Mar 07 Britain's Slaves 1/4
• 22 Mar 07 Lingua Franca 4/4
• 21 Mar 07 Lingua Franca 3/4
• 20 Mar 07 Lingua Franca 2/4
• 19 Mar 07 Lingua Franca 1/4
• 15 Mar 07 4/4 Errollyn Wallen
• 14 Mar 07 3/4 Will Self