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Radio 4,27 Aug 2019,28 mins

Anglo Saxon

Word of Mouth

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Michael Rosen explores the origins of English in the Anglo-Saxon world. Ancient riddles, poems and a multi-cultural Britain, in the company of historical linguist Dr Laura Wright and Professor Andy Orchard. Producer: Melvin Rickarby.

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