46. Languages

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Language shapes the world around us and opens doors to far-flung cultures. Sophie Duker, Heidi Regan and Ned Sedgwick are joined by writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied to talk about how languages can be really hard to learn, but can make you see the world in a wholly new light. Sophie parle Francais (elle est tres bonne!), Ned has been teaching English on the other side of the world, Heidi brings some sci-fi dystopia to the episode, and Steve Ali tells us his favourite words in the English language: 'you are welcome here'. Co-created by Deborah Frances-White for The Spontaneity Shop and BBC Radio 4. Produced by Al Riddell. Music by Mark Hodge and Omahrose, produced by Nick Sheldon. Clips: FutureProofing (28/05/2016) The English We Speak (29/07/2019) Word of Mouth (27/05/2019)