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Mother Tongue Interference

Five short autobiographies in two languages

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Gisela Stuart
Bavarian-born MP Gisela Stuart now represents the people of Edgbaston in the Commons.
20 May 2013,15 mins
Zinovy Zinik
Russian novelist Zinovy Zinik came to London in 1976 and worked for the BBC World Service.
21 May 2013,15 mins
Evelyn Arizpe
Mexican scholar of children's literature, Evelyn Arizpe, lives and works in Glasgow.
22 May 2013,15 mins
Maria Mertzani
Maria Mertzani moved from Greece to study sign language in the UK and now teaches children
23 May 2013,15 mins
Kailash Chand
Kailash Chand grew up speaking Punjabi but worked as a GP for his whole career in the UK.
24 May 2013,15 mins