BBC Radio 4 - Arts & Ideas

New Thinking: Language Loss and Revival

What do we lose when a language stops being spoken?

Sarah Peverley talks to Carolyne Larrington and Danielle Park about TV and history.

Sarah Peverley talks to Carolyne Larrington and Danielle Park about TV depicting history.

How can local communities play a role in cutting carbon emissions?

Short: How studying grammar and computer games can explain Old English poetry

From variations of Mancunian to descriptions of the Geordie voice

From a season of starlit concerts in 1922 to the USA’s principal outdoor concert venue

Why was Lincoln the president the nation chose to commemorate in 1922?

John Gallagher investigates the Allotments Act of 1922

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough looks at this ground-breaking documentary about Arctic life.