Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20170327 | How important is language to social unity? Times columnist Iain Martin looks at how it can be both a marker of division and a bridge between communities. Along the way he asks whether immigrants to the UK must learn English, visits a language class run by charity English for Action, examines attitudes to unfamiliar speech, and looks to a future where technology might render this an outdated concern.
Producer: Faizal Farook.
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides. | |
| 20170327 | 20170619 (R4) | How important is language to social unity? Times columnist Iain Martin looks at how it can be both a marker of division and a bridge between communities. Along the way he asks whether immigrants to the UK must learn English, visits a language class run by charity English for Action, examines attitudes to unfamiliar speech, and looks to a future where technology might render this an outdated concern.
Producer: Faizal Farook.
Times columnist Iain Martin examines the role of language differences in social divides. |