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BBC Radio 4

Short Cuts: Lost for Words

31 January 2012
Presented by Nina Garthwaite
Produced by Eleanor McDowall

Producer, Eleanor McDowall In the final edition of the series we find ourselves 'Lost for Words' as Nina explores our difficulty expressing ourselves. In 'The True Language', the sound artist John Wynne examines our attachment to the first language we learn - and what happens when it starts to disappear. We discover how simple geographical terms can become politically charged as the Irish novelist Glenn Patterson struggles to find the right word to describe his home. And the singer and broadcaster Cerys Matthews reflects on the musicality of language.

Witold Sadovy

Neil Brand  Listen

Irish Geography                                                                
Prod Rachel Hooper

All You Can Hear is Breathing                                          
Prod Leo Hornak

The True Language
Prod John Wynne

Kenyan Couple                                                        
Prod Xuan Sun and Shirley Koinange

The Lord’s Prayer - Cerys Matthews Listen
Prod Sarah Cuddon

Press

Irish Geography and The Lord's Prayer featured on Radio 4's 'Pick of the Week'

  • Presenter, Nina Garthwaite