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Ever wondered where all our squiggles and dots of modern punctuation come from? Author of On The Mark Florence Hazrat gives us a witty and fascinating insight into how punctuation began and has evolved through the centuries, continuing to adapt and change as our methods of writin ... Show More

Michael Rosen talks to security guard George Bass, the author of What The Bouncer Saw: Life on the Front Line of the Security Business. George says words and tone are his riot shield. He shares what he's learned about how to talk and joke people down from anti-social behaviour an ... Show More

Rob Drummond, Professor of Sociolinguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University, talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Greater Manchester. They discuss which areas are seen as more 'Lancashire' or more 'Manc' in their speech, and what is known as the 'happy vowel.' Plu ... Show More

Roma people from all over Europe met in England for a conference in 1971. The Roma, who migrated from India over a thousand years ago, often used to be called gypsies. Many Roma led a travelling life, moving from place to place doing seasonal work. They suffered persecution and p ... Show More

<p>Saoirse Ronan (&quot;On Chesil Beach&quot;) reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spot ... Show More

<p>Saoirse Ronan (&quot;Little Women&quot;) reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This is an encore presentation.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> ... Show More

Roma Downey joins Daniel to talk about her book, "Box of Butterflies", how the loss of her mother at a young age influenced her, working on "Touched By an Angel", its role on her faith, and remaining faithful in an industry where it seems unpopular. See Privacy Policy at https:// ... Show More

<p>Tom Holland on the glories, bloodshed and barbarianism of the golden days of the Roman Empire</p> 

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about her very British upbringing in Northern Ireland, the awkward facts of history and how a trip to Palestine changed her perspective. The author recalls how the Troubles touched her childhoo ... Show More

This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel.'Emperor of Rome: Ruling the ancient Roman world', by Mary Beard'Big Caesars and little Caesars: How they rise and how they ... Show More