BEFORE the war it was a proud boast of certain Englishmen that they could speak no foreign languages. But the war, which was responsible for so many changes in the national life, seems to have broken down our professed ' insularity '—and today there are no more eager travellers, no more proficient linguists than the English people who are to be met with in every corner of Europe. There can be no doubt that broadcasting has played a -large part in creating this new cosmopolitanism, for it has given the average man an opportunity of hearing foreign languages spoken-by far the quickest short cut to surmounting their difficulties. Monsieur Stephan , whose talks both for school children and grown ups are a feature of the programmes, is definitely one of the ' personalities ' of broadcasting. Listeners who are taking their holidays in France this summer and wish to polish up their French grammar and accent will find his teaching of great help.