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The Essay

on BBC Radio 3

Lingua Franca 2
4/4. Last Chance to Hear. The death of languages is rarely reported, yet Europe is littered with them. But what causes a language to cease to exist? Are ancient dialects seriously threatened? And should we be marching to save Swedish? Michael Rosen investigates.

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Michael Rosen

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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