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Why do we say we're as busy as a bee? As happy as a lark? The writer Malcolm Tait talks to Barney Harwood about how these animals have crept into our language. Producers Vibeke Venema and Justine Willett

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Talks:
Malcolm Tait
Unknown:
Barney Harwood
Producers:
Vibeke Venema
Producers:
Justine Willett
Source: Radio Times

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