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The Reith Lectures

Robert Birley - Britain in Europe: Reflections on the Development of a European Society

Problem of a Common Language

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

Robert Birley examines how greater involvement in Europe might affect education in Britain, and argues for more emphasis on foreign languages, in his third Reith lecture. Show more

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