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Free Thinking

2014 Festival

The Free Thinking Essay

Part 7: Speech Before Words

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Will Abberley argues that some of the most compelling efforts to picture the evolution of language have been in science fiction and that these stories still impact on debates today. Show more

BBC Radio 3

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