Word of Mouth

The language that changed the world


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Michael Rosen hears the fascinating story of the origin of all Indo-European languages from Laura Spinney, the author of Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global. Today, nearly half of humanity speaks an Indo-European language and Laura has been investigating how that came to be.

Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Beth O'Dea, in partnership with the Open University.
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