28 min listen
Somali Pirates - Montserrat - Languages
FromExcess Baggage
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jul 9, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sandi Toksvig meets journalist Colin Freeman who was kidnapped by pirates in Somalia whilst investigating them. He tells Sandi about how the total breakdown of law and order has led to piracy on the high seas and poverty on the land. David Edwards had barely arrived in Montserrat in 1995 when the volcanic eruptions took place that were to cover most of the island in ash. He went back 16 years later to see how life has changed for both visitors and residents. Language teacher Elisabeth Smith tells Sandi why the British are so bad at speaking foreign languages when travelling - and what they can do about it.
Producer: Harry Parker.
Producer: Harry Parker.
Released:
Jul 9, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode
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