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26's regular podcast about the central but often neglected role that words play in our lives. Recorded by Bloomsbury Institute, WWM is a popular show on Bloomsbury Radio.
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Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
17 episodes
since March 20, 2025
episodic
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UCL is 200 years old this year, and has been first in so many things over that time, expanding the world’s knowledge. First university in London, first to require no faith for entry, first to have a teaching hospital. This episode features an exciting project to celebrate this, bringing writers fro…
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This episode is about dialect, in the main Yorkshire dialect, but with reference to the many others across the UK. It looks at how dialect develops, why it’s important and who speaks and writes it.
Writer, performer and cultural historian Irene Lofthouse is joined by Rod Dimbleby, Chair of Yorkshi…
This episode is about the recent collaboration between 26 and Eames Fine Art, called First Impressions. The project involved writers from 26 visiting print makers in their studios, filming the encounter and then subsequently writing about what they’ve learnt about the print maker’s craft. Writer Li…
The latest Why Words Matter from writers’ organisation 26 is about creatively connecting people in different parts of the world. Between the UK and New Zealand there are thousands of miles, but 26 connects them with words, particularly words in creative projects like Twinned Bridges which had write…
In our latest episode of ‘Why Words Matter’ Rob Self-Pierson leads a conversation with John Simmons and Fiona Thompson on the projects that are central to 26 - and why they are such a creative release for writers. The episode looks back on landmark projects as well as giving latest news on projects…
This episode explores the significance of the word ‘enough’ in everyday usage and also in two specific contexts.
Some of our most common words are so ubiquitous that we rarely stop to think about them. But when we do, it becomes apparent that they are rich and surprising, and worthy of further inve…
Translation removes language barriers. It opens up a world of literature that would otherwise be denied to most of us. But how easy is it to turn words written in one language into the words of another – while preserving their essential meaning and spirit? Or will some things always be lost in tran…
When nature is under stress, words are no longer just tools of communication; they become catalysts. Stories can stir empathy, and the right words can shape the world we want to protect. What happens when we stop telling the stories that put us to sleep and start telling those that wake us up? Host…
A special episode discussing 26 Bridges, and 26’s upcoming appearances at The Bloomsbury Festival – the 26 Bridges Auction on Thursday 16 October, and our annual Wordstock Festival on Saturday 18 October. Featuring Sam Gray, Stuart Delves, Jo Lilford, and Joni Brown. This is a public episode. If yo…
3 writers, 2 plays, 1 book. What binds them altogether is writing about deeply personal stories - surviving Covid, fathers separated from sons, when dementia strikes. That’s when the weight of every word matters. Barra, Katherine and Alastair find a common ground in the search for language that doe…
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