Living Language

📻BBC Schools Radio

companyBBC

started23rd Sep 1965

ended21st Jun 1990

last rpt7th Feb 1994(as part of English 9-11)

29 school years

duration20 mins

subject 📚English

age rangeAge 9-11

languageenIn English

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Living Language is a BBC schools radio series from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, covering English for primary school pupils.

• replaced by English 9-11

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