The Word Box
From Broadcast for Schools.co.uk.co.uk
companyBBC
started18th Jan
1990
ended21st Jun
1990
1 school year
episodes16
duration5 mins
subject
📚English
age rangeAge 9-11
languageenIn English
The Word Box is a BBC schools radio series from the 1990s, covering English for primary school pupils.
- about the origin of unusual words and phrases such as street names, sayings and nursery rhymes
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