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Ubykh

By Simon Scardifield. Only one person in the world speaks Ubykh, and he is very, very old. Swedish academic Ole sets off to Turkey to meet him. But will he be too late?

by Simon Scardifield.

Only one person in the world speaks Ubykh, and he's very, very old. Almost a quarter of people on earth speak competent English. What price do we pay for English being the bully in the playground?

Swedish academic, Ole, sets off to Turkey to meet the world's last Ubykh speaker. Will he be too late?

Produced/directed by Gaynor Macfarlane.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Dec 2012 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Ole Tom Goodman-Hill
Onur Justin Salinger
Erkan Karl Theobald
Tevfik Alexander Morton
Tevfik's Niece Lizzy Watts
Yasmin Susie Riddell
Jan Ben Crowe

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Dec 2012 14:15

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