There’s no miscellany post this weekend, but by way of compensation I might point you towards tomorrow’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth programme, to be broadcast at 4pm here in the UK.* In it I’ll be talking with the estimable Michael Rosen about punctuation, ancient Greece, medieval manuscripts, Winston Churchill and more — it was great fun to record the episode, and I hope it’ll be fun to listen to as well.
So: remember to tune in to Radio 4 tomorrow at 4pm, and please let me know what you think in the comments section below or, if you’d prefer, drop me a line via the Contact page. Enjoy!
Update: The programme is now available to stream and download.
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- It should be available to stream elsewhere in the world too, shortly after the broadcast itself. ↢
Comment posted by Richard Hollick on
Great program. Thanks.
I have always been slightly amused by the idea of OUP’s R. W. Chapman’s applying classical reconstruction rules to Jane Austen’s text. I wonder if that second comma in the first sentence of Pride and Prejudice originated with him or with Jane Austen herself. One would need to look at a first edition to be sure!
Comment posted by Keith Houston on
Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Perhaps an Austen scholar can weigh in?
Comment posted by Oliver Cowan on
I was listening to you on my drive home, I particularly liked the discussion of the @ symbol. Thanks, will have to pick up the book now!
Comment posted by Keith Houston on
Great! Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed the programme, and I hope you enjoy the book too.