Weather Words
Michael Rosen is joined by Harry Campbell to talk about the weather
It's Gone Dark Over Bill's Mother's
In Britain talking about the weather is a good neutral way to start conversation. Because we have such varying weather conditions (three seasons in one day) there is always something to marvel at or grumble about. But around the world sayings and descriptive words for clouds, winds, rainfall and dry spells are also popular. Michael Rosen is joined by lexicographer, Harry Campbell, who compiled a Compendium of Weather to discuss the various ways we like to talk about it from the North East of Scotland to the South West of England via Wales and Northern Ireland. Snel winds, dreich days and nesh climates all feature along with some of the hundreds of contributions sent in by listeners from around Britain.
Producer for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ audio in Bristol, Maggie Ayre
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- Tue 26 Apr 2022 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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