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Kidnap and Ransom

The origins of the words kidnap and ransom. Susan Fern from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ English on old Norse that’s filtered into the English language.

Also on the programme, the dangers of heatwaves.

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29 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project