Language Lives at LinguaMania: Lord Mayor of Oxford

In this audio recording, taken at LinguaMania, the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Mr Mohammed Altaf-Khan, discusses the languages he knows, and reads a poem in English and Urdu.

This recording was made as part of a series of podcasts celebrating Britain's hidden linguistic diversity and exploring the (sometimes unexpected) effect which knowing a language, or languages, can have on people's lives.

Audio recorded by Chrome Media.

Photos of the Lord Mayor of Oxford at LinguaMania

Photo of Lord Mayor of Oxford at LinguaMania

Photo of Lord Mayor of Oxford at LinguaMania

Photos by Ian Wallman at LinguaMania.

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