What is Speech?
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss talking and speech, including Professor of acoustic engineering Trevor Cox and philosopher Rebecca Roache.
Matthew Sweet discusses talking, speech and having a voice, with Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford; Rebecca Roache, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London; actress and impressionist Jessica Martin; and Maurice McLeod, social commentator, director of Media Diversified, and Labour councillor for Queenstown Battersea.
Trevor Cox has written Now You're Talking: The Story of Human Conversation from Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence.
Producer: Luke Mulhall.
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Podcast: What is Speech?
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss talking and speech, including Trevor Cox
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
| Interviewed Guest | Trevor Cox |
| Interviewed Guest | Rebecca Roache |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Martin |
| Interviewed Guest | Maurice McLeod |
| Producer | Luke Mulhall |
Broadcast
- Thu 10 May 2018 22:00BBC Radio 3
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