BBC responds to interest in Cornish with new language podcast
Learn Cornish launched few months after language given new level of protection Listeners tuning in to the BBC’s latest podcast offering on Friday may find themselves saying dydh da to a language that is enjoying something of a resurgence. The new programme called Learn Cornish will be fronted by the Radio 1 host Danni Diston and includes guests such as the Bafta-winning director Mark Jenkin. Diston, who is from north Cornwall, said that she initially did not know any Cornish “other than small wo
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Radio 1 host Danni Diston is from north Cornwall. Photograph: Ricky Vigil M/Justin E Palmer/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenRadio 1 host Danni Diston is from north Cornwall. Photograph: Ricky Vigil M/Justin E Palmer/Getty ImagesCornwallBBC responds to interest in Cornish with new language podcastLearn Cornish launched few months after language given new level of protection Yassin El-MouddenThu 30 Apr 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Apr 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleListeners tuning in to the BBC’s latest podcast offering on Friday may find themselves saying dydh da to a language that is enjoying something of a resurgence.
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