About this programme
3/6. University of Leeds lecturer Dr Radia Kesseiri, Dr Anil Biltoo of the School of Oriental and African Studies and Maj Eddie Trowbridge of the Defence School of Languages use the Modern Languages Aptitude Test to identify members of the public with previously undetected linguistic skills. James Whinnery, a 19-year-old A-Level drop-out, impresses them the most, and is challenged to spend 19 weeks learning Arabic, one of the world's most complex languages. Richard Bacon presents.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Presenter
- Richard Bacon
- Contributor
- Radia Kesseiri
- Contributor
- Anil Biltoo
- Contributor
- Eddie Trowbridge
Crew
- Executive Producer
- Helen Hawken
- Series Producer
- Spencer Kelly
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