Why the Brits are so bad at foreign languages
James O'Brien - The Whole Show
Global
4.3 • 914 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 162 minutes
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This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973
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| 0:00.0 | Now time to thank our partner of this episode, Medinsins Sans Frontier. We live in turbulent times, |
| 0:05.8 | don't we, with ongoing conflicts around the world, natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, |
| 0:11.8 | outbreaks of disease. And while the news cycle moves on at pace, the suffering on the ground |
| 0:17.3 | doesn't, which is exactly why MSF's work really matters. Right now they're providing |
| 0:22.2 | maternity care, containing outbreaks and performing vital surgeries around the globe. But every |
| 0:28.3 | attack, every disease and every natural disaster puts more people at risk and puts more pressure |
| 0:34.1 | on MSF to rapidly respond. And that's why they need your help. |
| 0:39.5 | Medical emergencies move quickly, and a moment lost can mean a life lost. |
| 0:44.2 | Just £30 can keep their work going and make a life or death difference. |
| 0:49.3 | The life-saving moment is now. |
| 0:51.6 | To give £30,000, 0.800-0757985 or search MSF Medical to donate online. |
| 1:01.0 | At just four weeks old, Molly was rushed into Evelyn London Children's Hospital. She had a rare virus and sepsis. |
| 1:09.0 | Using cutting-edge equipment, combined with their expertise, |
| 1:13.2 | Evelyn London's teams were able to save Molly's life. |
| 1:17.0 | Evelyna London provides life-saving care for children. |
| 1:20.3 | Now they're opening a specialist centre to help children with cancer too. |
| 1:24.6 | But they need your help to make it happen. |
| 1:27.2 | Donate today. Search |
| 1:28.7 | Everlina London Children's Charity. It's three minutes after ten and you're listening to James |
| 1:34.3 | O'Brien on LBC. This is going to sound slightly ridiculous, but we had our little Christmas |
| 1:41.1 | lunch yesterday. Do you know my team now stretches to eight people across the various empires that I oversee, |
| 1:47.5 | sort of the radio show and then, of course, the podcasts. |
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