THE GUARDIAN: Finland's news in Latin: 'For such a crazy idea we had a remarkable run'

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“It was precious,” said Christian Laes, a professor of ancient history at Manchester University, who along with other leading Latin academics led a global listeners’ protest imploring the Finnish broadcaster Yle to save the show when it was first threatened with closure in 2017.

“It showed people they were dealing with a real language, not some kind of riddle or puzzle,” he said. “That Latin really could be used for speaking. And it was a very clear Latin. Lots of listeners were surprised by how much they could understand.”