"A language is a vehicle on which our culture and heritage rides. It is important that we do everything to preserve our languages." - Richard Simcott Sleeping Beauties, or Dreaming beauties, is the ...

While most five-year-olds were just learning to read and write in their native tongue, Englishman Richard Simcott was learning French, now one of five home languages he uses with his wife and daughter ...

Richard Simcott speaks dozens of languages. He has studied around 50 but speaks only 5 at home and 25/35 socially or for work reasons. We met him ahead of the Melbourne Language Event.

Some 36-year-olds choose to collect vintage wine, vinyl records or sports memorabilia. For Richard Simcott, it is languages. His itch to learn has led him to study more than 30 foreign tongues – and ...