 He has written and presented programmes on language and popular culture for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and is a regular contributor to media discussions of language controversies, communication technologies and lifestyle innovations.He contributed the ‘Yoofspeak’ column to the Times Educational Supplement and wrote the 'Bizword' column in British Airway's Business Life magazine.Thorne also acts as independent consultant and expert witness in legal proceedings involving copyright and branding disputes, and criminal proceedings involving the interpretation of slang and criminal language.