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Word of Mouth Episodes

  1. Episode 6

    Michael Rosen continues the series exploring the words we use.

  2. The Language of Genetics

    Adam Rutherford joins Michael to unpick the knotty language we use to talk about genetics.

  3. Susie Dent's World of Words

    Susie Dent joins Michael to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and languages.

  4. Social media language

    How language is used on platforms like Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter/X.

  5. How Animals Talk

    Michael hears about how animals communicate, and why, from zoologist Arik Kershenbaum.

  6. A Poet Writing in Three Languages

    Poet Nabeela Ahmed on being multilingual.

  7. Fine Distinctions

    Eli Burnstein talks about fine distinctions between words.

  8. Former astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield on the language of Space exploration

    The Canadian former astronaut and author talks about communicating Space

  9. The words we use about getting older and why they matter

    How we talk about getting older can affect how we age. Michael hears from Dr Lucy Pollock.

  10. How babies learn language

    Professor Julian Pine on how babies learn language.

  11. Little Green Men: the secret rules of word order

    Michael explores the mysterious rules of word order with linguist Dr Laura Bailey.

  12. Word of Mouth with Michael Morpurgo at the Hay Festival

    In conversation with Michael Morpurgo at the Hay Festival.

  13. Language When There Are No Words

    Joshua Reno talks about how Charlie, his non verbal-autistic son, communicates with him.

  14. The Irish Language

    What the Irish language tells us about the world

  15. Disaster Dialogue

    Professor Lucy Easthope explains why language is important in the aftermath of a disaster.

  16. Football Club Names

    Dominic Fifield explains how football clubs got their names.

  17. How to Think Like an Anthropologist, with Gillian Tett

    Michael Rosen is joined by Gillian Tett, columnist at the Financial Times.

  18. Family Sayings

    Michael shares listeners' stories about words and phrases passed down through families.

  19. Are you different in another language?

    Can speaking another language change your behaviour, your decisions, even your morals?

  20. Unequal English

    Michael Rosen is joined by Ruanni Tupas to discuss English from around the world.

  21. Words for Sale!

    Dr Pip Thornton and Michael Rosen explore how language has become an online commodity.

  22. A Life in Lexicography

    Lexicographer Grant Barrett on dictionaries.

  23. Writing Comedy with Isy Suttie

    Comedian Isy Suttie on how she writes comedy

  24. Everyday Shakespeare

    Are you quoting Shakespeare without even realising?

  25. Therapy Speak

    Susie Orbach talks to Michael Rosen about the use and misuse of 'therapy speak'.

  26. Fandom

    Michael Bond talks to Michael Rosen about the ways in which fans talk to each other.

  27. The stories behind our names

    Michael talks to Sheela Banerjee about the family and cultural histories revealed by names

  28. Audio description: putting art into words

    Audio describer Lonny Evans and trainer Terry James talk about how to describe art.

  29. Interpreting Presidents Putin and Zelensky

    An insight into the world of a simultaneous interpreter.

  30. Learning Yiddish

    Michael Rosen with his Yiddish language teacher Tamara Micner.

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