Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
Small Talk
Michael Rosen talks to psychotherapist Philippa Perry about the importance of small talk.
Directions: North South East and West
Michael Rosen uncovers how people talk and think about directions in different languages.
Lost Words and Secret Connections
Michael Rosen on discovering lost words and finding hidden linguistic connections.
Break Ups and Brexit
The language of making and breaking relationships.
Punctuation
Michael Rosen talks to Keith Houston about punctuation symbols and how they came to exist.
Andrew Graham-Dixon on the naming of art movements
Michael Rosen and Andrew Graham-Dixon on the naming of art movements and what it tells us.
Snuck and Sung: Irregular Verbs
Michael Rosen explores the verbs that are called irregular, and how they came to be.
Roald Dahl's Language
Michael Rosen on a new Roald Dahl dictionary collecting the amazing words he invented.
PR - How Not To Do It
Michael Rosen on the words used in PR that have been rated as the most annoying. Iconic...
Metaphors for the Past: From Dinosaurs to Victorian Values
Michael Rosen on how we talk about historical eras in order to define how we live now.
