Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
First Words: How do children develop language?
Michael Rosen on the first sounds and words that babies learn.
Speaking, Listening and the English GCSE
Chris Ledgard host a discussion on speaking and listening skills and the English GCSE.
Is the Double Entendre in Rude Health?
Arthur Bostrom examines the origins, colourful history and new era of the double entendre.
Talking About Cancer
The writer Graham Joyce with a personal take on the ways in which we talk about cancer.
The Online Me
Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.
How the Telephone Rewired Us
Chris Ledgard explores the impact of the telephone.
Newspeak
Chris Ledgard explores Orwell's dystopian vision of the future of language - Newspeak.
Message in a Bottle
Chris Ledgard uncorks the subject of messages in a bottle.
Weighing Your Words
Chris Ledgard investigates three situations where precise use of words is crucial.
Reader, I Marinated Him - the language of food
Michael Rosen and guests debate the language of food, from Oliver's 'more' to cannibalism.
