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Why is English so weird?

Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent

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The Art of Inventing Languages

Michael Rosen is joined by David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones.

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Medical English

Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the special language used by doctors.

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Cultish Language

Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on who uses it and why.

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Accent Bias

Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in the UK.

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When people get your name wrong

Michael Rosen on why personal names are mistaken or misspelled, in conversation and online

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Digital body language: how to work online

Michael Rosen gets advice from Erica Dhawan on the best ways to communicate on-screen.

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Words from World War I

Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore the new language from World War I.

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When Words Fail Us

Kathryn Mannix and Michael Rosen on how to talk tenderly and and listen well.

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It's language, Jim, but not as we know it

Michael Rosen talks to science communicator Dr Hannah Little.

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Remembering Mother Tongues

Michael Rosen asks Julie Sedivy about what happens when we lose our first language.

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Dropping the Mic and Jumping the Shark: Where Do Modern Idioms Come From?

Michael Rosen talks to Dr Gareth Carrol about the surprising origins of modern idioms.

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John McWhorter on Language

John McWhorter, author and linguist at Columbia University, joins Michael Rosen.

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Talking to Computers

Michael Rosen talks to Lane Greene about advances in language technologies.

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The Language of Sci-Fi

Michael Rosen explores how the vocabulary of sci-fi has entered everyday speech.

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3 Ways to Speak English

Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English.

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The language we use about children in care

Adoptive parent Margaret Reynolds talks about the language used around children in care

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Weather Words

The many different ways we use to talk about the weather

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Nathan Filer on the ways we talk about mental health

Nathan talks with Michael about words we use when talking about mental health.

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What is language actually good for?

Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.

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My Stammer Story

Michael Rosen asks William Laven about how he has learnt to celebrate his stammer.

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Lords and Ladies: Folk Names for Plants and Flowers

The different names we call our common plants and flowers around the British Isles.

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The Art of Apologies

Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.

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Ghosting Caking and Breadcrumbing

The evolving lexicon of online dating

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A Murmuration of Starlings

Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell about collective nouns in the animal world.

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Like

Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms.

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Nihal Arthanayake on conversation

Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake talks to Michael about the art of conversation.

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Exclamation Marks!!

Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Florence Hazrat.

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Band names

Bob Stanley talks band names, from the rubbish to the brilliant.

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Grammar Table

Michael Rosen is joined by grammar fanatic Ellen Jovin.

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