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Little Green Men: the secret rules of word order

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

• 28 mins

How babies learn language

Professor Julian Pine on how babies learn language.

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

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

The Canadian former astronaut and author talks about communicating Space

• 28 mins

Fine Distinctions

Eli Burnstein talks about fine distinctions between words.

• 28 mins

A Poet Writing in Three Languages

Poet Nabeela Ahmed on being multilingual.

• 28 mins

How Animals Talk

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

• 28 mins

Social media language

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

• 28 mins

Susie Dent's World of Words

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

• 28 mins

The Language of Genetics

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

• 28 mins

Jackie Kay on the Scots language

Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots and tells Michael about her love of the language.

• 28 mins

Politeness with Louise Mullany

Professor Louise Mullany talks politeness, and how it governs every sphere of our lives.

• 28 mins