Word of Mouth Episodes Episode guide
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Interpreting
Michael Rosen investigates the world of interpreting.
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Losing Your Parents' Language
What's it like to lose the language spoken by your parents? Michael Rosen finds out.
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17/04/2012
Chris Ledgard examines how trademark law can control the language of the Olympic games.
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Academic stand-up and cognitive development
Chris Ledgard meets the academics doing stand-up and asks why jokes get the brain going.
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The Queen's Speech
In this Diamond Jubilee year, Michael Rosen looks at the way in which the Queen speaks.
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Textspeak
Michael Rosen on the uses and abuses of textspeak. Is English being abbreviated away?
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20/03/2012
Michael Rosen and guests celebrate nonsense at Radio 4's More Than Words Festival.
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Teens and TV
Michael Rosen explores the portrayal of teens on TV, and speaks to Phil Redmond.
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Public speaking, show & tell
Michael Rosen explores the new wave of public-speaking events including Ignite and TED.
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Stories from other cultures
Michael Rosen hears the traditional stories that are being passed down the generations.
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Comparing the way we bring up children and train dogs
Michael Rosen compares the way we bring up children and train dogs.
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But I've Got a Degree!
Michael Rosen examines letters we use before and after our names.
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20/12/2011
The language of the financial markets. Michael Rosen returns for a new series on words.
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Being overheard
Four writers discuss how they are inspired by the words they overhear.
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English As a Lingua Franca
What kind of English is being used among non-native speakers?
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Counting Word Incidences
Chris Ledgard looks at the ways of counting incidences of words and what that can tell us.
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Voice Recognition
Chris Ledgard explores the world of voice recognition.
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Talking Newspapers for the Blind
Chris Ledgard discovers the art and science of producing talking newspapers for the blind.
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Eisteddfod
Chris Ledgard meets Les Barker, a Mancunian who's fallen in love with the Welsh language.
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Surnames
What's in a name? Chris Ledgard looks at where our surnames come from and what they mean.
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Foreign Language Learning
Students are no longer choosing to study foreign languages. What will be the impact?
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10/05/2011
Michael Rosen looks at the mysterious art of shorthand.
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03/05/2011
Michael Rosen tackles the art of the interview; at college, at work and in pursuit of love
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Speakers' Corner
Chris Ledgard explores Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park.
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Academic English
Chris Ledgard investigates academic English.
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Politeness
Michael Rosen takes a well-mannered look at politeness.
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05/04/2011
Michael Rosen explores the complex and difficult relationship between language and sport.
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29/03/2011
Michael Rosen looks at the world of words.
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22/03/2011
Michael Rosen looks at the speaking of English in the UK - who does and who doesn't?
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25/01/2011
Michael Rosen explores the world of language and communication.
