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Word of Mouth Episodes

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    The most powerful word

    Michael Rosen explores the strange history of 'The', the most influential word in English.

  2. Raymond Antrobus

    Michael Rosen meets acclaimed poet Raymond Antrobus.

  3. The First Language

    What was the earliest language and how did it evolve? Michael Rosen investigates.

  4. Romani

    Damian Le Bas talks to Michael Rosen about the Romani language.

  5. The Language of Comics

    Michael Rosen explores the visual language of comics, with comics theorist Neil Cohn.

  6. Jeffrey Boakye on black-related words

    Jeffrey Boakye talks to Michael Rosen about exploring black identity through language.

  7. Biscuit Names

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look into the weird and wonderful world of biscuit names.

  8. Listen and learn: how to make better conversation

    Michael Rosen talks to the authors of The Talking Revolution about improving our dialogue.

  9. Dyslexia

    Michael Rosen talks in depth about dyslexia with expert Professor Maggie Snowling.

  10. Talk of the Town: How Places Got Their Names

    Michael Rosen and guests explore the origins of the UK's town and village names.

  11. Solving crime with forensic linguistics

    John Olsson talks to Michael Rosen about how he uses authorship analysis to solve murders.

  12. Demystifying the language of the courtroom

    Family law barrister Lucy Reed talks to Michael Rosen about the language of the courtroom.

  13. How to talk funny with Elis James

    Michael Rosen talks to comedian Elis James about how to make language funny.

  14. Raymond Williams' Keywords

    Michael Rosen talks to academic Colin MacCabe about Raymond Williams' book Keywords.

  15. Communication and Dementia

    Michael Rosen finds out how best to communicate with people with dementia.

  16. T-Shirt Slogans

    Michael Rosen discusses slogan T-shirts with Amber Butchart and Caryn Franklin.

  17. Multicultural London English

    Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright talk Multicultural London English with Ismail Einashe.

  18. Lane Greene on Editing

    Economist Johnson language columnist Lane Greene talks to Michael Rosen and Laura Wright.

  19. Give 'em an inch... imperial and metric

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright talk to Rob Eastaway about imperial and metric measurements

  20. Stephen Fry and Michael Rosen talk language

    Stephen Fry talks to presenter Michael Rosen about their mutual obsession with language.

  21. Shop Names

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright look at the history behind and wordplay used in shop names.

  22. How to talk like a Samaritan

    Michael Rosen talks to the Samaritans about how language can help people in crisis.

  23. The Words That Saved Me

    Sally Bayley talks to Michael Rosen about how words came to her rescue during childhood.

  24. Me, Myself & AI

    Michael is joined by Tom Hewitson, conversation designer for the likes of Siri and Alexa.

  25. Naming Emotions

    Michael Rosen talks to Tiffany Watt Smith about the words we use to describe our emotions.

  26. Not My Type

    How do fonts change the meaning of a message? Michael Rosen is joined by Sarah Hyndman.

  27. Words Apart

    Michael Rosen asks if we are living through a crisis of language in public debate.

  28. Haggard Hawks

    Michael Rosen is joined by Paul Anthony Jones of popular etymology blog Haggard Hawks.

  29. Language and Gender Identity

    Michael Rosen talks language and gender identity with CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me.

  30. Naming Diseases

    Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explore how diseases are named.

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