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    Best wishes, kind regards or none of the above?

    Best wishes or kind regards? What is the new etiquette for written communication?

  2. Michael Gets Voice Training

    Vocal coaches Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher give Michael Rosen a thorough workout.

  3. Hello! Is it me you're looking for? - The art of greetings

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright start a new series with hellos and greetings.

  4. Pub Names

    Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright explain how pubs got their names.

  5. Language and Our Genes with Dr Steve Jones

    Michael Rosen talks to Steve Jones about language and our genes.

  6. Wild Words

    Robert Macfarlane tells Michael Rosen about his 'word-hoard' of endangered nature words.

  7. Autism and Communication

    Michael Rosen finds out what can be learnt about communication from people with autism.

  8. Are we all speaking football?

    Lifelong Arsenal supporter Michael Rosen talks football cliches with Adam Hurrey.

  9. Malorie Blackman on Language

    Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts and Crosses, talks in depth to Michael Rosen.

  10. Eat My Words: How to Describe Food Flavours

    Michael Rosen asks Andi Oliver and Niki Segnit how they describe the flavours of food.

  11. David Walliams on writing for children

    David Walliams talks to Michael Rosen about writing children's books.

  12. Game On: The Language of Video Games

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how video games influence language.

  13. The Postbag Edition

    Michael Rosen answers listeners' language queries from the Word of Mouth inbox and postbag

  14. Cucks, snowflakes and virtue signalling: the new US political lexicon

    Michael Rosen asks George Lakoff about the new political words coming out of the US now.

  15. Jacqueline Wilson talks to Michael Rosen about language

    Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson talks to Michael Rosen about her love of language.

  16. How Countries Got Their Names

    Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright find out how countries got their names.

  17. Frenchified: The Influence of French on English

    Michael Rosen and Laura Wright find out how much of English comes from French roots.

  18. Like, Totally Awesome: The Americanisation of English

    Michael Rosen on the Americanisation of English, with Lynne Murphy and Matthew Engel.

  19. Emoji: The Future of Language?

    Is emoji really the world's fastest-growing language? Michael Rosen finds out.

  20. Intonation: The Music of Speaking

    Michael Rosen explores the tunes we sing when we are speaking, without even realising it.

  21. Pet or Pest? The revealing words we use about animals, and dog names

    Michael Rosen on the language we use to talk about animals - and the names we give dogs.

  22. Words Roadshow in Birmingham

    Michael Rosen discusses interesting family words and phrases with listeners in Birmingham.

  23. Susie Dent on Language

    Michael Rosen talks to Countdown's Susie Dent about her love of words and language.

  24. Reading: The Science and the Pleasure

    蜜芽传媒 LovetoRead campaign: Michael Rosen on the pleasure of and the science behind reading.

  25. Snotrils and Jumpolines: Kids' Invented Words

    Michael Rosen on the creative use and misuse of language by children.

  26. Small Talk

    Michael Rosen talks to psychotherapist Philippa Perry about the importance of small talk.

  27. Directions: North South East and West

    Michael Rosen uncovers how people talk and think about directions in different languages.

  28. Lost Words and Secret Connections

    Michael Rosen on discovering lost words and finding hidden linguistic connections.

  29. Break Ups and Brexit

    The language of making and breaking relationships.

  30. Punctuation

    Michael Rosen talks to Keith Houston about punctuation symbols and how they came to exist.

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