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Word of Mouth Episodes

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    Talking About Cancer

    The writer Graham Joyce with a personal take on the ways in which we talk about cancer.

  2. The Online Me

    Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.

  3. How the Telephone Rewired Us

    Chris Ledgard explores the impact of the telephone.

  4. Newspeak

    Chris Ledgard explores Orwell's dystopian vision of the future of language - Newspeak.

  5. Message in a Bottle

    Chris Ledgard uncorks the subject of messages in a bottle.

  6. Weighing Your Words

    Chris Ledgard investigates three situations where precise use of words is crucial.

  7. Reader, I Marinated Him - the language of food

    Michael Rosen and guests debate the language of food, from Oliver's 'more' to cannibalism.

  8. Words That Wound

    Words can be abusive, cruel and cause offence. Which is worse: online or face-to-face?

  9. Time

    Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.

  10. Scots

    Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.

  11. Social Register

    Do we change the way we speak according to the person we are speaking to?

  12. Journalese

    Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic clich茅.

  13. Creating Characters

    Michael Rosen talks to writers about how character is created through language.

  14. Talking Terrorism

    It's a word that can start a war. Michael Rosen explores the meaning of 'terrorist'.

  15. How accurate are scientific metaphors?

    Is gravity really like a bowling ball on a sheet? Michael Rosen on scientific metaphors.

  16. Office Jargon

    Michael Rosen and guests 'drill down' into the subject of office jargon.

  17. Chimps and Language

    Chimps communicate but, asks Michael Rosen, do their utterances mean they use language?

  18. Baby Talk

    Michael Rosen asks if baby talk benefits or hinders language development.

  19. Kids TV

    Michael Rosen looks at children's television and its effects on language development.

  20. Prime Suspects

    Michael Rosen and top crime writers on the changing language of the police interview.

  21. The Rise of the Political Soundbite

    Chris Ledgard and guests discuss the art and efficacy of the political soundbite.

  22. Language Laws

    Chris Ledgard looks at the laws surrounding language use, from libel to blasphemy.

  23. Language Games

    Chris Ledgard mulls over the language and peculiarity of puzzles.

  24. Fashion

    Chris Ledgard explores how we talk about scents, slogans on T-shirts and fashion lingo.

  25. Misophonia, Mondegreens and Miscommunication

    Chris Ledgard and Stuart Maconie explore miscommunication, mondegreens and misophonia.

  26. D is for Dictionary

    Chris Ledgard talks to the outgoing editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

  27. Babel

    Chris Ledgard explores the language ideas in the story of Babel.

  28. How do you talk to an alien?

    Chris Ledgard explores our efforts to communicate with extra-terrestrial intelligence.

  29. English and German

    At the Brighton Festival, Michael Rosen and guests debate our linguistic ties with German.

  30. 07/05/2013

    With a royal baby due, Michael Rosen investigates the royal and national name hoard.

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