Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
Chugger Chat
Michael Rosen tackles the language of chuggers and street vendors. Which words work best?
Interpreting
Michael Rosen investigates the world of interpreting.
Losing Your Parents' Language
What's it like to lose the language spoken by your parents? Michael Rosen finds out.
17/04/2012
Chris Ledgard examines how trademark law can control the language of the Olympic games.
Academic stand-up and cognitive development
Chris Ledgard meets the academics doing stand-up and asks why jokes get the brain going.
The Queen's Speech
In this Diamond Jubilee year, Michael Rosen looks at the way in which the Queen speaks.
Textspeak
Michael Rosen on the uses and abuses of textspeak. Is English being abbreviated away?
20/03/2012
Michael Rosen and guests celebrate nonsense at Radio 4's More Than Words Festival.
Teens and TV
Michael Rosen explores the portrayal of teens on TV, and speaks to Phil Redmond.
Public speaking, show & tell
Michael Rosen explores the new wave of public-speaking events including Ignite and TED.
