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Little Green Men: the secret rules of word order
Michael explores the mysterious rules of word order with linguist Dr Laura Bailey.

Word of Mouth with Michael Morpurgo at the Hay Festival
In conversation with Michael Morpurgo at the Hay Festival.

Language When There Are No Words
Joshua Reno talks about how Charlie, his non verbal-autistic son, communicates with him.

The Irish Language
What the Irish language tells us about the world

Disaster Dialogue
Professor Lucy Easthope explains why language is important in the aftermath of a disaster.

Football Club Names
Dominic Fifield explains how football clubs got their names.

How to Think Like an Anthropologist, with Gillian Tett
Michael Rosen is joined by Gillian Tett, columnist at the Financial Times.

Family Sayings
Michael shares listeners' stories about words and phrases passed down through families.

Are you different in another language?
Can speaking another language change your behaviour, your decisions, even your morals?

Unequal English
Michael Rosen is joined by Ruanni Tupas to discuss English from around the world.