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Word of Mouth

Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them

Radio 4,283 episodes

Episodes

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A Life in Lexicography
Lexicographer Grant Barrett on dictionaries.
16 Jan 2024,28 mins
Writing Comedy with Isy Suttie
Comedian Isy Suttie on how she writes comedy
09 Jan 2024,28 mins
Everyday Shakespeare
Are you quoting Shakespeare without even realising?
22 Aug 2023,28 mins
Therapy Speak
Susie Orbach talks to Michael Rosen about the use and misuse of 'therapy speak'.
15 Aug 2023,28 mins
Fandom
Michael Bond talks to Michael Rosen about the ways in which fans talk to each other.
08 Aug 2023,28 mins
The stories behind our names
Michael talks to Sheela Banerjee about the family and cultural histories revealed by names
01 Aug 2023,28 mins
Audio description: putting art into words
Audio describer Lonny Evans and trainer Terry James talk about how to describe art.
25 Jul 2023,28 mins
Interpreting Presidents Putin and Zelensky
An insight into the world of a simultaneous interpreter.
18 Jul 2023,28 mins
Learning Yiddish
Michael Rosen with his Yiddish language teacher Tamara Micner.
11 Jul 2023,27 mins
The Language of Fascism
The Language of Fascism
09 May 2023,28 mins
Women's Words
Dr Jenni Nuttall talks to Michael about the words used by and about women.
02 May 2023,28 mins
Chatbots
Professor of computational linguistics Emily M Bender chats all things bot with Michael
25 Apr 2023,28 mins
A Load of Nonsense
Michael Rosen talks nonsense literature and made-up words with Noreen Masud.
18 Apr 2023,28 mins
Psychiatrist and Patient
Neuropsychiatrist Anthony David talks to Michael.
11 Apr 2023,28 mins
The Life Inside: Philosophy in Prison
Michael Rosen talks to Andy West who teaches philosophy in prisons
04 Apr 2023,28 mins
Richard Osman's love of language
Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his broadcasting and writing lives.
21 Feb 2023,28 mins
Interpreting for Mum and Dad
Sanmeet Kaur has been interpreting for her parents since the age of five.
14 Feb 2023,28 mins
Subtitles
Karli Witkowska, the subtitler behind TV shows including Stranger Things, explains her job
07 Feb 2023,28 mins
Snap Crackle and Every Little Helps - the language of food advertising
Michael Rosen delves into the fascinating world of food and drink advertising.
31 Jan 2023,28 mins
Grammar Table
Michael Rosen is joined by grammar fanatic Ellen Jovin.
24 Jan 2023,28 mins
Band names
Bob Stanley talks band names, from the rubbish to the brilliant.
17 Jan 2023,28 mins
Exclamation Marks!!
Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Florence Hazrat.
10 Jan 2023,28 mins
Nihal Arthanayake on conversation
Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake talks to Michael about the art of conversation.
23 Aug 2022,28 mins
Like
Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms.
16 Aug 2022,28 mins
A Murmuration of Starlings
Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell about collective nouns in the animal world.
09 Aug 2022,28 mins
Ghosting Caking and Breadcrumbing
The evolving lexicon of online dating
26 Jul 2022,28 mins
The Art of Apologies
Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.
19 Jul 2022,28 mins
Lords and Ladies: Folk Names for Plants and Flowers
The different names we call our common plants and flowers around the British Isles.
19 Jul 2022,28 mins
My Stammer Story
Michael Rosen asks William Laven about how he has learnt to celebrate his stammer.
12 Jul 2022,28 mins
What is language actually good for?
Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.
10 May 2022,28 mins