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Word of Mouth

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

Radio 4,284 episodes

Episodes

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Is the Double Entendre in Rude Health?
Arthur Bostrom examines the origins, colourful history and new era of the double entendre.
26 Aug 2014,28 mins
Talking About Cancer
The writer Graham Joyce with a personal take on the ways in which we talk about cancer.
19 Aug 2014,28 mins
The Online Me
Are we different online than in real life? Gemma Cairney asks Nick Grimshaw and friends.
12 Aug 2014,28 mins
How the Telephone Rewired Us
Chris Ledgard explores the impact of the telephone.
05 Aug 2014,28 mins
Newspeak
Chris Ledgard explores Orwell's dystopian vision of the future of language - Newspeak.
29 Jul 2014,28 mins
Message in a Bottle
Chris Ledgard uncorks the subject of messages in a bottle.
22 Jul 2014,28 mins
Weighing Your Words
Chris Ledgard investigates three situations where precise use of words is crucial.
15 Jul 2014,28 mins
Reader, I Marinated Him - the language of food
Michael Rosen and guests debate the language of food, from Oliver's 'more' to cannibalism.
13 May 2014,28 mins
Words That Wound
Words can be abusive, cruel and cause offence. Which is worse: online or face-to-face?
06 May 2014,28 mins
Time
Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.
29 Apr 2014,28 mins
Scots
Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.
22 Apr 2014,28 mins
Social Register
Do we change the way we speak according to the person we are speaking to?
15 Apr 2014,28 mins
Journalese
Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic cliché.
08 Apr 2014,28 mins
Creating Characters
Michael Rosen talks to writers about how character is created through language.
01 Apr 2014,28 mins
Talking Terrorism
It's a word that can start a war. Michael Rosen explores the meaning of 'terrorist'.
28 Jan 2014,28 mins
How accurate are scientific metaphors?
Is gravity really like a bowling ball on a sheet? Michael Rosen on scientific metaphors.
21 Jan 2014,28 mins
Office Jargon
Michael Rosen and guests 'drill down' into the subject of office jargon.
14 Jan 2014,28 mins
Chimps and Language
Chimps communicate but, asks Michael Rosen, do their utterances mean they use language?
07 Jan 2014,28 mins
Baby Talk
Michael Rosen asks if baby talk benefits or hinders language development.
31 Dec 2013,28 mins
Kids TV
Michael Rosen looks at children's television and its effects on language development.
30 Dec 2013,28 mins
Prime Suspects
Michael Rosen and top crime writers on the changing language of the police interview.
17 Dec 2013,28 mins
The Rise of the Political Soundbite
Chris Ledgard and guests discuss the art and efficacy of the political soundbite.
03 Sep 2013,28 mins
Language Laws
Chris Ledgard looks at the laws surrounding language use, from libel to blasphemy.
27 Aug 2013,28 mins
Language Games
Chris Ledgard mulls over the language and peculiarity of puzzles.
20 Aug 2013,28 mins
Fashion
Chris Ledgard explores how we talk about scents, slogans on T-shirts and fashion lingo.
13 Aug 2013,28 mins
Misophonia, Mondegreens and Miscommunication
Chris Ledgard and Stuart Maconie explore miscommunication, mondegreens and misophonia.
06 Aug 2013,28 mins
D is for Dictionary
Chris Ledgard talks to the outgoing editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
30 Jul 2013,28 mins
Babel
Chris Ledgard explores the language ideas in the story of Babel.
23 Jul 2013,28 mins
How do you talk to an alien?
Chris Ledgard explores our efforts to communicate with extra-terrestrial intelligence.
16 Jul 2013,28 mins
English and German
At the Brighton Festival, Michael Rosen and guests debate our linguistic ties with German.
14 May 2013,28 mins