Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
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.
Words for Sale!
Dr Pip Thornton and Michael Rosen explore how language has become an online commodity.
A Life in Lexicography
Lexicographer Grant Barrett on dictionaries.
Writing Comedy with Isy Suttie
Comedian Isy Suttie on how she writes comedy