Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
How the Telephone Rewired Us
Chris Ledgard explores the impact of the telephone.
Newspeak
Chris Ledgard explores Orwell's dystopian vision of the future of language - Newspeak.
Message in a Bottle
Chris Ledgard uncorks the subject of messages in a bottle.
Weighing Your Words
Chris Ledgard investigates three situations where precise use of words is crucial.
Reader, I Marinated Him - the language of food
Michael Rosen and guests debate the language of food, from Oliver's 'more' to cannibalism.
Words That Wound
Words can be abusive, cruel and cause offence. Which is worse: online or face-to-face?
Time
Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.
Scots
Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.
Social Register
Do we change the way we speak according to the person we are speaking to?
Journalese
Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic clichΓ©.
