Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
Radio 4,·271 episodes
Michael Rosen gets advice from Erica Dhawan on the best ways to communicate on-screen.
Michael Rosen on why personal names are mistaken or misspelled, in conversation and online
Michael Rosen asks Devyani Sharma about the latest research into accent bias in the UK.
Michael Rosen and Amanda Montell on who uses it and why.
Michael Rosen asks Dr Sophie Harrison about the special language used by doctors.
Michael Rosen is joined by David J. Peterson, language creator for Game of Thrones.
Michael Rosen hears why our language is a bit of a mess from linguist Arika Okrent
Michael Rosen talks to internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch about online fandom language.
Michael Rosen talks to the speech and language therapist who helped him after Covid-19.
Michael Rosen talks to Ralph Keyes about how words and phrases are coined.
Dr Elisabeth Carter talks to Michael about the language used by romance fraudsters.
Michael Rosen and Â鶹ԼÅÄ presenter Ben Boulos talk changing names.
Michael Rosen and historian Judith Flanders talk categories and more.
Chloe Davis, creator of The Queen's English dictionary of LGBTQIA+ slang, talks to Michael
Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall, talks to Michael Rosen about her life in language.
Michael Rosen asks why there are so many terms related to animals in the business world.
Adam Bradley joins Michael from Los Angeles and talks about the poetry of pop
Michael talks to Alex Rawlings about being a polyglot
Michael Rosen and Darren Chetty explore ways of disagreeing that could help to unite us.
Talking disability with Samantha Renke
Sabrina Mahfouz talks about protest slogans with Siana Bangura and Zoe Buckman.
Jeffrey Boakye on the language of black masculinity in a post-colonial world.
Professor Tanya Byron sitting in for Michael Rosen on talking to strangers.
Sabrina Mahfouz talks to Tobi Kyeremateng and Katherine Harloe about othering in language.
From hussy to bossy, spinster to slut, Professor Deborah Cameron on words used about women
Jeffrey Boakye talks with Iesha Small on the language of power and inequality in education
Professor Tanya Byron examines the language of Covid-19 with author Mark Honigsbaum.
Michael Rosen talks to storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy about the wonder of stories.
Michael talks to comedian Sindhu Vee about her life in language.
Michael Rosen talks to conversation analyst Elizabeth Stokoe about the science of talk.
