Word of Mouth Episodes Available now
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
Everyday Shakespeare
Are you quoting Shakespeare without even realising?
Therapy Speak
Susie Orbach talks to Michael Rosen about the use and misuse of 'therapy speak'.
Fandom
Michael Bond talks to Michael Rosen about the ways in which fans talk to each other.
The stories behind our names
Michael talks to Sheela Banerjee about the family and cultural histories revealed by names
