Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
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Michael Rosen explores the evocative Old English words used in daily life a thousand years ago, many of which are... more
Michael Rosen's parents both grew up in the East End, and now he talks cockney with Andy Green and Saif... more
David Adger is Professor of Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London. He's created new languages for TV series... more
Professor Louise Mullany talks to Michael Rosen about politeness, and how it governs our lives, from the behaviour of football... more
Poet Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots: Coorie Doon: A Scottish Lullaby Story. She joins presenter Michael Rosen... more
Adam Rutherford joins Michael Rosen to make sense of the heavily-loaded and often unscientific language that we use to talk... more
Susie Dent joins Michael Rosen to talk about her lifelong fascination with words and their origins. It's a programme bringing... more
Michael talks to linguist Dr Andreea Calude about her research into how language is used on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn... more
Michael hears from zoologist Arik Kershenbaum about the latest research on how and why different types of animals communicate, from... more
How best to write about love and other things. Nabeela Ahmed talks about writing in a second language and how... more
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