Word of Mouth
Series exploring the world of words and the ways in which we use them
Episodes (217 available)
Michael Rosen talks to a security guard who says that words are his riot shield in his job
28 mins
Rob Drummond talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Manchester.
28 mins
Michael Rosen talks to phonetician Jane Setter about women's voices.
29 mins
Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.
27 mins
Gaelic in Scotland with writer and broadcaster Roddy Maclean talking to Michael Rosen.
28 mins
Michael Rosen and Jamie Tehrani on how fairy tales travel the world, changing as they go.
27 mins
Michael Rosen on the words used to describe the qualities of smells in different languages
28 mins
Michael Rosen meets popular YouTuber Simon Roper, who tries to recreate how people spoke.
28 mins
Michael Rosen and Ella Frances Sanders on her dictionary of language, landscape and life.
28 mins
Michael Rosen finds out about fascinating literary errors from editor Rebecca Lee.
28 mins
