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The Art of Apologies

Michael Rosen talks to sociolinguist Louise Mullany about all the ways we say sorry.

• 28 mins

Ghosting Caking and Breadcrumbing

The evolving lexicon of online dating

• 28 mins

A Murmuration of Starlings

Michael Rosen talks to Matt Sewell about collective nouns in the animal world.

• 28 mins

Like

Linguist Carmen Fought talks to Michael about 'like' in all its forms.

• 28 mins

Nihal Arthanayake on conversation

Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake talks to Michael about the art of conversation.

• 28 mins

Exclamation Marks!!

Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Florence Hazrat.

• 28 mins

Band names

Bob Stanley talks band names, from the rubbish to the brilliant.

• 28 mins

Grammar Table

Michael Rosen is joined by grammar fanatic Ellen Jovin.

• 28 mins

Snap Crackle and Every Little Helps - the language of food advertising

Michael Rosen delves into the fascinating world of food and drink advertising.

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Subtitles

Karli Witkowska, the subtitler behind TV shows including Stranger Things, explains her job

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Interpreting for Mum and Dad

Sanmeet Kaur has been interpreting for her parents since the age of five.

• 28 mins

Richard Osman's love of language

Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his broadcasting and writing lives.

• 28 mins

The Life Inside: Philosophy in Prison

Michael Rosen talks to Andy West who teaches philosophy in prisons

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Psychiatrist and Patient

Neuropsychiatrist Anthony David talks to Michael.

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A Load of Nonsense

Michael Rosen talks nonsense literature and made-up words with Noreen Masud.

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Chatbots

Professor of computational linguistics Emily M Bender chats all things bot with Michael

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Women's Words

Dr Jenni Nuttall talks to Michael about the words used by and about women.

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The Language of Fascism

The Language of Fascism

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Learning Yiddish

Michael Rosen with his Yiddish language teacher Tamara Micner.

• 27 mins

Interpreting Presidents Putin and Zelensky

An insight into the world of a simultaneous interpreter.

• 28 mins

Audio description: putting art into words

Audio describer Lonny Evans and trainer Terry James talk about how to describe art.

• 28 mins

The stories behind our names

Michael talks to Sheela Banerjee about the family and cultural histories revealed by names

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Fandom

Michael Bond talks to Michael Rosen about the ways in which fans talk to each other.

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Therapy Speak

Susie Orbach talks to Michael Rosen about the use and misuse of 'therapy speak'.

• 28 mins

Everyday Shakespeare

Are you quoting Shakespeare without even realising?

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Writing Comedy with Isy Suttie

Comedian Isy Suttie on how she writes comedy

• 28 mins

A Life in Lexicography

Lexicographer Grant Barrett on dictionaries.

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Words for Sale!

Dr Pip Thornton and Michael Rosen explore how language has become an online commodity.

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Unequal English

Michael Rosen is joined by Ruanni Tupas to discuss English from around the world.

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Are you different in another language?

Can speaking another language change your behaviour, your decisions, even your morals?

• 28 mins