BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth

Time

Michael Rosen asks what time is and explores the words we use to talk about it.

Michael Rosen goes to Glasgow to hear about the Scots language with Sanjeev Kohli.

Do we change the way we speak according to the person we are speaking to?

Michael Rosen on the necessary evil of journalistic cliché.

Michael Rosen talks to writers about how character is created through language.

It's a word that can start a war. Michael Rosen explores the meaning of 'terrorist'.

Is gravity really like a bowling ball on a sheet? Michael Rosen on scientific metaphors.

Michael Rosen and guests 'drill down' into the subject of office jargon.

Chimps communicate but, asks Michael Rosen, do their utterances mean they use language?

Michael Rosen asks if baby talk benefits or hinders language development.