Language
Word of Mouth. What is language actually good for? Audio, 28 minutes
Nick Enfield and Michael Rosen on language being good for lawyers but bad for scientists.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2021, Pause for Thought. Audio, 14 minutes
Florence Hazrat looks at the history of punctuation marks (such as brackets) and emojis.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. New Generation Thinkers 2021, Contesting an Alphabet. Audio, 14 minutes
Mirela Ivanova on the countries claiming to be the birthplace of the Cyrillic script.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. The language we use about children in care. Audio, 28 minutes
Adoptive parent Margaret Reynolds talks about the language used around children in care
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted11 April 2022
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- Posted9 April 2022
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- Posted9 April 2022
Word of Mouth. The Language of Sci-Fi. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen explores how the vocabulary of sci-fi has entered everyday speech.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. In Other Words. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents short documentaries on how we express ourselves.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted17 February 2022
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- Posted9 February 2022
Word of Mouth. Dropping the Mic and Jumping the Shark: Where Do Modern Idioms Come From? Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen talks to Dr Gareth Carrol about the surprising origins of modern idioms.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted28 January 2022
Shedunnit. A Mysterious Glossary. Audio, 38 minutes
Would you wear the cat's pyjamas? Let's delve into some baffling 1920s language.
- AttributionBBC Sounds
- Available for 5 months
Word of Mouth. Words from World War I. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen and Professor Lynda Mugglestone explore the new language from World War I.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted9 December 2021
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- Posted9 December 2021
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- Posted8 December 2021
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- Posted5 December 2021
Clann Na Cruinne. Series 2, Tiago – Làmhan Labhrach. Video, 15 minutes
Tha Tiago ag innse mu chànan nam bodhar. Tiago tells us about sign language.
- AttributionBBC ALBA
- Available for 17 days
