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Lists

Michael Rosen and linguistics researcher Jo Nolan discuss the joy of making lists.

The Welsh Language with Huw Stephens at the Hay Festival

Michael Rosen talks to Welsh radio and TV presenter Huw Stephens about the Welsh language.

The language that changed the world

Michael Rosen hears about the origin of all Indo-European languages from Laura Spinney.

The End of the Full Stop?

Michael Rosen and Christian Ilbury discuss how online chat is changing how we punctuate.

Street Names

Michael Rosen talks to Philip Seargeant about where our street names come from.

Old English, New English

Michael Rosen on the Old English words used in daily life then and now, with Hana Videen.

Talking Cockney

Michael talks cockney with Andy Green and Saif Osmani from the Modern Cockney Festival.

Creating Languages for Film and Television with Professor David Adger

Michael Rosen asks a linguist how he invents new languages for TV series and films.

Politeness with Louise Mullany

Professor Louise Mullany talks politeness, and how it governs every sphere of our lives.

Jackie Kay on the Scots language

Jackie Kay has written a book in Scots and tells Michael about her love of the language.

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