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Word of Mouth

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Michael Rosen examines words and speech.
7: 21st-century Babble-on. Stuffed full of small talk? Bloated with babble? Had one too many emails?
Historian Justin Champion asks whether it really is good to talk and suggests we switch off the mobiles and embark on a linguistic detox.
Producer Julia Adamson Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

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Michael Rosen
Producer:
Julia Adamson
Source: Radio Times

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