Word of Mouth

Richard Osman's love of language

Feb 21, 2023

47:22

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The Language of Loved Words

02:55

You've Discovered That Through the Popularity of the World

02:02

What Is Pointless?

03:03

Introduction

2min

What Is Pointless?

3min

You're a Mr. Clever, Mr. No.

3min

The Voice in Your Own Ear

2min

Is Lee Mack the Fastest?

2min

The Language of Loved Words

3min

The Imitate Invent Principle

2min

Patty McAlloon

3min

What's Your First Poem?

2min

10.

The Joy of Making People Laugh

2min

11.

Writing Crime Novels - Who Do You Love?

4min

12.

Is That What It Is, Richard?

3min

13.

The Voice of a Woman Orator

2min

14.

Is It Joyce's Irony?

2min

15.

Why I Love Crime Fiction, Like I Love Quiz Formats

2min

16.

I Love to Write Short Chapters Because I Have a Short AttentionSpan

2min

17.

Macbeth Review - Bathos

2min

18.

I Love to Write About Middle Class Things

2min

19.

You've Discovered That Through the Popularity of the World

2min

20.

Are You Planning Another Big Sideways Turn?

4min

Richard Osman talks in depth to Michael Rosen about his life in language: from growing up loving TV and sports, to working on Pointless and then writing The Thursday Murder Club. And you can download the longer Word of Mouth podcast version to hear their conversation in full. Download button on the BBC programme page. Link to all the Word of Mouth podcasts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz/episodes/downloads Producer Beth O'Dea