Word of Mouth is an Arts programme.

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Word of Mouth

Michael Rosen talks to Samantha Ellis, author of Chopping Onions on My Heart, about her efforts to keep alive the language of her parents: Judeo-Iraqi Arabic. Samantha grew up in London hearing her parents speak the language they spoke in their homeland of Iraq. Now she's keen to try and speak it herself, and to share the poetic expressions of Judeo-Iraqi Arabic with her son.

Genre: Arts

Running Time: 30 minutes (approx)

When is Word of Mouth next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 4 Tonight, 8:00pm and on BBC Radio 4 September 4th, 3:30pm. See more...

Main Cast

Michael Rosen
Jonathan Cole
Clare Muireann Murphy
Judith Flanders
Ben Boulos
Gillian Tett
Elisabeth Carter
Gretchen McCulloch
Arika Okrent
David J Peterson
Amanda Montell
Devyani Sharma
Chloe O Davis
Dhruti Shah
Andy West
Laura Spinney
Mark Honigsbaum
Iesha Small
JJ Bola
Zoe Buckman