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Word of Mouth: The Most Powerful Word

Series 1577, episode 1

Michael Rosen explores the strange history of 'the', the most influential word in English. It's used more than twice as much as any other English word, and has given philosophers centuries of head-scratching. With linguists Laura Wright and Jonathan Culpeper, and philosopher Barry Smith

Cast (unconfirmed)

Michael Rosen
Laura Wright
Jonathan Culpeper
Barry Smith