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Keywords for Our Time (Omnibus)

Michael Rosen and guests examine key words and phrases in public debate to see how they shape our thinking. Often in ways we do not notice.

'Sovereignty': Michael Rosen and guests explore well-known phrases from the national conversation such as #metoo, post-fact and resilience.

By looking at their usage, origins, rhetorical power and linguistic construction, we can see how they frame public argument and shape our thinking (sometimes in ways we do not notice).

This series includes Natalie Haynes on 'Patriarchy', Stuart Maconie on 'The Nanny State'; Afua Hirsch on 'Sovereignty' and Isabel Hardman on 'Safe-Space'.

First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Oct 201820:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Oct 201809:00
  • Sun 28 Oct 201820:00