Michael Rosen and Dara Ó Briain talk about time

About this episode

Michael Rosen discusses the concept of time with Dara Ó Briain on his 80th birthday.

On his 80th birthday, Michael Rosen discusses with Dara Ó Briain how we talk about and understand time, and how we look back on the different chapters of our lives. To hear the full conversation, download the podcast. Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Beth O'Dea, in partnership with the Open University. Subscribe to the Word of Mouth podcast and never miss an episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qtnz

People in this episode

Guests: Michael Rosen, Dara Ó Briain

Topics covered

• time
• life chapters
• memory
• conversation
• aging

Keywords

• time
• Michael Rosen
• Dara Ó Briain
• life chapters
• memory
• aging
• conversation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, BBC Audio Bristol, Open University

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