Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth
BBC Radio 4
Small Talk
27 minutes Posted Sep 27, 2016 at 3:00 pm.
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Pointless chit chat or vital social lubricant? Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright talk small talk with psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry, author of 'How to Stay Sane'. Why do we bother with small talk? What are the rules of banter? And what are we really talking about when we talk about the weather?

Producer: Mair Bosworth.