Exclamation Marks!! - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

In the first of a new series, Michael Rosen exclaims excitedly over exclamation marks with Dr Florence Hazrat, who has a passion for them. They explore the history behind the first punctuation symbol to indicate emotion and ask why some people do not like using them at all.

Florence is the author of An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark!

Producer Beth O'Dea

Further episodes of Word of Mouth

Further podcasts by BBC Radio 4

Website of BBC Radio 4