In this radio clip you can Michael Palin and Rachel Everard talking about stammering on Radio 4's "Word of Mouth" programme. Rachel Everard is the Chair of BSA and a speech and language therapist who herself has a stammer. She works as a stammering specialist at the City Lit. Michael Palin played Ken, the character with a stammer, in the film "A Fish Called Wanda", and his father stammered. Following the film Michael lent his name to the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children, and continues to be involved with it.
The presenter is Michael Rosen. The programme was broadcast on Friday 21st December 2001, with a repeat on the 23rd. It lasts just under 9 minutes.
We are very grateful to the BBC for allowing us to use this excerpt from their programme.
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