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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
By BBC Radio 44.7
5151 ratings
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

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