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Episode 4
Episode 4 of 6
Josh Widdecombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth in a word-obsessed comedy panel game. From 2014.
Gyles Brandreth hosts the competitive comedy game where panellists vie for wordy supremacy
With:
* Comedian, Josh Widdicombe
* Lexicographer, Susie Dent
* Astronomy enthusiast, Helen Keen
* Comedian, Natalie Haynes
The letter of the week is 'L'.
The panellists are asked to invent new words or phrases and there are rounds about terms for different occupations and Victorian slang.
Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones.
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in September 2014.
Last on
Fri 4 Oct 2024
04:00
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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Suggestions for new pejorative terms
Duration: 02:17
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gyles Brandreth |
| Panellist | Josh Widdicombe |
| Panellist | Susie Dent |
| Panellist | Helen Keen |
| Panellist | Natalie Haynes |
| Writer | Jon Hunter |
| Writer | James Kettle |
| Producer | Claire Jones |
Broadcasts
Wed 24 Sep 2014 11:30麻豆社 Radio 4- Mon 12 Jun 2017 11:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Tue 28 Nov 2017 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 29 Nov 2017 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 3 Jun 2019 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 3 Jun 2019 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 4 Jun 2019 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 27 Nov 2020 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 27 Nov 2020 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 28 Nov 2020 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 17 Oct 2022 09:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 17 Oct 2022 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 18 Oct 2022 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 3 Oct 2024 14:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 3 Oct 2024 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 4 Oct 2024 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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