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Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford vie for wordy supremacy. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth. From 2014.

Gyles Brandreth hosts the competitive comedy panel game about words.

With panellists:

Lloyd Langford
Holly Walsh
Paul Sinha
Natalie Haynes

Lloyd Langford tells us why avocados are called avocados.

Natalie Haynes explains what 'astroturfing' is all about.

Paul Sinha unlocks the meaning of the German word 'handschuhsanbalwerfer'.

Holly Walsh shares her favourite example of prison slang.

The panel also suggest words that don't yet exist, but should. What could they mean by 'a Clarkson', 'messcalation', 'trage' and 'appointmentia'?

Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in September 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Sep 2024 04:00

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Presenter Gyles Brandreth
Panellist Lloyd Langford
Panellist Holly Walsh
Panellist Paul Sinha
Panellist Natalie Haynes
Writer Jon Hunter
Writer James Kettle
Producer Claire Jones

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