Episode 3
Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2013.
Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show.
Lloyd Langford and Susie Dent compete against Dave Gorman and Natalie Haynes to find out who knows more.
Dave Gorman guesses the meaning of the phrase 'living on Queen Street' from the late 1800s.
Natalie Haynes unravels the word 'autodysomophobia'.
Lloyd Langford guesses the meaning of the Yiddish word 'farpotshket'.
Susie Dent shares her love of the current Liverpool word 'twirlies' and explains the meaning of the word 'quockerwodger'.
Both teams also have a go at coming up with modern phrases to replace the old cliches 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade' and 'Beauty is only skin deep'.
Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2013.
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Clips
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Did Lloyd Langford say a naughty Welsh word?
Duration: 00:21
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Susie Dent: what does this foreign word mean?
Duration: 01:42
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Gyles Brandreth |
| Writer | Jon Hunter |
| Writer | James Kettle |
| Producer | Claire Jones |
| Panellist | Dave Gorman |
| Panellist | Natalie Haynes |
| Panellist | Lloyd Langford |
| Panellist | Susie Dent |
Broadcasts
Wed 24 Apr 2013 11:30BBC Radio 4- Sun 6 Mar 2016 19:15BBC Radio 4
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 07:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 17:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 22:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 05:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Aug 2018 09:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Aug 2018 16:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 28 Aug 2018 04:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 09:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 14:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 29 Aug 2020 02:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Jul 2022 09:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Jul 2022 16:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Jul 2022 04:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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