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.
Ready to vie for wordy supremacy in the ring:
Lloyd Langford
Susie Dent
Dave Gorman
Natalie Haynes
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 give you lemons, make lemonade' and 'Beauty is only skin deep'.
Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on 大象传媒 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 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4- Sun 6 Mar 2016 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 07:30大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 17:30大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 11 Mar 2016 22:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 05:30大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Aug 2018 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 27 Aug 2018 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 28 Aug 2018 04:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 29 Aug 2020 02:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Jul 2022 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Jul 2022 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Jul 2022 04:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 17 Jul 2024 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 17 Jul 2024 20:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 18 Jul 2024 04:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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