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Unspeakable Series 1

Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the ultimate Unspeakable dictionary. With guests Jo Brand, Lou Sanders and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

Jo Brand and Lou Sanders both coin new words for taboos in the world of etiquette, while Kiell Smith-Bynoe creates a term for a holiday feeling that many of us know all too well.

Ever struggled to find the right word for a feeling or sensation? Unspeakable sees comedian Phil Wang and lexicographer Susie Dent invite celebrity guests to invent new linguistic creations, to solve those all too relatable moments when we're lost for words.

Hosts: Phil Wang and Susie Dent
Guests: Jo Brand, Lou Sanders and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
Created by Joe Varley
Writer: Matt Crosby
Recorded by Jerry Peal
Producer: Jon Harvey
Executive Producers: Joe Varley and Akash Lockmun

A Brown Bred production for 大象传媒 Radio 4

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