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A wild weekend of... Scrabble. We uncover a hidden community of word nerds.

A tile by tile evolution of the popular game

We take a look at a popular Sunday Times feature about the National Scrabble Championships in the UK and uncover a hidden community of word nerds. Plus, tile by tile, we trace the evolution of the popular game - from going online during the pandemic to banning offensive words following the Black Lives Matter protests.

Guest: Freelance writer Ralph Jones.

Host: Jenny Kleeman

Clips: Sky News, YouTube channel Dweebovision.

This podcast has been acquired by the 大象传媒. It is not complied by 大象传媒 Editorial Standards but covered by the Ofcom Broadcasting Code.

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10 months left to listen

30 minutes