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Episode 1

Wordaholics Series 3
Episode 1 of 6

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 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in September 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

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Credits

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

Broadcasts

  • Wed 3 Sep 2014 11:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
  • Sun 14 May 2017 19:15
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
  • Fri 19 May 2017 07:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 19 May 2017 17:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 19 May 2017 22:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 20 May 2017 05:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 13 May 2019 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 13 May 2019 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 14 May 2019 04:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 18 May 2019 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Nov 2020 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 6 Nov 2020 14:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 7 Nov 2020 02:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 26 Sep 2022 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 26 Sep 2022 16:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 27 Sep 2022 04:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 1 Oct 2022 12:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 12 Sep 2024 14:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 12 Sep 2024 20:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 13 Sep 2024 04:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra

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