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  1. Fashionistas

    Victoria Coren leads the hunt for the word-origins of various footwear and clothing.

  2. Who Were They?

    Who was Gordon Bennett and what did he do to inspire such exasperation?

  3. Put Downs and Insults

    Victoria tries to find the earliest evidence for prats and plonkers.

  4. X Rated

    What do dictionary entries about sex tell us about our sexual history?

  5. Dodgy Dealings

    Tracking down the origins of words for dodgy dealers and scallywags.

  6. Euphemisms - The Lace Curtain of Language

    A look at different euphemisms.

  7. Man's Best Friend

    Victoria Coren presents the series about words.

  8. One Sandwich Short of a Picnic

    This programme looks at the many words we use for madness.