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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 8

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Rick Wakeman. From 2011.

Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

With:

Paul Merton
Gyles Brandreth
Shappi Khorsandi
Rick Wakeman

Subjects include: Musicals, My Secret Identity, Photography, Why Babies Can't Be Astronauts, Anagrams, Daydreaming, On The Fiddle, The Oddities of The English Language and Getting Found Out

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.

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30 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Dec 202504:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Mar 201118:30
  • Sun 13 Mar 201112:00
  • Sun 13 Mar 201112:04
  • Mon 8 Dec 202514:00
  • Mon 8 Dec 202520:00
  • Tue 9 Dec 202504:00

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