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Episode 6

WordaholicsSeries 2
Episode 6 of 6

Dave Gorman, Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2013.

Gyles Brandreth chairs the word-obsessed comedy panel show.

Competing for wordy supremacy:

Susie Dent
Lloyd Langford
Dave Gorman
Natalie Haynes

Susie Dent reveals two of her favourite now-defunct words from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary are 'pandiculation' (to stretch while yawning) and 'snirtle' (to laugh in a quiet and restrained manner).

Dave Gorman comes up with a new cliche to replace 'Curiosity Killed the Cat, while Natalie Haynes tells us what the Cockney rhyming slang 'a Basil' refers to.

Lloyd Langford asks the meaning of 'dumpoke' from the 1903 dictionary, 'Hobson Jobson - A Glossary of Anglo Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases' (a book which Susie Dent claims is 'a very good read').

Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2013.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Aug 202404:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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PresenterGyles Brandreth
WriterJon Hunter
WriterJames Kettle
ProducerClaire Jones
PanellistSusie Dent
PanellistLloyd Langford
PanellistDave Gorman
PanellistNatalie Haynes

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  • Wed 15 May 201311:30
    BBC Radio 4
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  • Fri 1 Apr 201607:30
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  • Fri 1 Apr 201622:00
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  • Sat 2 Apr 201605:30
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  • Tue 9 Aug 202204:00
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  • Wed 7 Aug 202414:00
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  • Thu 8 Aug 202404:00
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