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Episode 4

WordaholicsSeries 3
Episode 4 of 6

Josh Widdecombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth in a word-obsessed comedy panel game. From 2014.

Gyles Brandreth hosts the competitive comedy game where panellists vie for wordy supremacy

With:

* Comedian, Josh Widdicombe
* Lexicographer, Susie Dent
* Astronomy enthusiast, Helen Keen
* Comedian, Natalie Haynes

The letter of the week is 'L'.

The panellists are asked to invent new words or phrases and there are rounds about terms for different occupations and Victorian slang.

Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 4 Oct 202404:00
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PresenterGyles Brandreth
PanellistJosh Widdicombe
PanellistSusie Dent
PanellistHelen Keen
PanellistNatalie Haynes
WriterJon Hunter
WriterJames Kettle
ProducerClaire Jones

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  • Mon 3 Jun 201909:00
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  • Mon 3 Jun 201916:00
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  • Tue 4 Jun 201904:00
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  • Fri 27 Nov 202009:00
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  • Tue 18 Oct 202204:00
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  • Thu 3 Oct 202414:00
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  • Fri 4 Oct 202404:00
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