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Unspeakable

Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to invent new words to help create the new ultimate Unspeakable dictionary.

Radio 4,14 episodes

Episodes

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Christmas Special 2025
Good news! A new word is born unto us, in an Unspeakable seasonal spectacular.
12 Dec 2025,28 mins
Series 2
1. A real nail-biter
Hotel horrors, the Richter Scale of cuteness, and DIY nail care.
13 May 2025,29 mins
Series 2
2. Curiosity should have got a dog
Unfinished sentences, undeserved promotions, and ungrateful cats.
20 May 2025,30 mins
Series 2
3. F is for fig leaf
Sneaky sidesteps, simultaneous socialising and sticky sympathies.
27 May 2025,28 mins
Series 2
4. A Chorus of Quignogs
Staircase wit, lazy texts and international ugliness.
03 Jun 2025,28 mins
Series 2
5. Friends, Germans, Kung Fu Men
Unshakable mates, an indispensable German phrase, and a delusional ninja.
10 Jun 2025,28 mins
Series 2
6. Touchy, touch-screens and touch-ups
Terrible touch-screens, Turkish makeovers and workplace tetchiness.
17 Jun 2025,28 mins
Series 1
6. Meet Phal Wing and Sesie Dunt
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
05 Dec 2024,28 mins
Series 1
5. Gingers for Justice
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
28 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 1
4. Heads, mouths and stomachs
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
21 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 1
3. Unlikely ways to get fit and keep warm
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
14 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 1
2. Bodily rumbles and holiday grumbles
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
07 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 1
1. Slang, Wang and apps that harangue
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
31 Oct 2024,28 mins
Unspeakable - Pilot
Phil Wang and Susie Dent challenge guests to help create the new ultimate dictionary.
18 Feb 2024,28 mins