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Radio 4,13 Feb 2025,44 mins

Only One Word for Love

Drama on 4

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by Peter Souter and Susie Dent Daisy ..... Jessica Raine Dylan ..... Rupert Evans Technical Producers ..... Andrew Garratt & Alison Craig Production Co-ordinator ..... Sara Benaim & Jenny Mendez Director ...... Sally Avens A romance with some rowing thrown in. There are a quarter of a million words in the current Oxford Dictionary of English but there’s only one word for ‘love’: When lexicologist, Daisy, decides to learn how to scull as part of her recovery from a mastectomy, she discovers her coach is as tongue-tied as she is garrulous. Over ten lessons as Daisy swaps lexicological nuggets for tips on her technique we discover why Dylan is so monosyllabic and witness as they both begin to define themselves other than by what they have lost. WRITERS: Susie Dent is best known as the resident lexicographer and adjudicator for the letters rounds on Channel 4's longest-running game show, Countdown. She has published several books including the novel 'Guilty By Definition'. Peter Souter is an award winning writer He has written for film, television, theatre and radio, including the screenplay for the ITV six-episode comedy-drama television miniseries Married Single Other and the Animation film That Christmas. CAST: Jessica Raine is best known for her role as Jenny Lee in 'Call The Midwife' and has recently been seen in 'Becoming Elizabeth' and 'The Devil's Hour'. Rupert Evans is known for ' Man In The High Castle', 'Charmed' and 'Bridgerton'.

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