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Episode 2

Wordaholics Series 2
Episode 2 of 6

Katy Brand, Alex Horne, Richard Herring and Natalie Haynes vie for wordy supremacy chaired by Gyles Brandreth. From 2013.

Gyles Brandreth hosts the comedy panel show challenging guests to display their knowledge of words and language.

Ready to vie for wordy supremacy in the ring:

Katy Brand
Alex Horne
Richard Herring
Natalie Haynes

Katy Brand reveals an unexpected love of Proverbs in the Old Testament and takes a guess at what 'cougar juice' meant at the turn of the 20th century.

Richard Herring explains why his favourite West County word from his schooldays is 'wasp'.

Natalie Haynes guesses the meaning of the German word 'zechpreller' which has no direct translation in English

Alex Horne coins his very own onomatopoeia to describe a snowflake landing on a bubble.

Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on 蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 in April 2013.

20 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

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Credits

Presenter Gyles Brandreth
Writer Jon Hunter
Writer James Kettle
Producer Claire Jones

Broadcasts

  • Wed 10 Apr 2013 11:30
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
  • Sun 28 Feb 2016 19:15
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4
  • Fri 4 Mar 2016 07:30
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 4 Mar 2016 17:30
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 4 Mar 2016 22:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 5 Mar 2016 05:30
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 20 Aug 2018 09:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 20 Aug 2018 16:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 21 Aug 2018 04:00
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  • Fri 21 Aug 2020 09:00
    蘑菇短视频 Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 21 Aug 2020 14:00
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  • Sat 22 Aug 2020 02:00
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  • Mon 11 Jul 2022 09:00
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  • Mon 11 Jul 2022 16:00
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  • Tue 12 Jul 2022 04:00
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  • Wed 10 Jul 2024 14:00
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  • Wed 10 Jul 2024 20:00
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  • Mon 27 Jul 2026 14:00
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  • Mon 27 Jul 2026 20:00
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  • Tue 28 Jul 2026 04:00
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