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Radio 4,03 Apr 2013,30 mins

Series Series 2

Episode 1

Wordaholics

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Gyles Brandreth challenges his comedy panellists to display their knowledge of words and language. Ready to vie for wordy supremacy in the ring: Milton Jones Natalie Haynes Susie Dent Alun Cochrane Milton will be coining a new word to describe his fear of becoming a monk: 'cloisterphobia. Alun's Yorkshire roots help him guess the meaning of the Polish word 'prozvonit'; Susie explains the origin of the phrase 'gingering up'. Natalie tries to ban the word 'guesstimate'. Written by Jon Hunter and James Kettle Producer: Claire Jones First broadcast on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4 in April 2013.

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