The Meaning Of Liff At 30
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4
- 2013
- 1 episode
A programme marking the 30th anniversary of Dogulas Adams and John Lloyd's dictionary of things there should be a word for but aren't - with new liffs. Features John Lloyd, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Terry Jones, Steven Pinker, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Creators
- Douglas Adams and John Lloyd
- Features
- John Lloyd, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Terry Jones, Steven Pinker, Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas
- Producers
- Beth O'Dea
- Company
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of The Meaning of Liff, by John Lloyd and Douglas Adams. This funny and well-loved dictionary uses place names as new definitions for common experiences which we all know and recognise, but for which no words exist.
John Lloyd talks to Matt Lucas about his love of Liff, and gathers new entries from the Radio 4 audience. These are chewed over and sifted down by John and fellow judges Sanjeev Bhaskar, Helen Fielding and Terry Jones.
John also shares the bizarre and wonderful story of how he and Douglas came to write The Meaning of Liff - much of it in Donna Summer's beach house.
And Professor Steven Pinker - Liff devotee - talks about the psychological relief and sense of bonding that comes from recognising that you're not alone in having these thoughts and feelings.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- QI.com
A guide to the programme and information on where to send your own ideas of Liffs. - Complete Dictionary
The entire current list of Liffs. - BBC Homepage
The BBC homepage for the programme. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 28th February 2013 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Saturday 13th September 2014 at 2:00pm on Radio 4 Extra