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Unspeakable. Image shows left to right: Phil Wang, Susie Dent
Unspeakable

Unspeakable

  • Radio panel show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2024
  • 7 episodes

Comic guest try to make a new dictionary. Stars Phil Wang and Susie Dent.

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Unspeakable. Image shows left to right: Phil Wang, Susie Dent

Key details

Genre
Panel Show
Broadcast
2024
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
7
Creator
Joe Varley
Stars
Phil Wang and Susie Dent
Writer
Matthew Crosby
Producers
Jon Harvey, Joe Varley and Akash Lockmun
Company

Ever had an emotion or sensation on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't find the word? Finally, here's the show for you.

Stand-up Phil Wang and lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent challenge guests to dream up new words for universal, shared concepts and experiences which have always lacked names. Until now!

We've got our best people on the case. Linguists? Anthropologists? Nope. Comedians!

Phil Wang and Susie Dent welcome guests putting forward a new word suggestion, hilariously picking apart each other's pitches. Unspeakable is a celebration of language and shared experiences and it's a cure for that relatable moment when we're lost for words.

Catch-up

Additional details

Also known as
  • Unspeakable!

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 18th February 2024 at 7:15pm on BBC Radio 4
Next repeats
  1. Episode 3: Today at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
  2. Episode 4: Thursday 28th November at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
  3. Episode 5: Thursday 5th December at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
Most recent repeats
  • Thursday 14th November 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2
  • Thursday 7th November 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 1
  • Thursday 30th May 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra

Recording details

  • Backyard Comedy Club

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