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Wordaholics
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2012 - 2014
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Radio 4 panel game that tests the guests linguistic knowledge. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth, with regular panellist Natalie Haynes. Stars Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes.
- Series 3, Episode 1 repeated Thursday at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2
Further details
Lexicographer Susie Dent admits to the words she finds most difficult to spell; science lover Helen Keen grumpily dismantles the portmanteau word 'murse'; Natalie Haynes works out what 'kyacting' is, and does some to boot; while Josh Widdicombe tries to ban the word 'chilllax'.
The panel also guess what some foreign words which have no direct equivalent in English: the Caribbean Spanish word 'cotisuelto; the Welsh phrase 'glas wen'; the German word 'Kummerspeck' and the Central American Spanish word 'achaplinarse'.
Finally they unearth some archaic phrases from the 1870s: 'gigglemug', 'Jeremiah-mongering', 'back row hopper' and 'robbing the barber'.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 10th September 2014
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Thursday 19th September 2024 at 2:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Thursday 19th September 2024 at 8:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Friday 20th September 2024 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra
Cast & crew
Gyles Brandreth | Host / Presenter |
Natalie Haynes | Regular Panellist |
Susie Dent | Guest |
Helen Keen | Guest |
Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
Jon Hunter | Writer |
James Kettle | Writer |
Claire Jones | Producer |