Wordaholics

Wordaholics
Genre Comedy
Written by Jon Hunter, James Kettle
Presented by Gyles Brandreth
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 18
Production
Producer(s) Claire Jones
Running time 28 minutes
Release
Original network BBC Radio 4
Original release 20 February 2012 (2012-02-20) – present
External links
Website

Wordaholics is a comedy panel show hosted by Gyles Brandreth.[1] It started airing on BBC Radio 4 in 2012. The third series was transmitted in September 2014.

Format

There are toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang, Greek gobbledegook, plus the panellists' picks of the ugliest and the most beautiful words. It's the whole world of words in 28 minutes. Find out the meaning of words like giff-gaff, knock-knobbler and buckfitches; the difference between French marbles, French velvet and the French ache and hear the glorious poetry of the English language, as practiced by writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Vanilla Ice.[2]

The rounds include:

  • "Letter of the Week"
  • "Not in so Many Words"
  • "New Words for Old"
  • "You Can't Say That"

Guests

Guests include Alex Horne, Alun Cochrane, Arthur Smith, Dave Gorman, Ed Byrne, Hannah Gadsby, Helen Keen, Holly Walsh, Jack Whitehall, Jenny Eclair, Josh Widdicombe, Katy Brand, Lloyd Langford, Michael Rosen, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Paul Sinha, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stephen Fry, Susie Dent.

Episodes

EpisodeAir dateGuestsLetter of the Week
120 February 2012Stephen Fry, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langfordthe letter 'J'
227 February 2012Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinhathe letter 'X'
35 March 2012Jack Whitehall, Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'B'
412 March 2012Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinhathe letter 'O'
519 March 2012Jack Whitehall, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Susie Dentthe letter 'P'
626 March 2012Natalie Haynes, Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Jenny Eclairthe letter 'F'
Series 2
13 April 2013Alun Cochrane, Natalie Haynes, Susie Dent, Milton Jonesthe letter 'G'
210 April 2013Alex Horne, Natalie Haynes, Katy Brand, Richard Herringthe letter 'C'
324 April 2013Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'Q'
41 May 2013Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'M'
58 May 2013Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford, Robin Incethe letter 'W'
615 May 2013Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford, Dave Gorman, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'T'
Series 3
13 September 2014Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'A'
210 September 2014Josh Widdicombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'K'
317 September 2014Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'N'
424 September 2014Josh Widdicombe, Susie Dent, Helen Keen, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'L'
51 October 2014Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'S'
68 October 2014Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Haynesthe letter 'Z'

References

  1. ↑ Wordaholics - Production Details, retrieved 2012-02-20
  2. ↑ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/wordaholics/. Retrieved 2012-02-20. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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