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Balderdash & Piffle - the Results Show

on BBC Two England

Have the public managed to track down early evidence for the origin of words and phrases that will be good enough to rewrite the Oxford English Dictionary? This one-off follow-up to the series shown earlier this year investigates derivations discovered by viewers behind such terminology as "pass the parcel", "mushy peas", "phwoar", "moony" and "on the pull". Presented by Victoria Coren.
Director Lionel Milll ; Producer Helena Braun
Revised Oxford English Dictionary entries for word mysteries solved tonight will be available at www.bbc.co.uk/balderdash from 10pm, plus the opportunity to explore the OED in full

Contributors

Presented By:
Victoria Coren
Director:
Lionel Milll
Producer:
Helena Braun

BBC Two England

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