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The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.

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imagine...: Winter 2009

Alan Yentob

Moby

Richard Herring

Lynn Barber

Noreena Hertz

John MacLaverty

Janet Lee

imagine...: Winter 2009: Episode 6: Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

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Episode 6: Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

Winter 2009

BBC One - imagine..., Winter 2009, Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

LANA BOTNEY traces the surprising history and current renaissance of word game Scrabble.

Arts and culture series. Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance online. 'Lana Botney' discovers why the word game leaves the nation spellbound.

Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright busting Scrabulous - and they're having night after night on the tiles. 

LANA BOTNEY sets out to discover why the word game leaves us spellbound, tracing its surprising history, meeting the American tournament Word Freaks, and paying a visit to the SAS-style training camp that the Nigerian government trains their players at.

With triple word score contributions from Moby, Richard Herring, Lynn Barber and Noreena Hertz.

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