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Lloyd Langford

Holly Walsh

Paul Sinha

Natalie Haynes

Jon Hunter

James Kettle

Claire Jones

Wordaholics: Series 3: Episode 1

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Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford join host Gyles Brandreth.

Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes, Holly Walsh and Lloyd Langford vie for wordy supremacy. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth. From 2014.

Comedians Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes join Gyles Brandreth for the competitive panel game about words.

Lloyd Langford tells us why avocados are called avocados; Natalie Haynes explains what 'astroturfing' is all about; Paul Sinha unlocks the meaning of the German word 'handschuhsanbalwerfer' and Holly Walsh shares her favourite example of prison slang.

The panel also suggest words that don't yet exist, but should. What could they mean by 'a Clarkson', 'messcalation', 'trage' and 'appointmentia'?

Writers: Jon Hunter and James Kettle

Producer: Claire Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2014

Wordaholics: Series 3

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