Unspeakable
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2024 - 2025
- 13 episodes
Comic guest try to make a new dictionary. Stars Phil Wang and Susie Dent.
- Due to return for Series 3
- Catch-up on Series 2, Episode 6
Key details
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2024 - 2025
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 13
- Creator
- Joe Varley
- Stars
- Phil Wang and Susie Dent
- Writers
- Matthew Crosby and Katie Storey
- Producers
- Jon Harvey, Joe Varley and Akash Lockmun
- Company
Ever had an emotion or sensation on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't find the word? Finally, here's the show for you.
Stand-up Phil Wang and lexicographer and etymologist Susie Dent challenge guests to dream up new words for universal, shared concepts and experiences which have always lacked names. Until now!
We've got our best people on the case. Linguists? Anthropologists? Nope. Comedians!
Phil Wang and Susie Dent welcome guests putting forward a new word suggestion, hilariously picking apart each other's pitches. Unspeakable is a celebration of language and shared experiences and it's a cure for that relatable moment when we're lost for words.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Unspeakable!
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 18th February 2024 at 7:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 6: Tuesday at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 6: Tuesday at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 5
- Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 9:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 5
- Tuesday 10th June 2025 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 4
Recording details
- Backyard Comedy Club - Series 1-2
- Hay Festival - Series 2
- The Cockpit (Marylebone) - Series 3