Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC
Wordaholics

Wordaholics

  • Radio panel show
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012 - 2014
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

Radio 4 panel game that tests the guests linguistic knowledge. Hosted by Gyles Brandreth, with regular panellist Natalie Haynes. Stars Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2

This week linguistic brainbox Natalie Haynes and poet Michael Rosen vie for wordy supremacy with comedians Arthur Smith and Paul Sinha.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 27th February 2012
Time
11:30am
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 2nd August 2015 7:15pm Radio 4
Friday 7th August 2015 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 7th August 2015 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 8th August 2015 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 27th June 2018 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 27th June 2018 4:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 28th June 2018 4:00am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 12th June 2020 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Friday 12th June 2020 2:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 13th June 2020 2:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 21st February 2022 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 21st February 2022 4:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 4:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 5th February 2024 9:00am Radio 4 Extra
Monday 5th February 2024 2:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Monday 5th February 2024 7:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 6th February 2024 4:00am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Gyles Brandreth Host / Presenter
Natalie Haynes Regular Panellist
Tracy Wiles Announcer
Guest cast
Michael Rosen Guest
Arthur Smith Guest
Paul Sinha Guest
Writing team
Jon Hunter Writer
James Kettle Writer
Production team
Claire Jones Producer

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