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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 8

Nicholas Parsons chairs the devious word game. With Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Shappi Khorsandi and Rick Wakeman. From 2011.

Nicholas Parsons presides over the devious game where panellists are challenged to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

With:

Paul Merton
Gyles Brandreth
Shappi Khorsandi
Rick Wakeman

Subjects include: Musicals, My Secret Identity, Photography, Why Babies Can't Be Astronauts, Anagrams, Daydreaming, On The Fiddle, The Oddities of The English Language and Getting Found Out

Created by Ian Messiter.

Producer: Tilusha Ghelani

First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in March 2011.

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30 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Dec 2025 04:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Mar 2011 18:30
  • Sun 13 Mar 2011 12:00
  • Sun 13 Mar 2011 12:04
  • Mon 8 Dec 2025 14:00
  • Mon 8 Dec 2025 20:00
  • Tue 9 Dec 2025 04:00

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