Series
Balderdash and Piffle
2006 · 2 seasons · 15 episodes · Ended · BBC Two
Documentary
TMDB 9.5 · 2 votes
Presented by Victoria Coren, it was companion to the Oxford English Dictionary's Wordhunt, in which the writers of the dictionary asked the public for help in finding the origins and first known citations of a number of words and phrases. The OED panel consisted of John Simpson, the Chief Editor of the OED; Peter Gilliver, who was also the captain of the Oxford University Press team in University Challenge - the Professionals; and Tania Styles, who also appeared in "dictionary corner" in Countdown.
Episodes
0/8 watched · 2007
- S02E01One Sandwich Short Of A Picnic2007-05-1130m
- S02E02Man's Best Friend2007-05-1830m
- S02E03Euphemisms - The Lace Curtain Of Language2007-05-2530m
- S02E04Dodgy Dealings2007-05-3130m
- S02E05X-Rated2007-06-0730m
- S02E06Put Downs And Insults2007-06-2230m
- S02E07Who Were They?2007-06-2930m
- S02E08Fashionistas2007-07-0630m
