All 18 episodes of Radio 4’s word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted simply by Gyles Brandreth, where stars from around the world of wordplay come together to guess the meanings of now-obsolete terms, invent their own clichés and cockney rhyming slang, discuss their own favourite words and phrases – and suggest phrases they wish to ban.

This witty and unexpected show brings you toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang and Greek gobbledegook. Find out the meaning of words like giff-gaff, knock-knobbler and buckfitches; the difference between French marbles, French velvet as well as the French ache; hear the glorious poetry of the English language, as used from writers differing from William Shakespeare to Vanilla Ice; and spend some time laughing and learning with some of the finest Wordaholics in the business.

With top guests including Stephen Fry, Jack Whitehall, Michael Rosen, Susie Dent, Alex Horne, Paul Sinha, Robin Ince, Josh Widdecombe, Natalie Haynes, Dave Gorman, Richard Herring, Ed Byrne, Jenny Eclair and Milton Jones.

Compiled by Jon Hunter and James Kettle.

Made by Claire Jones.