Balderdash and Piffle

Name: Balderdash and Piffle
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Victoria Coren Mitchell, John Simpson, Peter Gilliver, Mike Harding

TV 2006-01-02 30m Documentary

★ 9.5 / 10 · 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.

View watch stats for Balderdash and Piffle →

Status

Ended

Runtime

30m

Seasons

Episodes

Studio

Wingspan Productions

Network

BBC Two

Language