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Balderdash and Piffle is a British television programme on BBC in which the writers of the Oxford English Dictionary asked the public for help in finding the origins and first known citations of a number of words and phrases. Presented by Victoria Coren, it was a companion to the dictionary's Wordhunt project.
Original Release
01/02/2006 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Victoria Coren Mitchell | Self - Presenter |
John Simpson | Self |
Tania Styles | Self |
Peter Gilliver | Self |
Clarissa Dickson Wright | Self |
Adam Hart-Davis | Self |
Jerry Hall | Self |
Liza Tarbuck | Self |
Daniela Nardini | Self |
Bettany Hughes | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | One Sandwich Short of a Picnic | Friday, 11 May 2007 |
2 | Man's Best Friend | Friday, 18 May 2007 |
3 | Euphemisms: The Lace Curtain of Language | Friday, 25 May 2007 |
4 | Dodgy Dealings | Friday, 01 June 2007 |
5 | X Rated | Friday, 15 June 2007 |
6 | Put Downs and Insults | Friday, 22 June 2007 |
7 | Who Were They? | Friday, 29 June 2007 |
8 | Fashionistas | Friday, 06 July 2007 |
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Directors
Martin Johnson, Stephen Finnigan, Francis Hanly, Philippa Ross, Lucy Cooke, Martina Hall, John Holdsworth, Helena Braun
Cast
Name | Character |
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Victoria Coren Mitchell | Self - Presenter |
John Simpson | Self |
Tania Styles | Self |
Peter Gilliver | Self |
Clarissa Dickson Wright | Self |
Adam Hart-Davis | Self |
Jerry Hall | Self |
Liza Tarbuck | Self |
Daniela Nardini | Self |
Bettany Hughes | Self |
Rory McGrath | Self |
Ian Hislop | Self |
Germaine Greer | Self |
Gigi Burgdorf | Morticia the Goth |
Loyd Grossman | Self |
Mark Ravenhill | Self |
Tazeen Ahmad | Self |
Courtney Pine | Self |
Lynne Truss | Self |
Felipe Fernández-Armesto | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Emma Willis | Executive Producer |
Archie Baron | Executive Producer |
Caroline Ross-Pirie | Producer |
Helena Braun | Producer |
Kim Lomax | Producer |
Jo Foster | Producer |
Beth Evans | Producer |
Kate Carter | Producer |
Tanya Rumins | Producer |
Stephen Finnigan | Producer |
Francis Hanly | Producer |
Dan Hillman | Producer |
Philippa Ross | Producer |
Lucy Cooke | Producer |
Martina Hall | Producer |
John Holdsworth | Producer |