{{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Comedy | runtime = 28 minutes | creator = | presenter = Gyles Brandreth | writer = Jon Hunter, James Kettle | starring = | channel = BBC Radio 4 | first_aired = {{Start date|2012|2|20|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2014|10|8|df=yes}} | num_series = 3 | num_episodes = 18 | location = | list_episodes = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | open_theme = | producer = Claire Jones | related = }}
'''Wordaholics''' is a comedy panel show hosted by Gyles Brandreth.<ref>{{citation |title=Wordaholics - Production Details |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/wordaholics/details/ |access-date=2012-02-20 |archive-date=2012-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323003510/https://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/wordaholics/details/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It started airing on BBC Radio 4 in 2012. The third series was transmitted in September 2014.
==Format== There are toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang, Greek gobbledegook, plus the panellists' picks of the ugliest and the most beautiful words. It's the whole world of words in 28 minutes. Find out the meaning of words like giff-gaff, knock-knobbler and buckfitches; the difference between French marbles, French velvet and the French ache and hear the glorious poetry of the English language, as practiced by writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Vanilla Ice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/wordaholics/|title=Wordaholics - Radio 4 Panel Show - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=2012-02-20}}</ref>
The rounds include: * "Letter of the Week" * "Not in so Many Words" * "New Words for Old" * "You Can't Say That"
==Guests== Guests include Alex Horne, Alun Cochrane, Arthur Smith, Dave Gorman, Ed Byrne, Hannah Gadsby, Helen Keen, Holly Walsh, Jack Whitehall, Jenny Eclair, Josh Widdicombe, Katy Brand, Lloyd Langford, Michael Rosen, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Paul Sinha, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stephen Fry, Susie Dent.
==Transmissions== {{Series overview | link1 = #Series 1 (2012) | episodes1 = 6 | start1 = {{Start date|2012|2|20|df=y}} | end1 = {{End date|2012|3|26|df=y}}
| link2 = #Series 2 (2013) | episodes2 = 6 | start2 = {{Start date|2013|4|3|df=y}} | end2 = {{End date|2013|5|15|df=y}}
| link3 = #Series 3 (2014) | episodes3 = 6 | start3 = {{Start date|2014|9|3|df=y}} | end3 = {{End date|2014|10|8|df=y}} }}
==Episodes== ===Series 1 (2012)=== {{Episode table |overall= |series= |aux1= |aux1T=Guests |aux2= |aux2T=Letter of the Week |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Aux1 = Stephen Fry, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford | Aux2 = the letter 'J' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|20|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Aux1 = Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha | Aux2 = the letter 'X' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|27|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Aux1 = Jack Whitehall, Milton Jones, Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'B' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|5|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Aux1 = Natalie Haynes, Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha | Aux2 = the letter 'O' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|12|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Aux1 = Jack Whitehall, Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Susie Dent | Aux2 = the letter 'P' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|19|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Aux1 = Natalie Haynes, Richard Herring, Alex Horne, Jenny Eclair | Aux2 = the letter 'F' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|26|df=y}} }} }}
===Series 2 (2013)=== {{Episode table |overall= |series= |aux1= |aux1T=Guests |aux2= |aux2T=Letter of the Week |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Aux1 = Alun Cochrane, Natalie Haynes, Susie Dent, Milton Jones | Aux2 = the letter 'G' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|3|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Aux1 = Alex Horne, Natalie Haynes, Katy Brand, Richard Herring | Aux2 = the letter 'C' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|10|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Aux1 = Lloyd Langford, Susie Dent, Dave Gorman, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'Q' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|4|24|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Aux1 = Alex Horne, Natalie Haynes, Katy Brand, Richard Herring | Aux2 = the letter 'M' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|1|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Aux1 = Milton Jones, Natalie Haynes, Lloyd Langford, Robin Ince | Aux2 = the letter 'W' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|8|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Aux1 = Susie Dent, Lloyd Langford, Dave Gorman, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'T' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|5|15|df=y}} }} }}
===Series 3 (2014)=== {{Episode table |overall= |series= |aux1= |aux1T=Guests |aux2= |aux2T=Letter of the Week |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Aux1 = Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'A' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|3|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Aux1 = Josh Widdicombe, Helen Keen, Susie Dent, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'K' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|10|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Aux1 = Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'N' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|17|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Aux1 = Josh Widdicombe, Susie Dent, Helen Keen, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'L' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|24|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Aux1 = Lloyd Langford, Holly Walsh, Paul Sinha, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'S' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|1|df=y}} }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Aux1 = Ed Byrne, Milton Jones, Hannah Gadsby, Natalie Haynes | Aux2 = the letter 'Z' | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|10|8|df=y}} }} }}
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Category:2012 radio programme debuts Category:British radio game shows Category:2010s British game shows Category:British panel games