Balderdash and Piffle
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| Balderdash and Piffle | |
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| Created by | Victoria Coren et al. |
| No. of episodes | 15 (+1 follow-up) |
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| Producer | Takeaway Media |
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
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| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 2 January 2006 – 6 July 2007 |
Balderdash and Piffle is a British
The
Series 1
The first series of Balderdash and Piffle was originally broadcast in January 2006, each programme being based around a letter. Following the conclusion of the first series, a follow-up episode aired on 16 April 2006 with updates on the discoveries members of the public had made, resulting in several further changes to the dictionary.
Series 2
A new Wordhunt began in January 2007 and the results featured in the second series of the programme which premiered on Friday 11 May at 10pm on BBC Two.
The second series was divided thematically. Victoria Coren was joined by guest reporters who attempted to trace the etymology and first documentary use of words, based on suggestions from the British public. Victoria Coren then took the evidence they had found to a panel of OED staff, who decided whether this evidence was sufficient to include in the dictionary.
The books
Balderdash and Piffle is also the name given to two books written by Alex Games. The first, titled Balderdash and Piffle was published by BBC Books in 2006. A second book, also by Alex Games and published by BBC Books, is titled Balderdash and Piffle: One sandwich short of a dog's dinner and accompanied the second series of the show.
The two books explore the origins of a number of words in the English language, including
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References
- ^ "Current staff of the OED – Oxford English Dictionary". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Tania Styles". IMDb. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links
- Balderdash and Piffle at BBC Online
- BBC Balderdash and Piffle site
- Oxford English Dictionary's Balderdash and Piffle site
- Takeaway Media, the producers of the series, with more on each programme
- More information on the Balderdash and Piffle books
- Balderdash and Piffle at IMDb
