Balderdash and Piffle
TV ShowTitle | Balderdash and Piffle |
User score | 9 |
Release date | Jan 2, 2006 |
Release date of last episode | Jul 6, 2007 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | GB |
Production companies | Wingspan Productions |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 15 |
Run time | 30 min. |
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.