Words Fail Me Podcast 22 - October 2011

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Well that was close, it is just about still October, and the podcast is up just in time!

This month we visited the spiritual home of the Dictionary, Oxford. A coffee shop is our studio, and we discussed hummus, tails, U2 and Tai Chi.

Our guest this month was Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. Dave discusses all things rabbits, and Richard reveals what he thought of the film adaptation of his story.



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Podcast Episode notes...


Thanks to Adam, at Oxford University Press for letting us know about the Online Oxford English Dictionary, and the range available in the UK.


We can categorically say that Hummus does contain Tahini.


And, as usual, Dave is correct, the DC10 aircraft indeed has an engine on the tail!

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Words Fail Me Podcast 16 - April 2011

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To celebrate the Royal Wedding we decide to visit Westminster Abbey in London to record this months podcast.

Our guest dictionary opener this month is Zandra Rhodes, fashion designer to the famous and all round nice person!

Like two tramps with a microphone we sit steps near the Abbey and talk about ice cream, ice skating and many other cold things! There is some confusion about the version of dictionary we are using, and Dave reveals another bizarre sponsorship deal.

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Show Links...

Find out more about Zandra Rhodes on her website.

We are official sock sponsors of Wimbledon AFC.

As announced last month we are also sponsors of Michelmores Charity Fun Run in Exeter this June.

Ice lolly pictures and news of a future podcast guests coming in the next week.

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Words Fail Me Podcast 11 - Nov 2010 (X Factor Special!)

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This months podcast takes on a topical theme, it's the Words Fail Me Podcast X-Factor special. In a strange clash of cultures this episode is recorded in the British Library, and features the Voice of the X-Factor, Peter Dickson. Dave chats to Peter about being a voice-over artist, career choices, and how to protect your voice.

Voice of the X Factor, Peter Dickson

He chooses a page of "Out" words for Neil and Dave to discuss, which leads Dave to challenge Neil at a coin spinning contest, A bad joke about cheese, and discussions about chess, graffiti in library toilets, and sporting events Dave has been to.

And, if, like Neil you are no fan of the X-Factor then the podcast starts with a short educational stroll around the British Library exhibits.

The Large Books mentioned in the Podcast

Neil and Dave at the British Library

Neil with Dictionary at our recording location in the cafe!

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Thanks to Peter Dickson, The British Library and The Shadow Orchestra.

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Words Fail Me Podcast 8 - August 2010

Welcome to the Words Fail Me podcast Summer Special!

We left the confines of the podcast studio and decamp to the beach. Dave phones Sir Tim Rice and has a nice chat about the summer, how he writes lyrics, Elvis and he picks a page of our dictionary unsighted!

Dave and Neil sit on the edge of the ocean like podcasting King Canutes and watch the tide get ever closer, while also discussing snooker, accidental discoveries, athiests and then going for a paddle.

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Pictures from the podcast coming soon!

Welcome

Greetings! Welcome to the home of a brand new podcast, Words Fail Me.

Each month Dave and Neil will be reading a dictionary, a random page each podcast. It may not sould like podcasting gold, but we aim to use each word to spin an entertaining conversation about a cavalcade of topics, some funny, some serious, and some surreal.

You will have a chance to interact too, if you have a comment on one of the words we discuss, if we drop a clanger of a mistake, or you just fancy chipping in then you will be able to email us at wordsfailmepodcast@gmail.com.

So, dictionaries at the ready, we are just over a week away from the first episode of Words Fail Me.