Balderdash and Piffle - Season 2

Season 2
Network
Episodes8
DatesMay 11, 2007 - Jul 6, 2007
Episodes

Season 2Episode 130 min
One Sandwich Short of a Picnic
The OED thought Balderdash & Piffle were just the people to help out with words relating to madness. And they were right - wordhunters triumphed with all five words and phrases for which the OED needed help.
May 11, 2007

Season 2Episode 230 min
Man's Best Friend
Dog has one of the longest entries in the dictionary - thanks to more than 250 different doggy phrases. The OED asked for our help with five of these, and we're wagging our tails to have succeeded with four of them
May 18, 2007

Season 2Episode 330 min
Euphemisms - the Lace Curtain of Language
The OED asked us to investigate how we prefer to call a spade a shoveling implement, especially when talking about sex, death or going to the toilet. They challenged us to help with five euphemisms and we managed four.
May 25, 2007

Season 2Episode 430 min
Dodgy Dealings
From prison slang to gangster speak, the dodgy language of the underworld is colourful and inventive. The OED requested help with six dodgy terms and the Wordhunt nailed five of these.
Jun 1, 2007

Season 2Episode 530 min
X-Rated
Some of the most thumbed entries in the OED are those containing the naughty words. The Wordhunt tied up four out of the five word mysteries on the list, and - as an off-shoot of the Wordhunt - a word not on the list, 'dogger', was given a new sense.
Jun 8, 2007

Season 2Episode 630 min
Put Downs and Insults
The OED politely asked us to assist them with five put downs and insults. We sparked changes with evidence for three words on the list.
Jun 22, 2007

Season 2Episode 730 min
Who Were They?
The Wordhunt looked into four eponyms - expressions which immortalize people in our language - and succeeded on pinning down two. In need of a pick-me-up? We also found the creator of the 'Bloody Mary'.
Jun 29, 2007

Season 2Episode 830 min
Fashionistas
The language of fashion is as changeable as the industry it serves. The OED needed your help with five fashion-related words and phrases, and in true style, the Wordhunt rose to the challenge and succeeded on every one. You heard it here first - Wordhunting is the new black!
Jul 6, 2007
Recently Updated Shows
Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.

Murder in a Small Town
Karl Alberg moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore.

Sheriff Country
Sheriff Country focuses on straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire's division chief Sharon Leone, who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father, Wes, who is an off-the-grid marijuana grower, and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.


