About this season
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Episodes (37)
1. Episode 1
Aired 17 October 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Celia Johnson, Max Adrian and Frank Muir with Marjorie Proops, Alan Simpson.
2. Episode 2
Aired 24 October 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Rosalind Chatto, William Douglas Home and Frank Muir with Hermione Gingold, Ian Carmichael.
3. Episode 3
Aired 31 October 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Portland Mason, A.N. Other and Frank Muir with Joan Bakewell, Stephen Potter.
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 November 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Christine Truman, Robert Hardy and Frank Muir with Anne Scott-James, Jimmy.
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 November 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Annabel Morley, Robertson Hare and Frank Muir with Tsai Chin, Michael Pertwee.
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 November 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Dame Sybil Thorndike, Nigel Frith and Frank Muir with Jill Bennett, Jonathan Miller.
7. Episode 7
Aired 28 November 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Robin Fox, Gladys Cooper and Frank Muir with Elizabeth Knight, Raymond Postgate.
8. Episode 8
Aired 5 December 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Mary Rand, Sheridan Morley and Frank Muir with Fenella Fielding, Andrew Cruickshank.
9. Episode 9
Aired 12 December 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Sarah Miles, Lord David Cecil and Frank Muir with Elizabeth Jane Howard, Kingsley Amis.
10. Episode 10
Aired 19 December 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Denise Robins, James Fox and Frank Muir with Sheila Hancock, Paul Jennings.
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 December 1965 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with two guests and Frank Muir with Hayley Mills, John Mills.
12. Episode 12
Aired 5 January 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Lucy Fleming, Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson and Frank Muir with Hermione Gingold, Dudley Moore.
13. Episode 13
Aired 12 January 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Joan Greenwood, Andre Morell and Frank Muir with Nanette Newman, Bryan Forbes.
14. Episode 14
Aired 19 January 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Betty Box, Ralph Thomas and Frank Muir with Moira Lister, Leslie Phillips.
15. Episode 15
Aired 26 January 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Two Guests and Frank Muir with Marjorie Proops, Eric Sykes.
16. Episode 16
Aired 2 February 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Libby Morris, Mike Sarne and Frank Muir with Elizabeth Knight, Patrick Campbell.
17. Episode 17
Aired 9 February 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Beryl Reid, Alan Melville and Frank Muir with Joyce Grenfell, Bernard Braden.
18. Episode 18
Aired 16 February 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Thora Hird, David Tomlinson and Frank Muir with Drusilla Beyfus, Richard Waring.
19. Episode 19
Aired 23 February 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Judith Stott, Dave Allen and Frank Muir with Dilys Powell, Jonathan Miller.
20. Episode 20
Aired 2 March 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Barbara Murray, Felix Aylmer and Frank Muir with Judy Innes, Ian Carmichael.
21. Episode 21
Aired 9 March 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Diana Rigg, Wilton Morley and Frank Muir with Olive Stephens, Ted Moult. Referee, Robin Ray
22. Episode 22
Aired 16 March 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Anthea Askey, Arthur Askey and Frank Muir with Joan Bakewell, James Robertson Justice. Referee, Robin Ray
23. Episode 23
Aired 23 March 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Marlo Thomas, Miles Malleson and Frank Muir with Nina and Frederik. Referee, Robin Ray
24. Episode 24
Aired 30 March 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Ambrosine Phillpotts, Clive Graham and Frank Muir with Jill Hyem, Leslie Phillips. Referee, Robin Ray
25. Episode 25
Aired 6 April 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Gladys Cooper, Sewell Stokes and Frank Muir with Hy Hazell, Alan Simpson. Referee, Robin Ray
26. Episode 26
Aired 13 April 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Zulema Dene, Daniel Massey and Frank Muir with Anna Massey, Lionel Stander. Referee, Robin Ray
27. Episode 27
Aired 20 April 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Diana Sands, John Neville and Frank Muir with Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams. Referee, Robin Ray
28. Episode 28
Aired 27 April 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Judith Furse, Peter Bull and Frank Muir with Julie Felix, Keith Barron. Referee, Robin Ray
29. Episode 29
Aired 4 May 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Fabia Drake, David Nixon and Frank Muir with Dorothy Tutin, George Baker. Referee, Robin Ray
30. Episode 30
Aired 11 May 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Eileen Atkins, Felix Aylmer and Frank Muir with Heather Jenner, Stephen Potter. Referee, Robin Ray
31. Episode 31
Aired 18 May 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Two Guests and Frank Muir with Polly Elwes, Roy Hudd. Referee, Robin Ray
32. Episode 32
Aired 25 May 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Annabel Morley, Anthony Ainley and Frank Muir with Pamela Donald, Jimmy Edwards.
33. Episode 33
Aired 1 June 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Nyree Dawn Porter, Max Adrian and Frank Muir with Meg Wynn Owen, John Betjeman.
34. Episode 34
Aired 8 June 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Ann Leslie, Christopher Matthew and Frank Muir with Brenda Bruce, N.F. Simpson.
35. Episode 35
Aired 15 June 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Margaret Morley, Sheridan Morley and Frank Muir with Angela Douglas, Clement Freud.
36. Episode 36
Aired 22 June 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Beryl Reid, Morton Gottlieb and Frank Muir with Elizabeth Knight, Stanley Holloway. Referee, Robin Ray
37. Episode 37
Aired 29 June 1966 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley with Thora Hird, Lord David Cecil and Frank Muir with June Whitfield, Denis Norden. Referee, Robin Ray