About this season
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Episodes (39)
1. Episode 1
Aired 1 October 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Judy Innes, Cyril Fletcher and Patrick Campbell with Amanda Barrie, Clement Freud Referee, Peter Wheeler
2. Episode 2
Aired 8 October 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Hy Hazell, Michael Parkinson and Patrick Campbell with Katie Boyle, Sir Learie Constantine. Referee, Peter Wheeler
3. Episode 3
Aired 15 October 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Alfred Marks, Georgina Ward and Jimmy Edwards with Billie Whitelaw, Stephen Potter. Referee, Peter Wheeler
4. Episode 4
Aired 22 October 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Cecil Parker, Liz Fraser and Jimmy Edwards with Eleanor Summerfield, Warren Tute. Referee, Peter Wheeler
5. Episode 5
Aired 29 October 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Penny Morrell, Lord David Cecil and Jimmy Edwards with Helen Robinson, Gordon Jackson. Referee, Peter Wheeler
6. Episode 6
Aired 5 November 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Prunella Scales, Wing Commander Stanford-Tuck and Patrick Campbell with Drusilla Beyfus, Robert Hardy Referee, Peter Wheeler
7. Episode 7
Aired 12 November 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jimmy Edwards with Nemone Lethbridge, Basil Boothroyd and Patrick Campbell with Barbara Murray, Professor A. J. Ayer Referee, Robert Robinson
8. Episode 8
Aired 19 November 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Stephanie Beacham, Anthony Burgess, Jimmy Edwards with Lady Antonia Fraser, Anthony Blond. Referee, Robert Robinson
9. Episode 9
Aired 26 November 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with H.F. Ellis, Helen Cherry and Patrick Campbell with Sara Leighton, Henry Longhurst. Referee, Robert Robinson
10. Episode 10
Aired 3 December 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Virginia Ironside, Tom Hustler and Michael Flanders with Tania Mallett, Michael Hordern. Referee, Robert Robinson
11. Episode 11
Aired 10 December 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Georgina Parkinson, Charles Curran and Patrick Campbell with Maxine Audley, Vasco Lazzolo. Referee, Robert Robinson
12. Episode 12
Aired 17 December 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Roberta D'Esti, Donald Sinden and Michael Flanders with Charlotte Bingham, Michael Trubshawe. Referee, Robert Robinson
13. Episode 13
Aired 24 December 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Phyllis Calvert, Dorian Williams and Patrick Campbell with Ann Summer, Richard Todd. Referee, Robert Robinson
14. Episode 14
Aired 31 December 1967 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Judy Innes, Donald Swann, and Michael Flanders with Jenny Hughes, Patrick Cargill. Referee, Robert Robinson
15. Episode 15
Aired 7 January 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Geraldine Jones, Milton Shulman and Michael Flanders with Liz Atkinson, Jonathan Miller. Referee, Robert Robinson
16. Episode 16
Aired 14 January 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Diana Fawkes, Gerald Scarfe and Patrick Campbell with Anne Sharpley, Lionel Jeffries. Referee, Robert Robinson
17. Episode 17
Aired 21 January 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Claire Tomalin, Alan Bennett and Michael Flanders with Judi Dench, Alistair Sampson. Referee, Robert Robinson
18. Episode 18
Aired 28 January 1968 • 30 min
A duet of-words and wit between Michael Flanders with Wendy Craig, Clive Graham and Patrick Campbell with Kathleen Tynan, Donald Pleasence. Referee, Robert Robinson
19. Episode 19
Aired 4 February 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Katharine Whitehorn, Anthony Burgess and Michael Flanders with Fenella Fielding, Leslie Phillips. Referee, Robert Robinson
20. Episode 20
Aired 11 February 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Iris Ashley, Dudley Foster and Patrick Campbell with Nicole Maurey, Michael Aspel. Referee, Robert Robinson
21. Episode 21
Aired 18 February 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Barbara Murray, Raymond Baxter and Michael Flanders with Sylvia Syms, Fyfe Robertson. Referee, Robert Robinson
22. Episode 22
Aired 25 February 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Muriel Pavlow, Michael Meyer and Patrick Campbell with Jocasta Innes, John Le Mesurier. Referee, Robert Robinson
23. Episode 23
Aired 3 March 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Nemone Lethbridge, Nicholas Phipps and Michael Flanders with Charlotte Bingham, Michael Trubshawe Referee, Robert Robinson
24. Episode 24
Aired 17 March 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Eleanor Summerfield, Stephen Potter, and Patrick Campbell with Drusilla Beyfus, Jonathan Miller. Referee, Robert Robinson
25. Episode 25
Aired 24 March 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Patrick Campbell with Caroline Mortimer, Lord David Cecil and Michael Flanders with Dawn Addams, Magnus Magnusson. Referee, Robert Robinson
26. Episode 26
Aired 31 March 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Flanders with Jo Rowbottom, Tony Britton and Patrick Campbell with Julie Harris, Kenneth Horne. Referee, Robert Robinson
27. Episode 27
Aired 7 April 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Alan Bennett, Alistair Sampson and Drusilla Beyfus with Sylvia Syms, Antonia Fraser. Referee, Robert Robinson
28. Episode 28
Aired 14 April 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Drusilla Beyfus with Joan Bakewell, Stephanie Beacham and Kenneth Horne with Rupert Davies, Harry Wheatcroft. Referee, Robert Robinson
29. Episode 29
Aired 21 April 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Donald Sinden, Canon Richard Tydeman and Drusilla Beyfus with Judi Dench, Angela Huth. Referee, Robert Robinson
30. Episode 30
Aired 28 April 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Patrick Cargill, Guy Rolfe and Drusilla Beyfus with Wendy Craig, Lindy Guinness. Referee, Robert Robinson
31. Episode 31
Aired 5 May 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with John Gregson, Fyfe Robertson and Drusilla Beyfus with Moira Lister, Sally Vincent. Referee, Robert Robinson
32. Episode 32
Aired 12 May 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Hugh Paddick, Graham Hill and Drusilla Beyfus with Gwen Watford, Candida Lycett Green. Referee, Robert Robinson
33. Episode 33
Aired 26 May 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Maurice Denham, Ernle Money and Drusilla Beyfus with Barbara Murray, Elizabeth Jane Howard. Referee, Robert Robinson
34. Episode 34
Aired 2 June 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Michael Craig, Raymond Baxter and Drusilla Beyfus with Nyree Dawn Porter, Sheila More. Referee, Robert Robinson
35. Episode 35
Aired 9 June 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Michael Aspel, Dickson Wright and Drusilla Beyfus with Mary Peach, Danae Brook. Referee, Robert Robinson
36. Episode 36
Aired 16 June 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Magnus Magnusson, Michael Trubshawe and Drusilla Beyfus with Sylvia Syms, Sheila Tracy. Referee, Robert Robinson
37. Episode 37
Aired 23 June 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with John Betjeman, Tony Britton and Drusilla Beyfus with Wendy Craig, Jane Probyn. Referee, Robert Robinson
38. Episode 38
Aired 30 June 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Alan Pegler, Richard Waring and Drusilla Beyfus with Patricia Ghilbert, Judy Innes. Referee, Robert Robinson
39. Episode 39
Aired 7 July 1968 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Horne with Cliff Michelmore, Milton Shulman and Drusilla Beyfus with Jean Metcalfe, Anneke Wills. Referee, Robert Robinson