About this season
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
Episodes (58)
1. Episode 1
Aired 24 April 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshawe and The Challenging Ladies Isobel Barnett, Wendy Craig, Isobel Black Referee, Robert Robinson
2. Episode 2
Aired 1 May 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen: Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshawe and The Challenging Ladies: Jacqueline MacKenzie, Barbara Murray, Stephanie BeachamReferee, Robert Robinson Referee, Robert Robinson
3. Episode 3
Aired 8 May 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshaweand The Challenging Ladies Katie Boyle, Sylvia Syms, Penny Spencer Referee, Robert Robinson
4. Episode 4
Aired 15 May 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshaweand The Challenging Ladies Marjorie Proops, Judy Innes, Olga Franklin Referee, Robert Robinson
5. Episode 5
Aired 22 May 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen: Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshawe and The Challenging Ladies: Barbara Kelly, Joan Bakewell, Caroline Dowdeswell Referee, Robert Robinson
6. Episode 6
Aired 29 May 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between The Resident Gentlemen Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshaweand The Challenging Ladies Drusilla Beyfus, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Jacki PiperReferee, Robert Robinson
7. Episode 7
Aired 5 June 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Don Brown and Nemone Lethbridge, Barbara Alleyn, Alma Carroll Referee, Robert Robinson
8. Episode 8
Aired 12 June 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshawe and Barbara Kelly, Joan Bakewell, Caroline Dowdeswell Referee, Robert Robinson
9. Episode 9
Aired 19 June 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde White, Don Brown and Katharine Whitehorn, Frances Bennett, Angela Price Referee, Robert Robinson
10. Episode 10
Aired 26 June 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robin Ray, Fyfe Robertson, Richard Wattis and Antonia Fraser, Eleanor Summerfield, Cheryl Kennedy Referee, Robert Robinson
11. Episode 11
Aired 3 July 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Robin Ray, Fyfe Robertson, Richard Wattis and Katie Boyle, Kathleen Tynan, Jane Birkin Referee, Robert Robinson
12. Episode 12
Aired 10 July 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between: Lord David Cecil, Clement Freud, Edward Judd and Phyllis Calvert, Angela Douglas, Julia Goodman Referee, Robert Robinson
13. Episode 13
Aired 17 July 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Lord David Cecil, Clement Freud, Edward Judd and Angela Huth, Betty Marsden, Elizabeth Knight Referee, Robert Robinson
14. Episode 14
Aired 24 July 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between: Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Moira Lister, Mary Peach, Imogen Hassall Referee, Robert Robinson
15. Episode 15
Aired 31 July 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Marjorie Proops, Billie Whitelaw, Stephanie Beacham Referee, Robert Robinson
16. Episode 16
Aired 7 August 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Milton Shulman, Jon Pertwee, Paul Jennings and Helen Cherry, Lady Shrewsbury, Belinda Carroll Referee, Robert Robinson
17. Episode 17
Aired 14 August 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Milton Shulman, Jon Pertwee, Paul Jennings and Drusilla Beyfus, Annie Farrow, Joanna Jones Referee, Robert Robinson
18. Episode 18
Aired 21 August 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Magnus Magnusson, Henry Longhurst, Graham Hilland Isobel Barnett, Heather Chasen, Delia LindsayReferee, Robert Robinson
19. Episode 19
Aired 28 August 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Magnus Magnusson, Henry Longhurst, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Julia Foster, Barbara Blake Referee, Robert Robinson
20. Episode 20
Aired 4 September 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Moira Lister, Mary Peach, Imogen Hassall Referee, Robert Robinson
21. Episode 21
Aired 11 September 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Trubshawe, Peter Haigh, Alan Pegler and Olga Franklin, Isobel Black, Myvanwy Jenn Referee, Robert Robinson
22. Episode 22
Aired 18 September 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Michael Trubshawe, Peter Haigh, Alan Pegler and Olga Franklin, Joanna Jones, Cheryl Kennedy Referee Robert Robinson
23. Episode 23
Aired 25 September 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Fyfe Robertson, Colin Gordon, Terence Brady and Wendy Craig, Deborah Watling, Charlotte Bingham Referee Robert Robinson
24. Episode 24
Aired 2 October 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Fyfe Robertson, Colin Gordon, Terence Brady and Wendy Craig, Ann Morrish, Penny Spencer Referee Robert Robinson
25. Episode 25
Aired 9 October 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Geoffrey Wheeler, Ian Carmichael, Clement Freud and Drusilla Beyfus, Dinah Sheridan, Tracy Reed Referee Robert Robinson
26. Episode 26
Aired 16 October 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Geoffrey Wheeler, Ian Carmichael, Clement Freud and Drusilla Beyfus, Eleanor Summerfield, Tricia Madden Referee Robert Robinson
27. Episode 27
Aired 23 October 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Antony Viccars and Jean Metcalfe, Alexandra Bastedo, Annie Farrow Referee Robert Robinson
28. Episode 28
Aired 30 October 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Antony Viccars and Jean Metcalfe, Angela Douglas, Val Hudson Referee Robert Robinson
29. Episode 29
Aired 6 November 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between John Snagge, Rupert Davies, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Sylvia Syms, Barbara Blake Referee Robert Robinson
30. Episode 30
Aired 13 November 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between John Snagge, Rupert Davies, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Hilary Pritchard, Kate O'Mara Referee Robert Robinson
31. Episode 31
Aired 20 November 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Bernard Braden, Sam Kydd, Tony Britton and Barbara Kelly, Joanna Jones, Renee Houston Referee Robert Robinson
32. Episode 32
Aired 27 November 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Bernard Braden, Sam Kydd, Tony Britton and Barbara Kelly, Gwen Watford, Jacki Piper Referee Robert Robinson
33. Episode 33
Aired 4 December 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Peter Haigh, Sir John Betjeman, Basil Boothroyd, and Marjorie Proops, Valerie Pitts, Jane Probyn Referee Robert Robinson
34. Episode 34
Aired 11 December 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Peter Haigh, Sir John Betjeman, Basil Boothroyd and Marjorie Proops, Dinah Sheridan, Sheila Scott Referee Robert Robinson
35. Episode 35
Aired 18 December 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, Patrick Cargill, Richard Wattis and Jean Metcalfe, Jan Butlin, Bettine Le Beau Referee Robert Robinson
36. Episode 36
Aired 25 December 1969 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, Kenneth More, Lance Percival and Jean Metcalfe, Eleanor Summerfield, Hilary Pritchard Referee Robert Robinson
37. Episode 37
Aired 1 January 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Ted Dexter, Drusilla Beyfus, John Laurie and Angela Douglas, Fyfe Robertson, Effie Morrison Referee, Robert Robinson
38. Episode 38
Aired 8 January 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Leslie Phillips, Drusilla Beyfus, Andrew Cruickshank and Jennifer Clulow, Fyfe Robertson, Vivienne Martin Referee, Robert Robinson
39. Episode 39
Aired 15 January 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Hugh Paddick, Sylvia Syms, Eric Robinson and Dinah Sheridan, Geoffrey Wheeler, Penny Spencer Referee Robert Robinson
40. Episode 40
Aired 22 January 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Terence Brady, Sylvia Syms, John Taylor and Isobel Black, Geoffrey Wheeler, Stephanie Beacham Referee Robert Robinson
41. Episode 41
Aired 29 January 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Cecil and Michael Trubshawe, Patricia Cutts, Lynne Bretonn Referee Robert Robinson
42. Episode 42
Aired 5 February 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Clive Dunn, Harry Junkin and Michael Trubshawe, Judith Chalmers, Susan Travers Referee Robert Robinson
43. Episode 43
Aired 12 February 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Wendy Craig, Derek Bond, Michael Craig and Raymond Baxter, Frances Bennett, Toby Robins Referee Robert Robinson
44. Episode 44
Aired 19 February 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Wendy Craig, Graham Hill, Nicky Henson and Raymond Baxter, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Tricia Madden Referee Robert Robinson
45. Episode 45
Aired 26 February 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jean Metcalfe, Lance Percival, Frank Windsor and Cliff Michelmore, Barbara Blake, Nadine, Countess of Shrewsbury Referee Robert Robinson
46. Episode 46
Aired 5 March 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Jean Metcalfe, James Burke, Sam Kydd and Cliff Michelmore, Olga Franklin, Joanna Jones Referee Robert Robinson
47. Episode 47
Aired 12 March 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Barbara Kelly, Robert Beatty, Richard Wattis and Bernard Braden, Myvanwy Jenn, Bettine Le Beau Referee Robert Robinson
48. Episode 48
Aired 19 March 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Barbara Kelly, Vicomte Bernard de la Giraudiere, Gwyn Thomas and Bernard Braden, Isobel Black, Muriel Pavlow Referee Robert Robinson
49. Episode 49
Aired 26 March 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Katie Boyle, Terence Brady, Ted Moult and Geoffrey Wheeler, Wendy Hall, Nina Referee Robert Robinson
50. Episode 50
Aired 2 April 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Catherine Boyle, Ian Carmichael, Joe Melia and Geoffrey Wheeler, Stephanie Beacham, Patricia Smyllie Referee Robert Robinson
51. Episode 51
Aired 9 April 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Sylvia Syms, Robert Mill, Alan Pegler and Peter Haigh, Angela Down, Patricia Laffan Referee Robert Robinson
52. Episode 52
Aired 16 April 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Sylvia Syms, Patrick Cargill, Edward de Souza and Peter Haigh, Alexandra Bastedo, Gillian Hawser Referee Robert Robinson
53. Episode 53
Aired 23 April 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Drusilla Beyfus, John Laurie, Frank Windsor and Michael Trubshawe, Juliet Harmer, Frances Bennett Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)
54. Episode 54
Aired 30 April 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Drusilla Beyfus, John Laurie, Frank Windsor and Michael Trubshawe, Juliet Harmer, Frances Bennett Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)
55. Episode 55
Aired 7 May 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Katharine Whitehorn, Gwyn Thomas, Bruce Trent and Fyfe Robertson, Angela Douglas, Anita Prynne Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)
56. Episode 56
Aired 14 May 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Katharine Whitehorn, Gwyn Thomas, Bruce Trent and Fyfe Robertson, Angela Douglas, Anita Prynne Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)
57. Episode 57
Aired 21 May 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Clive Dunn, Clement Freud and Geoffrey Wheeler, Joanna Jones, Muriel Pavlow Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)
58. Episode 58
Aired 28 May 1970 • 30 min
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Clive Dunn, Clement Freud and Geoffrey Wheeler, Joanna Jones, Muriel Pavlow Referee Robert Robinson (from Manchester)