

Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.

Apr 24, 1969 - 30m
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

May 1, 1969 - 30m
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

May 8, 1969 - 30m
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

May 15, 1969 - 30m
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

May 22, 1969 - 30m
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

May 29, 1969 - 30m
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

Jun 5, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Don Brown and Nemone Lethbridge, Barbara Alleyn, Alma Carroll Referee, Robert Robinson

Jun 12, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Kenneth Williams, Denis Norden, Michael Trubshawe and Barbara Kelly, Joan Bakewell, Caroline Dowdeswell Referee, Robert Robinson

Jun 19, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Robert Morley, Wilfrid Hyde White, Don Brown and Katharine Whitehorn, Frances Bennett, Angela Price Referee, Robert Robinson

Jun 26, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Robin Ray, Fyfe Robertson, Richard Wattis and Antonia Fraser, Eleanor Summerfield, Cheryl Kennedy Referee, Robert Robinson

Jul 3, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Robin Ray, Fyfe Robertson, Richard Wattis and Katie Boyle, Kathleen Tynan, Jane Birkin Referee, Robert Robinson

Jul 10, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between: Lord David Cecil, Clement Freud, Edward Judd and Phyllis Calvert, Angela Douglas, Julia Goodman Referee, Robert Robinson

Jul 17, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Lord David Cecil, Clement Freud, Edward Judd and Angela Huth, Betty Marsden, Elizabeth Knight Referee, Robert Robinson

Jul 24, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between: Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Moira Lister, Mary Peach, Imogen Hassall Referee, Robert Robinson

Jul 31, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Marjorie Proops, Billie Whitelaw, Stephanie Beacham Referee, Robert Robinson

Aug 7, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Milton Shulman, Jon Pertwee, Paul Jennings and Helen Cherry, Lady Shrewsbury, Belinda Carroll Referee, Robert Robinson

Aug 14, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Milton Shulman, Jon Pertwee, Paul Jennings and Drusilla Beyfus, Annie Farrow, Joanna Jones Referee, Robert Robinson

Aug 21, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Magnus Magnusson, Henry Longhurst, Graham Hilland Isobel Barnett, Heather Chasen, Delia LindsayReferee, Robert Robinson

Aug 28, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Magnus Magnusson, Henry Longhurst, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Julia Foster, Barbara Blake Referee, Robert Robinson

Sep 4, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Raymond Baxter, Hugh Paddick, Ted Moult and Moira Lister, Mary Peach, Imogen Hassall Referee, Robert Robinson

Sep 11, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Michael Trubshawe, Peter Haigh, Alan Pegler and Olga Franklin, Isobel Black, Myvanwy Jenn Referee, Robert Robinson

Sep 18, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Michael Trubshawe, Peter Haigh, Alan Pegler and Olga Franklin, Joanna Jones, Cheryl Kennedy Referee Robert Robinson

Sep 25, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Fyfe Robertson, Colin Gordon, Terence Brady and Wendy Craig, Deborah Watling, Charlotte Bingham Referee Robert Robinson

Oct 2, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Fyfe Robertson, Colin Gordon, Terence Brady and Wendy Craig, Ann Morrish, Penny Spencer Referee Robert Robinson

Oct 9, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Geoffrey Wheeler, Ian Carmichael, Clement Freud and Drusilla Beyfus, Dinah Sheridan, Tracy Reed Referee Robert Robinson

Oct 16, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Geoffrey Wheeler, Ian Carmichael, Clement Freud and Drusilla Beyfus, Eleanor Summerfield, Tricia Madden Referee Robert Robinson

Oct 23, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Antony Viccars and Jean Metcalfe, Alexandra Bastedo, Annie Farrow Referee Robert Robinson

Oct 30, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, James Burke, Antony Viccars and Jean Metcalfe, Angela Douglas, Val Hudson Referee Robert Robinson

Nov 6, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between John Snagge, Rupert Davies, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Sylvia Syms, Barbara Blake Referee Robert Robinson

Nov 13, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between John Snagge, Rupert Davies, Graham Hill and Nemone Lethbridge, Hilary Pritchard, Kate O'Mara Referee Robert Robinson

Nov 20, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Bernard Braden, Sam Kydd, Tony Britton and Barbara Kelly, Joanna Jones, Renee Houston Referee Robert Robinson

Nov 27, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Bernard Braden, Sam Kydd, Tony Britton and Barbara Kelly, Gwen Watford, Jacki Piper Referee Robert Robinson

Dec 4, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Peter Haigh, Sir John Betjeman, Basil Boothroyd, and Marjorie Proops, Valerie Pitts, Jane Probyn Referee Robert Robinson

Dec 11, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Peter Haigh, Sir John Betjeman, Basil Boothroyd and Marjorie Proops, Dinah Sheridan, Sheila Scott Referee Robert Robinson

Dec 18, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, Patrick Cargill, Richard Wattis and Jean Metcalfe, Jan Butlin, Bettine Le Beau Referee Robert Robinson

Dec 25, 1969 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Cliff Michelmore, Kenneth More, Lance Percival and Jean Metcalfe, Eleanor Summerfield, Hilary Pritchard Referee Robert Robinson

Jan 1, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Ted Dexter, Drusilla Beyfus, John Laurie and Angela Douglas, Fyfe Robertson, Effie Morrison Referee, Robert Robinson

Jan 8, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Leslie Phillips, Drusilla Beyfus, Andrew Cruickshank and Jennifer Clulow, Fyfe Robertson, Vivienne Martin Referee, Robert Robinson

Jan 15, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Hugh Paddick, Sylvia Syms, Eric Robinson and Dinah Sheridan, Geoffrey Wheeler, Penny Spencer Referee Robert Robinson

Jan 22, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Terence Brady, Sylvia Syms, John Taylor and Isobel Black, Geoffrey Wheeler, Stephanie Beacham Referee Robert Robinson

Jan 29, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Michael Hordern, Jonathan Cecil and Michael Trubshawe, Patricia Cutts, Lynne Bretonn Referee Robert Robinson

Feb 5, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Antonia Fraser, Clive Dunn, Harry Junkin and Michael Trubshawe, Judith Chalmers, Susan Travers Referee Robert Robinson

Feb 12, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Wendy Craig, Derek Bond, Michael Craig and Raymond Baxter, Frances Bennett, Toby Robins Referee Robert Robinson

Feb 19, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Wendy Craig, Graham Hill, Nicky Henson and Raymond Baxter, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Tricia Madden Referee Robert Robinson

Feb 26, 1970 - 30m
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

Mar 5, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Jean Metcalfe, James Burke, Sam Kydd and Cliff Michelmore, Olga Franklin, Joanna Jones Referee Robert Robinson

Mar 12, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Barbara Kelly, Robert Beatty, Richard Wattis and Bernard Braden, Myvanwy Jenn, Bettine Le Beau Referee Robert Robinson

Mar 19, 1970 - 30m
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

Mar 26, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Katie Boyle, Terence Brady, Ted Moult and Geoffrey Wheeler, Wendy Hall, Nina Referee Robert Robinson

Apr 2, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Catherine Boyle, Ian Carmichael, Joe Melia and Geoffrey Wheeler, Stephanie Beacham, Patricia Smyllie Referee Robert Robinson

Apr 9, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Sylvia Syms, Robert Mill, Alan Pegler and Peter Haigh, Angela Down, Patricia Laffan Referee Robert Robinson

Apr 16, 1970 - 30m
A duel of words and wit between Sylvia Syms, Patrick Cargill, Edward de Souza and Peter Haigh, Alexandra Bastedo, Gillian Hawser Referee Robert Robinson

Apr 23, 1970 - 30m
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)

Apr 30, 1970 - 30m
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)

May 7, 1970 - 30m
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)

May 14, 1970 - 30m
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)

May 21, 1970 - 30m
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)

May 28, 1970 - 30m
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)