Balderdash and Piffle: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Balderdash and Piffle is a companion to the Oxford English Dictionary's Wordhunt, in which the writers of the dictionary asked the public for help in finding the origins and first known citations of a number of words and phrases. The OED panel consists of John Simpson, the Chief Editor of the OED., Peter Gilliver, who was also the captain of the Oxford University Press team in University Challenge - the Professionals, and Tania Styles, who has also appeared in "dictionary corner" in Countdown.

Series details

• Title: Balderdash and Piffle
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2006-01-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-07-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 39 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35975
• TVDB ID: 80630

Cast and credited roles

• Victoria Coren Mitchell — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-01-02; final listed air date 2006-02-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-05-11; final listed air date 2007-07-06; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Balderdash and Piffle on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.