• February 26th, 2012
This month Dave and Neil are back in London, on the day of the BAFTA awards. Sadly our invites were not in the post, so we retreated to a noisy coffee shop in Convent Garden to record this months podcast.
Our Guest dictionary opener this month was Peter Duncan, ex-Blue Peter presenter, actor, and former Chief Scout. He chats to Dave about the Scout Movement, the importance of looking to the future, and the word 'only'.
Dave and Neil then go on to discuss Onions (this is an onion flower by the way), Haggling versus ONO, climbing steps and carefully avoiding the topic of One Night Stands.
Apologies for all the background noise, we will never learn! Download at itunes or here at Podbean
This was the view of the BAFTAs being set up outside the coffee shop.
Thanks to Peter Duncan, his personal website can be found at http://www.heresoneimadeearlier.com and to Talk in Colour for the music, find out where you can see them at http://www.talkincolour.com/
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• January 22nd, 2012
It may only been a week since the last podcast went online, but we are back already!
In the first podcast of the New Year we visited the Comedy Pub in London, for no other reason than it was raining, and it looked nice and warm and dry.
Dave sorted a brilliant first guest dictionary opener for this month, none other than the magician Paul Daniels. The interview was recorded just before the painful incident that recently got him in the news. Dave and Paul chat about how to do magic, the Olympics, the joys of being an entertainer and he even teaches Dave a new trick!
We then go on to talk about his chosen page, and the conversation covers topics such as the length of a novel, Super Nova and the concept of Nowhere.
Thanks again to Talk in Colour for the music, and you can find out where you can see Paul Daniels on his website.
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• January 15th, 2012
How late can a podcast be? Well here is your answer, the Words Fail Me Christmas special is released in mid January. Merry Christmas!
It's worth waiting for though, Dave and Neil revisit the British Library cafe and discuss words on a page of the dictionary chosen by Katie Hopkins.
Katie Hopkins is known for being on the Apprentice and famously saying 'no' to Lord Sugar, and also took part in the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. SHe chats to Dave about the meaning of celebrity, Christmas and Family.
Dave and Neil also give presents to each other, talk about typewriters and printing, and the most christmassy of all subjects... tyres.
Neil also has a bad joke day.
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(Thanks again to Talk in Colour for the music, and to Katie Hopkins for opening our dictionary this month.)
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• November 22nd, 2011
Another month passes and it's that time again, a new episode of the Words Fail Me podcast! Dave and Neil return to Oxford this month to discuss Novembers page of the dictionary.
This months guest dictionary opener is none other than author and comedian Tony Hawks, the fridgeman himself! Dave chats to Tony about his books being adapted into films, tennis, and the mystery woman...
Neil and Dave then pick up Tony's chosen page and do a few bird impressions, talk about Liverpudlians, and get attacked by Italians on bikes.
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• October 31st, 2011
Well that was close, it is just about still October, and the podcast is up just in time!
This month we visited the spiritual home of the Dictionary, Oxford. A coffee shop is our studio, and we discussed hummus, tails, U2 and Tai Chi.
Our guest this month was Richard Adams, author of Watership Down. Dave discusses all things rabbits, and Richard reveals what he thought of the film adaptation of his story.
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• September 18th, 2011
This month our dictionary is opened by Middlesex and West Indies cricketer Corey Collymore, in the salubrious surroundings of Lords Cricket Ground!
Dave chats to him about cricket (obviously!), the best grounds, and the creative impulse.
He chooses a page that is mostly about cream and creation, this spins (see I can do cricket references) the conversation into subjects as diverse as when it's ok to eat a cream tea, conspiracy theories, name calling and atheist sandwiches.
We also cross the famous Abbey Road crossing with the Words Fail Me podcast dictionary, and talk a little about the Beatles!
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• August 20th, 2011
We are back with our second podcast of the summer, We spread our recording equipment on a grassy bank of the River Exe and discuss the words on the page of our dictionary chosen by our special guest dictionary opener, Martyn Joseph.
You may know Martyn from his 90's hit Dolphins Make Me Cry, but there is a lot more to him than this, Dave chats to him about being passionate on stage, playing with a band and Tony Blair.
Find out more about Martyn Joseph, and where you can see him on his website - http://www.martynjoseph.net/
In this podcast we also discuss various musical terms, what will become of Coldplay and U2, melodrama and mementos. Biscuits are also eaten.
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• July 25th, 2011
It's summer, we are in Devon, and we are only slightly late this month!
Recorded in a pub garden by the River Exe in Devon we discuss a page of the Oxford English Dictionary chosen this month by Mike Peters, of The Alarm and Big Country. Dave chats with Mike about the Summer, his battle with Cancer, and making the most of life.
Dave and Neil then discuss subjects as diverse as Flying ants, puns, various forms of violence and various summer sporting events. Neil gives Dave a present from the British Grand prix that cost him nothing at all...
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• June 23rd, 2011
Almost up to date again! Our dictionary adventures this month take us into the letter K, with a page chosen by someone who is practically royalty, Lady Elizabeth Anson, a cousin of the queen and party planner extraordinaire. In fact Lady Elizabeth was the very first party planner, long before it was fashionable! She chats to Dave about surprise parties, the most important elements of a gathering and how she got into the business by falling down some stairs.
This particular page of the dictionary sparks discussions about beer, bingo, mango and the Middle East. Dave is convinced that Neil has just lost all the subscribers when he conversationally starts not liking certain things... download here to find out more!
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• June 7th, 2011
Finally it is here, May's podcast in June! The Words Fail Me team (er, Me and Dave) have a great episode for you this month though, so it is worth waiting for!
Not only do we have one of the best English folk singers around, Eliza Carthy, opening our dictionary this month, but we also have Dave and Neil's attempts at finding the sound effects set in the new year challenge back in January, download to see how they got on!
Also this month we visit a football match, talk about service stations, there is some Barry Manilow love from Dave and we have a 'session' with a cider from Devon.
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