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Have You Eaten Grandma?

Language is power. Emojis, slang, the subjunctive mood . . . all colour our words with meaning. Interested? Then you’re in the right place. Welcome to the Have You Eaten Grandma? podcast.Join Gyles Brandreth, Natalie Haynes and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English languageDiscover more about the book behind the podcast at http://bit.ly/HYEGwts

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Average duration
17 minutes
Episodes
6
Years Active
2018
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The language of slanguage

The language of slanguage

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they chance it with Chaucer, shimmy with Shakespeare and battle-rap it all up. It’s going to be totally wicked.


This episode they are joined by Shakespearean…

00:19:52  |   Thu 01 Nov 2018
To um and err on the side of caution

To um and err on the side of caution

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they um and er their way from amazeballs to Parliamentary halls, all on the Have You Eaten Grandma? podcast. It’s to die for. 


This episode they are joined b…

00:22:29  |   Thu 25 Oct 2018
On death, euphemisms and taxes

On death, euphemisms and taxes

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they discuss the Bard, the beat and the long sleep.


This episode they are joined by Ben Crystal, leading practitioner of Shakespeare modern original practic…

00:20:46  |   Thu 18 Oct 2018
The catastrophe of the apostrophe

The catastrophe of the apostrophe

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they ponder apostrophes, grammar catastrophes, and how to literally eat your grandma.


This episode they are joined by QI elf, and host of the No Such Thing A…

00:22:28  |   Thu 11 Oct 2018
To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

Join Gyles Brandreth and Natalie Haynes as they rofl over the aubergine emoji, disagree on text speak and debate the intricacies of ‘lol’.


This episode they are joined by battle-rapper Mark Grist, Der…

00:19:36  |   Thu 04 Oct 2018
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Join Gyles Brandreth and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English language

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00:00:29  |   Thu 27 Sep 2018
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