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This week, Susie and Gyles dive into the linguistic time capsule of the early 20th century. Join in as they explore the birth of new words and phrases that shaped communication from 1900 to 1910, providing a unique perspective on the evolution of our linguistic landscape."



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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 



Nugatory - trivial or not worth bothering about

Viscerotonic -  a type of personality which is comfort-loving, social, easy going

Pugil - a pinch of something





Gyles' poem this week was 'Idyll' by Siegfred Sassoon



In the grey summer garden I shall find you   

With day-break and the morning hills behind you.   

There will be rain-wet roses; stir of wings;   

And down the wood a thrush that wakes and sings.   

Not from the past you'll come, but from that deep

Where beauty murmurs to the soul asleep:   

And I shall know the sense of life re-born   

From dreams into the mystery of morn   

Where gloom and brightness meet. And standing there   

Till that calm song is done, at last we'll share

The league-spread, quiring symphonies that are   

Joy in the world, and peace, and dawn’s one star.



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Purple People! We are embarking on a new A-Z series, and this time it's all about Wit and Wisdom.

This week, we start by exploring the life and works of Louisa Alcott.

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Step into the linguistic battlefield with this week's as Susie and Gyles explore the origins of medieval armour terminology. Join us as we immerse ourselves in the rich history of words that once adorned the knights of old, forging a connection between language and the clangor of medieval warfare



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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 



Metanoia - the process of changing ones mind.

Perspicatious - wise and clear thinking.

Sollipsist - somebody who is entirely self absorbed.



Gyles' poem this week was 'Knight in Armour' by Alan Alexander Miln.



Whenever I'm a shining Knight,

I buckle on my armour tight;

And then I look about for things,

Like Rushings-out, and Rescuings,

And Savings from the Dragon's Lair,

And fighting all the Dragons there.

And sometimes when our fights begin,

I think I'll let the Dragons win ...

And then I think perhaps I won't,

Because they're Dragons, and I don't.



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Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the rep they deserve. Should Nina Simone’s role in the civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees.
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Susie and Gyles are getting you to use your loafs this week, as they glide through the fun and ferocious etymology behing the unique language of RAF slang. Together they'll decode the hidden stories and linguistic roots behind the expressions that echo through the Royal Air Force, bringing you closer to the fascinating evolution of words in the military context.



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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 



Lunting – To go for a walk and smoke a pipe.

Beef-witted –16th century word for 'stupid'.

Behoove: To be necessary or appropriate



Gyles' poem this week was 'For Johnny' by John Pudney



Do not despair

For Johnny-head-in-air;

He sleeps as sound

As Johnny underground.



Fetch out no shroud

For Johnny-in-the-cloud;

And keep your tears

For him in after years.



Better by far

For Johnny-the-bright-star,

To keep your head,

And see his children fed.



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