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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

161. Clatterfarts and Bloviators, with Susie Dent

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on Fortunately the broadcaster, etymologist and writer Susie Dent joins Fi and Jane. The queen of words brings tales from Countdown's dictionary corner, provides a choice selection from her new linguistic almanac, Word Perfect, and divulges her favourite football manager. Before Susie arrives, Jane brings news of a somewhat unexpected trip and Fi is getting suspicious ads online. Get in touch: [email protected]

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:07.0

I know you just want to hear your show, but this won't take long.

0:10.0

I'm Miles, the producer of Radio 4's tricky podcast.

0:15.0

And it works like this.

0:17.0

Four people from across the UK meet up, and without a present of breathing down their necks,

0:23.0

talk about issues they really care about.

0:26.0

Because that book is quite complicated for a lot of people,

0:29.0

and it's okay to be against it, but not to shame someone because of their profession.

0:34.0

Across the series, we'll hear anger, shock, and even the odd laugh.

0:39.0

Another thing that really gets to me is when people say,

0:41.0

I know what we need to do.

0:43.0

I know what black people.

0:44.0

Shut up.

0:45.0

You don't like that sort of thing, that's not how it works.

0:47.0

Nobody knows if you knew you would have done it.

0:50.0

Discover more conversations like this by searching tricky on BBC Sounds.

0:55.0

I'm not talking about myself, I'm the least interesting person alive.

1:02.0

So it's all about other people this week, all about them.

1:06.0

Is it? Wow!

1:08.0

After I've talked about the accident I had, which got me to A&E, yes it will be.

1:13.0

The BBC is proud to bring you, fortunately, with Fee and Jen,

1:16.0

another collection of the random and unrelated, and Fee Glover and Jen Garby,

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