Have You Eaten Grandma?

Follow Have You Eaten Grandma?
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

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…

Gyles Brandreth and Penguin Books


    • Nov 1, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Have You Eaten Grandma? with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Have You Eaten Grandma?

    The language of slanguage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 19:52


    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 actor and producer Ben Crystal, Jill Taylor, editorial director at Penguin Books, and Mark Grist, Shetland's leading - and only - battle-rapper. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    To um and err on the side of caution

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 22:29


    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 by Dr Julia Sallabank, linguistics professor at SOAS University of London, Dan Schrieber, of QI and No Such Thing As A Fish fame, and Fiona Evans, Head of School Programmes at the National Literacy Trust. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    On death, euphemisms and taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 20:46


    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 practice performance and production, Rai Rafiq from the award-winning Mostly Lit podcast and writer Paul Bassett Davies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The catastrophe of the apostrophe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 22:28


    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 As A Fish podcast, Dan Schrieber, Michael Gorman from the Queen's English Society, and Jill Taylor, editorial director at Penguin Books. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    To emoji or not to emoji, that is the question

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 19:36


    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, Derek Owusu from the award-winning Mostly Lit podcast, and Fiona Evans, Head of School Programmes at the National Literacy Trust. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 0:29


    Join Gyles Brandreth and a group of fellow word nerds as they journey through the intricacies and everyday pitfalls of the English language See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Claim Have You Eaten Grandma?

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel