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Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

imagine... Winter 2009
Episode 6 of 6

Arts and culture series. Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance online. 'Lana Botney' discovers why the word game leaves the nation spellbound.

Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright busting Scrabulous - and they're having night after night on the tiles.

LANA BOTNEY sets out to discover why the word game leaves us spellbound, tracing its surprising history, meeting the American tournament Word Freaks, and paying a visit to the SAS-style training camp that the Nigerian government trains their players at.

With triple word score contributions from Moby, Richard Herring, Lynn Barber and Noreena Hertz.

1 hour

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Tue 9 Dec 2014 23:35
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  • Air

    Alone In Kyoto

  • Common

    Be

  • Mr. Scruff

    Blackpool Roll

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Chicago

  • David Holmes

    Come Get I Got It

  • EELS

    Flyswatter

  • Carl Orff

    Gassenhauer

  • Carl Orff

    Guten Morgen, Spielman

  • Will Cohen

    IMAGINE TITLE MUSIC

  • Vince Guaraldi Trio

    Linus & Lucy

  • Aphex Twin

    Nannou 2

  • The Shins

    New Slang

  • Raga Khamaj

  • Amadou & Mariam

    Sabali And Also Bozas

  • Ali Farka TourΓ©

    Savane

  • Craig Ventresco

    Scaulding Hot Coffee

  • Tommy Dorsey

    Song of India

  • Belle and Sebastian

    Step Into My Office Baby

  • Tin Hat Trio

    The Cornet or Old World

  • Explosions in the Sky

    The Only Moment We Were Alone

  • Emily Kaitz

    The Scrabble Song

  • David Holmes

    Up Above the Rock

    Performer: David Holmes.

  • Explosions in the Sky

    What Do You Go Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ To?

  • Stretch

    Why Did You Do It?

  • Willis

    Word Up

  • Nightmares on Wax

    You Wish

  • Lambchop

    Your F***ing Sunny Day

  • Belle and Sebastian

    The Boy With The Arab Strap

  • Malcolm Middleton

    Zero

Credits

Presenter Alan Yentob
Participant Moby
Participant Richard Herring
Participant Lynn Barber
Participant Noreena Hertz
Producer John MacLaverty
Director John MacLaverty
Executive Producer Janet Lee

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