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A Word in Your Era

  • TV Series
  • 1992
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
13
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ComedyGame ShowTalk Show

Three historical figures (played by three contemporary comedians) compete against each other in a quiz.Three historical figures (played by three contemporary comedians) compete against each other in a quiz.Three historical figures (played by three contemporary comedians) compete against each other in a quiz.

  • Stars
    • Rory McGrath
    • Steve Punt
    • Helen Lederer
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    13
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Rory McGrath
      • Steve Punt
      • Helen Lederer
    • 1User review
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  • Episodes8

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    Rory McGrath
    • Self - Host
    • 1992
    Steve Punt
    • Announcer
    • 1992
    Helen Lederer
    Helen Lederer
    • Elizabeth I…
    • 1992
    Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming
    • Lord Baden Powell…
    • 1992
    Hugh Dennis
    Hugh Dennis
    • King John…
    • 1992
    Tony Slattery
    Tony Slattery
    • Lassie…
    • 1992
    Helen Atkinson Wood
    Helen Atkinson Wood
    • Mary Read
    • 1992
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Casanova
    • 1992
    Steve Steen
    • Nostradamus
    • 1992
    Craig Ferguson
    Craig Ferguson
    • John Knox
    • 1992
    Kathy Burke
    Kathy Burke
    • Mona Lisa
    • 1992
    Josie Lawrence
    Josie Lawrence
    • Cleopatra
    • 1992
    Patrick Barlow
    • Christopher Columbus
    • 1992
    John Bird
    John Bird
    • Napoleon
    • 1992
    John Wells
    • Queen Victoria
    • 1992
    Philip Pope
    • Beethoven
    • 1992
    Jan Ravens
    • Queen Guinevere
    • 1992
    Kit Hesketh-Harvey
    • Vita Sackville-West
    • 1992
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    • Crazy credits
      The writers are credited as "consultant historians" and are each listed as either a professor or a doctor and sometimes have fake post-nominal letters after their names.

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1992 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Word in your Era
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 30m
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