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WELCOME TO THE “QUOTE ... UNQUOTE”

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FROM NIGEL REES

REVISED 1 JANUARY 2019

 

The BBC Radio quiz Quote ... Unquote has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom since 1976.

Devised and introduced by me, the world of Quote ... Unquote now encompasses a substantial archive of material concerning quotations and ‘well-known phrases and sayings’ of many types. 

When the programme is not on the air, searching for ‘lost’ quotations and for the origins of phrases and sayings is undertaken in The “Quote ... Unquote” Newsletter and through this website.

 

Series 54 of the radio show has now been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. For more details, photos of panels and for the story of our signature tune, go to BROADCAST NEWS. 

 

The January 2019 issue of the Newsletter is now available – free – as an e-mail-attached PDF.  To be put on the e-mailing list go to HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH “QUOTE ... UNQUOTE”.

NEW BOOKS AND E-BOOKS   Go here for details of my latest books including:

 

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RADIO SHOW ARCHIVE – PRODUCERS/READERS/PANELLISTS  Complete list of participants in the radio show since 1976, together with other programme details.

RADIO SHOW ARCHIVE – SERIES/EPISODES  Complete list of all series to date with transmission dates and names of guests.

NEWSLETTER  An introduction to the quarterly electronic publication and how to obtain twenty years of back numbers.

SPECIMEN ARTICLES FROM THE NEWSLETTER  Including: ‘Not necessarily in the right order’; ‘Crisis?  What crisis?’; the ‘Far away is close at hand in images of elsewhere’ graffito; Angelina Jolie’s tattoo motto; ‘Round up the usual suspects’; and ‘Play it again, Sam’.

AUDIO DOWNLOAD  How you can get to hear past editions of the radio show and the ‘greatest hits’ compilation.

CURRENT FAQs  The most frequently asked questions on the sources of quotations and the origins of phrases and sayings.

SEARCHING FOR LOST QUOTATIONS  The big list of unsolved queries.  See if you can help me find the sources of quotations and the origins of well-known phrases and sayings.

NIGEL’S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, LECTURES AND PERFORMANCES.  To give you an idea of what I do.

JUST SO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH ...   A few notes on me.

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH “QUOTE ... UNQUOTE”         And how to obtain the Newsletter.

 

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