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REVISED
4 DECEMBER 2021
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
57 of the radio show – beginning with the 500th edition – is
currently being broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
I have announced that this will
be the final series of the programme and will be presenting a retrospective “Quote
… Unquote: A Celebration” which will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4
Extra from 20 December and on BBC Radio 4 on Boxing Day. In addition there will be several
classic editions on R4X. All of
these will also be available on BBC Sounds.
For details of final series guests and
for the story of our signature tune, go to BROADCAST
NEWS.
The October 2021 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:
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.
mail to: nigel.rees @
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