Interesting Stories about Curious Words

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language. Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS. What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER. Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk. What do bears have to do with LICKING INTO SHAPE. Or robbers with PULLING SOMEONE'S LEG. Why are CIRCLES VICIOUS. And, what's so bad about a WHITE ELEPHANT. 'Nobody on earth knows more about the English language than Susie Dent' Gyles Brandreth