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Gyles Brandreth presents the quiz show with scandal on its mind

Hosted by the least discreet man in Britain broadcaster and national treasure Gyles Brandreth Whispers is the panel game that celebrates all things scurrilous and salacious Running the gauntlet of gossip are two teams of two guests who test their wits and wit as they try to tell the difference between fact fiction and outlandish speculation

In the opening round they are challenged to work out whether a given allegation is true false or a whisper a rumour that was widely circulated but never proven Subsequent rounds include Scandal of the Week in which they must flesh out the bare bones of a celebrity biography by buzzing in with the missing information and Loose Connections where their task is to pinpoint the sensational or bizarre link between two wellknown personalities At the end of each show five bonus points are allocated to anyone who can identify a fib told by Gyles earlier in the game

Team captains Anthony Holden Stella Duffy and Lucy Moore are joined by panellists including Lynne Truss Jennie Bond Julian Fellowes Richard Herring Louise Doughty and John OFarrell to probe the follies and foibles of the famous and infamous Did Queen Victoria take cannabis Whats the connection between Salman Rushdie and The Beatles And was Bonaparte really attacked on his wedding night by Josephines dog Find out in the quiz that puts naughty before nice and dishes the dirt on the bad boys and girls of history

Production credits
Devised and presented by Gyles Brandreth
Written by Nick Hildred and Hugh Rycroft
Produced by Elizabeth Freestone and Victoria Lloyd

Series 1 featuring Anthony Holden Stella Duffy Rosie Millard Jenny Colgan Lynne Truss Rowan Pelling Jennie Bond Geoffrey Durham

Series 2 featuring Anthony Holden Lucy Moore Geoffrey Durham Valerie Grove Lynne Truss Michle Brown Simon Fanshawe Charles Collingwood

Series 3 featuring Anthony Holden Lucy Moore Penny Junor Julian Fellowes Richard Herring Louise Doughty Dan Tetsell John OFarrell

First broadcast BBC Radio 4 29 October10 December 2003 Series 1 15 September20 October 2004 Series 2 5 October9 November 2005 Series 3

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