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Join us this week as we turn the pages of our very own Susie Dent’s brand new book: ‘Interesting Stories About Curious Words’. We explore all the very best niche stories behind much loved words in the English language.

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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week: 

Shemozzle - muddle or complication

Tenebrous - gloomy or dark

Twiffler - a medium sized plate

Gyles' poem this week was 'Who Has Seen the Wind?' by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you:

But when the leaves hang trembling,

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I:

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.

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