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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2017 · 27 MIN

Pub Names

from Word of Mouth · host BBC Radio 4

From The Red Lion to the Bucket of Blood, how did your local get its name? Michael Rosen asks Word of Mouth's resident linguist Dr Laura Wright about her research into pub names. And guest Eddie Gershon explains how the JD Wetherspoon pub chain goes about naming new pubs. Produced by Mair Bosworth.

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