Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

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Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

2009

0h 59m

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Overview

Scrabble is experiencing a renaissance. The younger generation have rediscovered the game online - through the copyright busting Scrabulous - and they're having night after night on the tiles. Alan Yentob sets out to discover why the word game leaves us spellbound, tracing its surprising history, meeting the American tournament Word Freaks, and paying a visit to the SAS-style training camp that the Nigerian government trains their players at.

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Alan Yentob

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Alan Yentob

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Lynn Barber

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Richard Herring

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Richard Herring

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