Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 22, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

BBC

Cast

Alan Yentob,Lynn Barber,Richard Herring,Moby

Director

John MacLaverty

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1577917