| Genre | Literary humorous panel game |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Home Service and BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | (Chair) John Arlott (1956–57) Jack Longland (1957–77) John Julius Norwich (1978–82) Antonia Fraser (1982–83) Michael O'Donnell (1983–88) (Panellists) Frank Muir (1956–88) Denis Norden (1956–88) Isobel Barnett (1956–57) Nancy Spain (1956–64) E. Arnot Robertson (1957–61) Dilys Powell (1962–88) Anne Scott-James (1964–78) Antonia Fraser (1979–88) Irene Thomas (1982–83) |
| Created by | Tony Shryane and Edward J. Mason |
| Produced by | Tony Shryane, Bobby Jaye, Pete Atkin, Neil Cargill |
| Original release | 1956 – 1988 |
| No. of series | 38 |
| Opening theme | Alpine Pastures, by Vivian Ellis[1] |
My Word! is a British radio quiz panel game broadcast by the BBC on the Home Service (1956–67) and Radio 4 (1967–88). It was created by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane, and featured the humorous writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden, known in Britain for the series Take It From Here. The show was piloted in June 1956 on the Midland Home Service and broadcast as a series on the national Home Service network from 1 January 1957. The series also ran on BBC Television for one series from July–September 1960.
For decades the programme was also broadcast worldwide via BBC World Service and was relayed to an international audience though the BBC Transcription Services. A companion programme, My Music, ran from 1967 to 1993.