Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles

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Scrabble: A Night on the Tiles (2009)

Directed by John MacLaverty

Documentary · 59m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
John MacLaverty

Details

Release date
2009-12-22
Runtime
59m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America, Nigeria
Production
BBC