Probably the most popular radio programme in the world, My Word! has countless fans in more than thirty-five countries. Its highlights are the outrageously funny spoof explanations and well-known sayings concocted by Frank Muir and Denis Norden, which had listeners roaring with laughter for tweny years.

          Here is a collection of the best of their tall stories, in a single volume including the two best-seller: You Can’t have Your Kayak and Heat It and Upon My Word!