Whispers was a British

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 radio

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 panel game

Panel game

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 which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4

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 over three series from 2003 to 2005. The show was hosted by Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth

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, a former Conservative Party

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 MP

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, and featured regular team captains Anthony Holden

Anthony Holden

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, Stella Duffy

Stella Duffy

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 and Lucy Moore

Lucy Moore

-Biography:Moore was educated in Britain and the United States and studied history at Edinburgh University.-Bibliography:*Con Men and Cutpurses: Scenes from the Hogarthian Underworld...

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The format of the quiz involved the guests identifying whether various pieces of information about celebrities were true or false, or a "whisper" — something which was widely said about the celebrity but in fact false.

The programme has subsequently been repeated on digital radio station BBC 7

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