The Year Between

Explores the words that made it big in 2017. Can you spot a 'hatfish' or a 'manfant'? Do you know the difference between a 'broflake' and a 'snowflake'? Is 'lagom' or 'lykke' your chosen path to happiness? Dissecting the meanings of the many amazing terms that have come to prominence in the last 12 months are word fans Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe, Nish Kumar, Aisling Bea, Rik Edwards, June Sarpong and Jamie Laing. This year's most interesting words cover topics including food, fashion, social media, dating, happiness, gender wars, identity and America. And at the end of it all, Susie Dent explains which one has been picked by Oxford Dictionaries' lexicographers as Word of the Year.

In the heart of the new millennium, worlds beyond our imagination have opened up, blurring the line between life and art. Embracing the challenges and possibilities of cyberspace, genetics, the universe, and beyond, the world of science fiction has become a porthole into the realities of tomorrow.

Firestations are Mike Cranny, Laura Copsey, Martin Thompson, Giles Littleford and Tom Hargreaves. They write lyrical alt-pop songs filtered through joyous surges of collective noise-making and bursts of electronic sound from synths and guitars. They released their acclaimed debut album Never Closer at the end of 2014. After much gigging to support it, including festival outings to Indietracks, Aaaahfest in Germany and Indiefjord in Norway, they hunkered down to record a follow-up.