Roman Mars returns for our annual dose of eponyms - words that derive from people's names.

This year: explosive revelations about the origins of the word 'guy'. How come the Gunpowder Plotter Guy Fawkes's first name ended up becoming another term for dude/bloke/chap? Historian Dr Victoria Buckley guides us through the turmoil of Tudor and Jacobean history.

CONTENT NOTE: the episode contains a description of torture and execution.

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YOUR RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:

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