Melvyn Bragg travels through Britain to tell the story of how an insignificant German dialect, which only arrived in the country in the fifth century, evolved into a language which is now spoken and understood by more people than any other around the world. We trace English from its humble roots to its flowering in the writing of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
Show Info
Network: ITV1
(2003 -
2003)
Schedule: Mondays
(65 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Created by:
Melvyn Bragg
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Many Tongues Called English, One World Language
Episode 1x08; Nov 27, 2003
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x08: Many Tongues Called English, One World Language | Nov 27, 2003 | |
1x07: The Language of Empire | Nov 27, 2003 | |
1x06: Speaking Proper | Nov 20, 2003 |