Babel
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2011
Stephen Fry seeks to uncover the origins of language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2011
Stephen Fry seeks to uncover the origins of language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2011
Stephen Fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all - be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2011
Documentary series. Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication, and that slang and jargon can both aid and thwart clarity.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2011
Stephen Fry looks at the written word, starting with the earliest form of writing - cuneiform, and ending with the modern inventions of blogging and twittering.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2011
Stephen Fry explores language. He looks at our desire to entertain and explain through stories, and why any attempt at formula is doomed to fail.