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Fry's Planet Word

Emissora:BBC Two

Episódio Anterior

S01E05 - "The Power and the Glory"

Foi ao ar em Oct 23, 2011, 8:00 PM

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Descrição

Fry's Planet Word sees Stephen Fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He dissects language in many of its guises.

Detalhes

Status
Encerrada
Idioma
English
Duração
60 min
Estreia
September 25, 2011
Encerrada
October 23, 2011
Programação
Sunday às 21:00

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 5 Episódios)

Babel

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.

Sep 25, 2011

60 min

Identity

Stephen Fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all - be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation.

Oct 2, 2011

60 min

Uses and Abuses

Documentary series. Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication, and that slang and jargon can both aid and thwart clarity.

Oct 9, 2011

60 min

Spreading the Word

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.

Oct 16, 2011

60 min

The Power and the Glory

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.

Oct 23, 2011

60 min

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