Fry's Planet Word
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Play S1 E1Fry'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.
Cast: Stephen Fry
15HDCC
Season 1
5 episodes
- 1. BabelIn this first episode, Stephen seeks to uncover the origins of human language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift.15CC1 h 0 minSep 25, 2011
- 2. IdentityWhat is it that defines us? Stephen argues that above all, it is the way we speak. Be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation - we interpret and define ourselves through our language.15CC1 h 0 minOct 2, 2011
- 3. Uses and AbusesThis programme looks at the ways language is used and abused. While not everyone approves of 'bad' language, Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication the world over.15CC1 h 0 minOct 9, 2011
- 4. Spreading the WordIn this programme, Stephen Fry explores 'the written word'. Writing is a great invention - making it possible to communicate across space and time. Without writing we would have no history and very little technology.15CC1 h 0 minOct 16, 2011
- 5. The Power and the GloryIn this programme, Stephen Fry celebrates storytelling. It has been with us as long as language itself and as a species, we love to tell our stories. This desire to both entertain and explain has resulted in the flowering of language to describe every aspect of the human condition.15CC1 h 0 minOct 23, 2011
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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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- John-Paul Davidson
- Created by
- Stephen Fry
- Cast
- Stephen Fry
Maturity rating
15Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
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