Spreading the word season 1 episode 4 abc stephen fry. Babel, the first episode of frys planet word, presented by stephen fry, explores this very notion, focussing upon the origins of language as a uniquely human concept, helping both teachers and students to gain a greater understanding of this foundational method of communication and thus obtain a greater appreciation, both of its. Downton abbey linguistics isnt natural television material. Renowned wordsmith and host of this series, stephen fry, is the perfect guide for this fascinating exploration of language in all its forms. In this episode, ill be looking at how we use and abuse language. A fivepart series in which stephen fry explores language, coming to understand how we learn it, write it and sometimes lose it, and why it defines us. Too much fry, not enough word, planet not necessary. Frys planet word series 1 episode 3 uses and abuses this episode looks at the ways language is used and abused. It takes a look at the ways language is used and abused. Watch frys planet word episode 05 just some vids on dailymotion.
It has been with us as long as language itself and as a species, we love to tell our stories. Frys planet word tv show season 1 episodes list next. Frys planet word is a fivepart bbc documentary series written and presented by stephen fry, exploring various aspects of human language including its origins, how we use and abuse it, and the history of written language. Catch up on frys planet word series 1 episode 3 uses. In episode one of his documentary series, stephen fry does not take the cameraman for a ride in his car, but he employs all the other conventions. Stephen fry explores linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have developed in a new fivepart series for bbc two. While not everyone approves of bad language, host stephen fry learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication all over the world. The power and the glory season 1 episode 5 abc storytelling has been with us as long as language itself. With stephen fry, brian blessed, johnson chang, robert mccrum. He does the talking to camera as he walks through forest, along beach and down street. As the series progresses the author looks at items such as bad language not an episode for the easily offended, the impact of the development of the printing press and its aiding the standardisation of the english language, the way in which translating words from one language to another produces problems. Bbc frys planet word part 1 to 5 720p hdtv ac3 x264 hdtv tv shows, documentaries add comments the way you speak is who you are and the tones of your voice and the tricks of your emailing and tweeting and letterwriting, can be recognised unmistakably in the minds of those who know and love you. In this episode stephen uncovers why certain words can make us laugh, cry or tear our hair out and discovers through history what has made a good story. Language is what defines humans from other species, and with our planet home to around 7,000 different languages, words have played a crucial role in our evolution.
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Stephen fry in america 2008 and last chance to see 2009. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series frys planet word. The first episode babel uncovers the origins of human language. Buy frys planet word, series 1 microsoft store engb. From attempts to teach chimps to speak to the socalled singing mice who have been given the human language gene, stephen uncovers to what extent our brain. Frys planet word the power and the glory tv episode. This desire to both entertain and explain has resulted in the flowering of language to describe every aspect of the human. Frys planet word is a fivepart bbc documentary series written and presented.
He analyses how we use and abuse language and asks whether we are near to beginning to understand the. Audiam publishing, cmrra, sony atv publishing, and 5 music rights societies. Similarities between languages frys planet word series 1. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first. Frys planet word is a documentary series about language. The combination of stephen fry and exploring language is pretty much a winning formula, and planet word is brilliant for anyone with any level of curiosity about language. Fry s planet word 2011 season 1 episode 5 darin austin. Frys planet word online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer. Episode 1 babel in this episode, stephen fry seeks to uncover the. Extract from frys planet word in seminar series 2012.
Fry s planet word a fivepart series in which stephen fry explores language, coming to understand how we learn it, write it and sometimes lose it, and why it defines us on iplayer. Books and films frys planet word bbc documentary infocobuild. Planet word dvd planet word hardcover stephen fry discusses his fivepart bbc series. Download frys planet word subtitles in english and other. We found subtitles for the program uses and abuses.
Frys planet word subtitles episode list and air dates. In planet word, stephen dissects language in all its guises with his inimitable mixture of learning, love of lexicon and humour. Find out when frys planet word is on tv, including series 1episode 3. Fry s planet word sees stephen fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. The series was produced and directed by johnpaul davidson who worked with fry on two other documentaries. Frys planet word the power and the glory tv episode 2011. Frys planet word season 1 episode 1 in 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. Season 1 guide for frys planet word tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first broadcast in september and october 2011 on bbc two and bbc hd. This desire to both entertain and explain has resulted in the flowering of language to describe every aspect of the human condition. Buy frys planet word, season 1 microsoft store enau. With stephen fry, simon russell beale, brian blessed, johnson chang. Stephen fry travels the globe, taking viewers on a journey through the thousands of years since man first mastered speech to the cyber world of today with its html, codes and texting.
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