Stephen Fry explores linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have developed. He dissects language in all its guises with his inimitable mixture of learning, love of lexicon and humour. He analyses how we use and abuse language and asks whether we are near to beginning to understand the complexities of its DNA. From the time when man first mastered speech to the cyber world of modern times with its html codes and texting, Fry’s Planet Word takes viewers on a journey across the globe to discover just how far humans have come when it comes to the written and spoken word.
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Episode 1: Babel
Episode 2: Identity
Episode 3: Uses and Abuses
Episode 4: Spreading the Word
Episode 5: The Power and the Glory
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