From feral children to fairytale princesses, secrets code. 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. Fry s planet word sees stephen fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. You can watch other episodes of fry s planet word as well. Similarities between languages fry s planet word series 1, episode 1 bbc two duration. Fry s planet word 2011 series about language, written and hosted by stephen fry, in five hourlong parts. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer. Find out when fry s planet word is on tv, including series 1 episode 4. Without writing we would have no history and very little technology. 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. With stephen fry, brian blessed, johnson chang, robert mccrum. From attempts to teach chimps to speak to the socalled singing mice who have been given the human. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list provider.
In this programme, stephen fry celebrates storytelling. Stephen fry in america episode 01 new world duration. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. The chinese dictionary frys planet word series 1 episode 4. Fry s planet word episode 3 uses and abuses this episode looks at the ways language is used and abused. He analyses how we use and abuse language and asks whether we are near to beginning to understand the. 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.
It has been with us as long as language itself and as a species, we love to tell our stories. 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 spreading the word tv episode 2011. Buy frys planet word, season 1 microsoft store enau. The first episode babel uncovers the origins of human language.
Watch fry s planet word episode 02 just some vids on dailymotion. Fry s planet word series 1 episode 3 uses and abuses this episode looks at the ways language is used and abused. Wolfgang klein discuss similarities between languages. While not everyone approves of bad language, host stephen fry learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication all over the world. Renowned wordsmith stephen fry is the perfect guide for this fascinating exploration of language in all its forms. The chinese dictionary fry s planet word series 1 episode 4 bbc two duration. Buy frys planet word, series 1 microsoft store engb. He undergoes an mri scan and discovers the parts of. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series fry s planet word. This desire to both entertain and explain has resulted in the flowering of language to describe every aspect of the human condition. Watch the latest and all other episodes of fry s planet word now online, broadcasted on abc1. The series was produced and directed by johnpaul davidson who worked with fry on two other documentaries.
Fry s 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. While not everyone approves of bad language, stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication the world over. In planet word, stephen dissects language in all its guises with his inimitable mixture of learning, love of lexicon and humour. 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. 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. Catch up on fry s planet word episode 1 babel, broadcast by thursday 10 october 20. Writing is a great invention making it possible to communicate across space and time. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first broadcast in september and october 2011 on bbc two and bbc hd. My only criticism would be that the dvd isnt packaged very clearly. Stephen fry looks at the written word, starting with the earliest form of writing cuneiform, and ending. Planet word uncovers everything you didnt know you needed to know. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first broadcast in september. Stephen fry in america 2008 and last chance to see 2009.
Be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation we interpret and define ourselves through our language. Frys planet word spreading the word tv episode 2011 imdb. This programme looks at the ways language is used and abused. Frys planet word sees stephen fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. Catch up on frys planet word episode 4 spreading the. Stephen discovers the earliest writing cuneiform at. Frys planet word online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Watch frys planet word episode 04 just some vids on.
Stephen fry in america episode 02 deep south duration. Stephen fry explores linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have developed in a new fivepart series for bbc two. With stephen fry, jean berko gleason, zaha bustami, johnpaul davidson. Stephen fry from feral children to fairytale princesses, secrets codes, invented languages even a language that was eaten. Stephen argues that above all, it is the way we speak. This time, in frys planet word bbc two, sunday, hes investigating language a subject hes long tackled on radio 4.
The series travels the globe as fry takes viewers on a journey t. Fry s 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. 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. Between languages frys planet word series 1, episode 1 bbc. From markets in kenya to call centres in newcastle, stephen. Frys planet word uses and abuses tv episode 2011 imdb. Fry s planet word is a documentary series about language. Watch fry s planet word episode 03 just some vids on dailymotion. Fry s planet word is an exploration of language in all its forms. Stephen fry discusses his new fivepart bbc series at the apple store, covent garden in london.
In this programme, stephen fry explores the written word. Stephen fry 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. Frys planet word 2011 series about language, written. Planet word dvd planet word hardcover stephen fry discusses his fivepart bbc series.
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