Fry's Planet Word - Season 1

Fry's Planet Word - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes5
Datessept. 25, 2011 - oct. 23, 2011

Episodes

Babel
Season 1Episode 160 min

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.

sept. 25, 2011
Identity
Season 1Episode 260 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
Uses and Abuses
Season 1Episode 360 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
Spreading the Word
Season 1Episode 460 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
The Power and the Glory
Season 1Episode 560 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

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