Fry's Planet Word

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  • BBC Two
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  • Documentary

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Babel
Episode overview
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. From attempts to teach chimps to .. show full overview
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Identity
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What 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 .. show full overview
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Uses and Abuses
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This 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 .. show full overview
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Spreading the Word
Episode overview
In 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 .. show full overview
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The Power and the Glory
Episode overview
In 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 .. show full overview

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