1,000 Years of Spoken English
Melvyn Bragg presents a history celebrating 1,000 years of the spoken language of Britain, from the first to the second millennium.
From Hastings in Sussex, Bragg traces the influence of French on the English language, from 1066 to the European Union. With Lisa Appignanesi , Dr Kathryn Lowe, Frank McLynn and JC Smith. Repeated from Friday