First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Defining plain English should be simple. Stephen finds it very complicated. Aided by Charlotte Green, he tries to 'nail' an English that does exactly what it says on the tin. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Stephen Fry looks at reading aloud, from Roman times to the present day, with appearances by Pliny the Younger, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Liverpool's Reader Organisation. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Language and magic have a mysterious relationship, which is probed in this programme by Stephen Fry. It's a secret world in which magicians and psychologists feel equally at home. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Is putting a capital letter on a word similar to branding a cow? Who are the proprietors of proper words, and can words be owned in the same way cows can? Show more
