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Fry's Planet Word

Episode 3: Uses and Abuses

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 9^th Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Thu 29^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

Documentary series. Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication, and that slang and jargon can both aid and thwart clarity. Show more

Contributors

Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Dan Gleich
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neil
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Mark Bell
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: John-Paul Davidson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson
Director of photography:: Mike Garner
Director of photography:: Will Hutchinson
Composer:: Andy Hopkins
Producer:: Helen Williamson
Director:: Helen Williamson

Fry's Planet Word

Episode 4: Spreading the Word

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 16^th Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Fri 30^th Dec 2011, 00:00 on BBC HD

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. Show more

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Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neil
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Composer:: Andy Hopkins
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: Helen Williamson
Producer:: Helen Williamson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

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Fry's Planet Word

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The Secret Life of Twins

Episode 2

BBC One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 1^st Oct 2009, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Sun 4^th Oct 2009, 22:20 on BBC One Scotland

How the differences between identical twins can help science understand what makes us all who we are, including the possible genetic basis of sexuality. Show more

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Producer:: Helen Williamson
Director:: Helen Williamson
Executive Producer:: Tina Fletcher

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The Secret Life of Twins

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Horizon

2016

Episode 7: How to Find Love Online

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Apr 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Feb 2019, 02:00 on BBC Four HD

Mathematician Dr Hannah Fry uses Dr Xand van Tulleken as her guinea pig to test whether the algorithms that dating sites use to match people actually work. Show more

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Presenter:: Alexander van Tulleken
Presenter:: Hannah Fry
Series Editor:: Steve Crabtree
Director:: Helen Williamson
Producer:: Helen Williamson

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Horizon: 2016

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Fry's Planet Word

Episode 5: The Power and the Glory

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 23^rd Oct 2011, 21:00 on BBC HDLatest broadcast: Sat 31^st Dec 2011, 02:55 on BBC One Northern Ireland

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. Show more

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Writer:: Stephen Fry
Presenter:: Stephen Fry
Director of photography:: Simon Ffrench
Sound Recordist:: Adam Toy
Sound Recordist:: Tim Hodge
Sound Recordist:: Sean O'Neil
Composer:: Debbie Wiseman
Composer:: Andy Hopkins
Production Manager:: Lucy Tate
Executive Producer:: Cassian Harrison
Executive Producer:: Gina Carter
Director:: Helen Williamson
Producer:: Helen Williamson
Series Producer:: John-Paul Davidson

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Tribal Wives

Series 1

Episode 3: Afar/Ethiopia

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Jul 2008, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 7^th Aug 2008, 00:45 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Six women each live for a month with six different tribes. The Afar are one of Ethiopia's most fiercely independent tribes. Living with them is 28-year-old Lana Inglis. Show more

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Presenter:: Paul McGann
Participant:: Lana Inglis
Director:: Helen Williamson
Series Producer:: Joseph Maxwell

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FactualScience & NatureNature & Environment

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Tribal Wives

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Tribal Wives: Series 1

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 10

Episode 10: John Simpson

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 25^th Sep 2013, 21:00 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Oct 2013, 00:35 on BBC One Wales

Celebrity genealogy series. Reporter John Simpson follows the trail of his adventurous great grandmother and her life with Samuel F Cody, the cowboy turned aviator. Show more

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Series Producer:: Colette Flight
Director:: Helen Williamson

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Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 10

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 12

Episode 3: Derek Jacobi

BBC One

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Aug 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Nov 2019, 15:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Celebrity genealogy series. Actor Derek Jacobi grew up in Walthamstow, but a clue in his mother's family tree hints at a more colourful past in France. Show more

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Participant:: Derek Jacobi
Series Producer:: Kathryn Taylor
Director:: Helen Williamson
Production Company:: Wall to Wall Media

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Who Do You Think You Are?

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Who Do You Think You Are?: Series 12

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