Fry's Planet Word
Episode 1: Babel
1 hour
Documentary series focusing on language. 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. Show more
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Fry's Planet Word
Episode 3: Uses and Abuses
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: 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
Fry's Planet Word
Episode 2: Identity
1 hour
Documentary series. Stephen Fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all - be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation. Show more
Fry's Planet Word
Episode 4: Spreading the Word
1 hour
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
Stephen Fry in America
Episode 5: True West
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
Stephen Fry continues his American journey by taking a look at the dramatic landscapes and peoples of the South West, meeting physicists, Navajos and semi-naked Mormons. Show more
Fry's Planet Word
Episode 5: The Power and the Glory
1 hour
First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: 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