Fry's Planet Word
Episode 2: Identity
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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
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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
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
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team visit the South Devon Railway to explore the life of the branch line before the Beeching cuts of the 60s. Show more
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
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn explore how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century changed Britain. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. This episode looks at how railways began to move people, rather than just goods, around the country. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn help get the most famous locomotive in the world, the Flying Scotsman, into steam. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn find out how railways transformed the British diet. Show more
59 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Series exploring the expansion of railways in the Victorian era. The team find out how more leisure time and cheap rail transport meant more freedom for working-class Victorians. Show more
Documentary. With unparalleled access to Pompeii and featuring cutting-edge modern technology, Mary Beard guides us through this amazing slice of the ancient world. Show more