The Adventure of English

The Adventure of English (2003)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 2003-11-06
  • Last Air Date: 2003-11-27
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 8
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 65 min.
  • Networks: ITV1
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Summary

The history of the English language presented by Melvyn Bragg; from its modest beginnings around 500 AD as a minor Germanic dialect to its rise as a global language.

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The Adventure of English Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2003-11-06
8 Episodes

The Adventure of English Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Birth of a Language65 min
Season 1Episode 2English Goes Underground65 min
Season 1Episode 3The Battle for the Language of the Bible65 min
Season 1Episode 4This Earth, This Realm, This England65 min
Season 1Episode 5English in America65 min
Season 1Episode 6Speaking Proper65 min
Season 1Episode 7The Language of Empire65 min
Season 1Episode 8Many Tongues Called English, One World Language65 min
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