Learning on ScreenAdventure of English, The
- Synopsis
- Melvyn Bragg and a host of experts explore the vibrant ,1500-year history of the English language in this 8-part television series. How did it grow from a relatively insignificant Germanic dialect to become the premier language of culture, commerce and diplomacy around the globe? The answer involves bloody conquest, political intrigue and plenty of creativity.
Renowned authorities such as Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, cofounder of the Royal Shakespeare Company John Barton and Elizabethan scholar Katherine Duncan-Jones explain the development of English in entertaining detail. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2009
- Year of production
- 2002
- Notes
- Broadcast in 8 weekly parts on ITV, beginning 1/12/2002
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Languages
- Keywords
- English language; languages; Linguistics
Credits
- Contributor
- John Barton; Katherine Duncan-Jones; Melvyn Bragg; Seamus Heaney
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- £43.05
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 405 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Sponsor
- Name
ITV
Distributor
- Name
DVDmagnet.co
- dvdmagnet@dvdmagnet.com
- Web
- http://www.dvdmagnet.com/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- PO Box 601867
Sacramento
CA 95860
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