Learning on ScreenBabel
- Synopsis
- In this five-part, BBC television series renowned polymath and wordsmith Stephen Fry investigates how language has played a crucial role in human evolution. He travels the world to learn the history of communication, from the origins of the spoken word to the cyber age of html, codes and texting. He explores how we learn language, write it and sometimes lose it, and why it defines us. Includes a brief sequence in which Fry joins in a one night benefit for the Washington Shakespeare Company ‘By Any Other Name: An Evening of Shakespeare in Klingon’.He joins in the Laertes/Hamlet duel scene.
- Series
- Fry’s Planet Word
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2012
- Recording date
- 27 Feb 2011
- Transmission details
- 25 Sep 2011 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- John-Paul Davidson
- Producer
- John-Paul Davidson
- Contributor
- Stephen Fry
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Black Box Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- English language and literature; Languages; Linguistics
- Keywords
- English language; language; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Linguistics; Klingon; history of language
Notes
- Notes
- Broadcast weekly on BBC2 beginning 25/9/2011
- History
- The show is a reprise of the event first staged in September 2010 with Takei.
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor
- Name
2 Entertain Video
- DVDenquiryline@bbc.com
- Web
- http://www.2entertainvideo.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7612 3000
- Fax
- 020 7612 3003
- Address
- BBC Worldwide
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL - Notes
- Specialises in distributing archival film and television titles, predominantly licensed from the BBC (the principal shareholder is BBC Worldwide). Sale on DVD through retail outlets. As of 2016 2Entertain is being gradually wound down and its output reduced. If something is not available via them it is advisable to try the BBC Store at https://store.bbc.com/
- Name
Retail outlets
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