With stephen fry, brian blessed, johnson chang, robert mccrum. Episode 2 identity focusing on how one identifies through language, stephen fry charts the shifting patterns of lingua franca and the inexorable spread of globish global english. This desire to both entertain and explain has resulted in the flowering of language to describe every aspect of the human condition. Due to a combination of language, semiotics and stephen frys narration, ive become slightly addicted to the series planet word and, feeling. Frys planet word online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Frys planet word is an interesting and entertaining journey through and around the world of language. Fry s planet word is a fivepart bbc documentary series written and presented by stephen fry, exploring various aspects of human language including its origins, how we use and abuse it, and the history of written language. Stephen fry explores linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have developed in a new fivepart series for bbc two. From attempts to teach chimps to speak to the socalled singing mice who have been given the human language gene, stephen uncovers to what extent our brain. Season 1 guide for fry s planet word tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary.
In the second episode stephen argues that above all, its the way we speak. Frys planet word is a documentary series about language. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first. Watch frys planet word episode 02 just some vids on dailymotion. How, in short well, in 50,000 years we went from grunts and squawks. In episode one of his documentary series, stephen fry does not take the cameraman for a ride in his car, but he employs all the other conventions. Stephen fry travels the globe, taking viewers on a journey through the thousands of years since man first mastered speech to the cyber world of today with its html, codes and texting. Revealing how language is used, abused and continues to evolve, fry s planet word looks at whether we are any closer to understanding the most complex activity of the human brain. It kicks off in yorkshire, where poet ian mcmillan. Episode 2 of frys planet word bbc focuses on dialects and sociolinguistic identity. Track fry s planet word new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Be it a national language, a regional dialect or even class variation we interpret and define ourselves through our language. Extract from frys planet word in seminar series 2012. October 6, 2011 2 comments due to a combination of language, semiotics and stephen frys narration, ive become slightly addicted to the series planet word and, feeling that it will help my understanding of the topics set to be covered in the philosophical encounters.
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A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series frys planet word. Sep 23, 2011 the chinese dictionary fry s planet word series 1 episode 4 bbc two duration. Downton abbey linguistics isnt natural television material. Written and presented by stephen fry, five hourlong episodes were first broadcast in september and october 2011 on bbc two and bbc hd. Frys planet word was broadcast on abc at thursday 17 october 20, 22. The series is produced and directed by johnpaul davidson who worked with fry on two other documentaries. Jan 20, 2016 download flashcards and word games for frys 7th 100 instant words fry sight word pdf free. In this episode, ill be looking at how we use and abuse language. Fry s planet word is an interesting and entertaining journey through and around the world of language. Frys planet word was broadcast on abc at sunday 28 september 2014, 23. Frys planet word series 1 episode 2 identity stephen fry learns how tv soaps are keeping the irish language alive and how the 6000 plus languages in the world are threatened with linguicide. The first episode babel uncovers the origins of human language.
Fry s planet word is a documentary series about language. He analyses how we use and abuse language and asks whether we are near to beginning to understand the complexities of its dna. The series travels the globe as stephen fry takes viewers on a journey through thousands of years since man first mastered speech to the cyber world of today with its html, codes and texting. Download flashcards and word games for frys 7th 100 instant words fry sight word pdf free. In this first episode, stephen seeks to uncover the origins of human language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift. Too much fry, not enough word, planet not necessary. Frys planet word subtitles episode list and air dates.
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Identity season 1 episode 2 abc what is it that defines us. Frys planet word tv show season 1 episodes list next. Frys planet word episode 2 identity stephen fry learns how tv soaps are keeping the irish language alive and how the 6000 plus languages in the world are threatened with linguicide. Fry s planet word sees stephen fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. As the show was only an hour long, none of these topics were really explored in any meaningful detail, partly.
Stephen fry in america 2008 and last chance to see 2009. Frys planet word season 1 episode 1 in this first episode, stephen seeks to uncover the origins of human language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift. The combination of stephen fry and exploring language is pretty much a winning formula, and planet word is brilliant for anyone with any level of curiosity about language. In planet word, stephen dissects language in all its guises with his inimitable mixture of learning, love of lexicon and humour. It has been with us as long as language itself and as a species, we love to tell our stories.
You might like similar programs to this, shown below. Stephen fry argues that the way we speak defines us above all be it a national language, a regional. Similarities between languages frys planet word series 1, episode 1 bbc two duration. Season 1 guide for frys planet word tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Sep 25, 2011 fry s planet word full episodes online. From attempts to teach chimps to speak to the socalled singing mice who have been given the human language gene, stephen uncovers to what extent our brain is uniquely hardwired for language. Catch up on frys planet word series 1 episode 2 identity. Oct 02, 2011 stephen frys new programme on language comes up woefully short, as its location budget goes through the roof.
The episode next focused on linguicide, literally the extinction of language. Frys planet word series and episode guides tv from. Fry s planet word season 1 episode 1 in this first episode, stephen seeks to uncover the origins of human language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift. Fry s planet word season 1 episode 5 in this programme, stephen fry celebrates storytelling. From feral children to fairytale princesses, secrets codes, invented languages even a language that was eaten. Fry pointed to the extinct language list and also noted that many languages are still endangered due to linguistic oppression carried out by imperialist regimes such as spains head of state general defranco. The chinese dictionary frys planet word series 1 episode 4 bbc two duration. We found subtitles for the program uses and abuses.
Oct 10, 2011 similarities between languages fry s planet word series 1, episode 1 bbc two duration. A production budget you could buy a small football club with, or at least which you could lay out in multiple piles of notes, nail to a piece of wood, set. Frys planet word sees stephen fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He does the talking to camera as he walks through forest, along beach and down street. In this programme, stephen fry celebrates storytelling. Revealing how language is used, abused and continues to evolve, frys planet word looks at whether we are any closer to understanding the most complex activity of the human brain.
So frys theme for the opening week was what language is, and why we have it, and how it gets into us. Download frys planet word subtitles in english and other. In this episode, stephen fry seeks to uncover the origins of human language and how and why we are the only species on the planet to have this gift. Frys planet word is a fivepart bbc documentary series written and presented by stephen fry, exploring various aspects of human language including its origins, how we use and abuse it, and the history of written language. My only criticism would be that the dvd isnt packaged very clearly. The series was produced and directed by johnpaul davidson who worked with fry on two other documentaries. Books and films frys planet word bbc documentary infocobuild. As a former linguistics student, i can say that you dont understand your chosen subject very well. In this first episode, stephen seeks to uncover the. How the brain controls speech stephen frys planet word bbc duration. Frys planet word tv show season 1 episodes list next episode. Fry s planet word a fivepart series in which stephen fry explores language, coming to understand how we learn it, write it and sometimes lose it, and why it defines us on iplayer.
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