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Episode list

The Story of English
An English Speaking World
Sun, Sep 21, 1986
  • S1.E1
  • An English Speaking World
Explores the development of modern English and shows how English has become the language of choice for international business, diplomacy, and popular culture.
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The Mother Tongue
Sun, Sep 28, 1986
  • S1.E2
  • The Mother Tongue
Traces the history of the language in terms of successive invasions of the British Isles, from the Anglo-Saxons through the Norman French in 1066.
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A Muse Of Fire
Sun, Oct 05, 1986
  • S1.E3
  • A Muse Of Fire
Demonstrates the far-reaching effects of the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
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An English Speaking World

S1.E1 ∙ An English Speaking World

Sun, Sep 21, 1986
Explores the development of modern English and shows how English has become the language of choice for international business, diplomacy, and popular culture.
0 /10
The Mother Tongue

S1.E2 ∙ The Mother Tongue

Sun, Sep 28, 1986
Traces the history of the language in terms of successive invasions of the British Isles, from the Anglo-Saxons through the Norman French in 1066.
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A Muse Of Fire

S1.E3 ∙ A Muse Of Fire

Sun, Oct 05, 1986
Demonstrates the far-reaching effects of the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
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The Guid Scots Tongue

S1.E4 ∙ The Guid Scots Tongue

Sun, Oct 12, 1986
Follows the thread of the Gaelic tongue as it is practiced by the Scottish, following the influx of the Scots into Ireland beginning with the reign of James I, and the subsequent influence of Scottish influence on English.
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'Pioneers, O Pioneers!'

S1.E5 ∙ 'Pioneers, O Pioneers!'

Sun, Oct 19, 1986
Examines various theories about American English from the Revolutionary War through the 1920s. And it also features a discussion about Canadian English.
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Black on White

S1.E6 ∙ Black on White

Sun, Oct 26, 1986
Examines the origins of Black English, beginning with the influx of Africans to the American continent caused by the slave trade.
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The Loaded Weapon

S1.E8 ∙ The Loaded Weapon

Sun, Nov 16, 1986
Treats the Irish question in terms of its spoken and written word and the long-standing political tensions between Ireland and Great Britain.
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Next Year's Words

S1.E9 ∙ Next Year's Words

Sun, Nov 23, 1986
Explores the direction that many language scholars believe the English vernacular is heading.
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