The Adventure of English

Season 1 Episode 6: Speaking Proper

In eighteenth century Britain, the first English dictionary was produced. A cohort of grammarians imposed new rules on the language. English continued to change and develop and the way people talked and the words they used became a badge of class and breeding and social death could result from dropping an ‘h’ or using an inappropriate word.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

8

Cast:

Melvyn Bragg

Quality:

HD

Duration:

65 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

8.6