The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

A six-part series in which Bill Bryson delves into the history of Britain to reveal how English became such a complex yet world-beating language.

1/6 The Angles And Saxons Have Landed
A language shaped by invasion and conquest.

2/6 From The Wife Of Bath To The Merry Wives Of Windsor
A look at the way in which English was honed to perfection and then shipped out to the colonies.

3/6 Bringing Order To A Disorderly Language
Who invented the rules of English, and what is the rule about not ending a sentence with a preposition for?

4/6 Riddle Me This
A million and one ways to have fun with the English language.

5/6 Struggling With Phrasal Verbs
The language which conquered the world, but which often loses something in translation.

6/6 Estuary English Rules Ok?
Bill Bryson concludes his six-part journey around the English language with a look at its future.

File Information:
First broadcast: BBC R4 13 Dec 1997 to 17 Jan 1998
Type: MPEG 1.0 Layer 3 - 128 kbps mp3 – 44 khz - Stereo
Duration: 6 X 28 minute episodes
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