The Adventure of English
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Starring
Michael CroninMark SabanJoss AcklandAmanda Root
Starring
Michael CroninMark SabanJoss AcklandAmanda Root
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The Adventure of English Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 |
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About
The history of the English language presented by Melvyn Bragg; from its modest beginnings around 500 AD as a minor Germanic dialect to its rise as a global language.
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Season 12003
8.382845m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Birth of a Language | 8.2 | 13 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | English Goes Underground | 8.0 | 10 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Battle for the Language of the Bible | 8.1 | 11 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | This Earth, This Realm, This England | 8.0 | 10 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | English in America | 8.1 | 10 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Speaking Proper | 8.8 | 9 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Language of Empire | 8.2 | 10 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Many Tongues Called English | 8.8 | 9 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Melvyn Bragg Self - Presenter
Michael Cronin Readings, Self
David Gwillim Self, Readings
Mark Saban Additional Voices, Self
Gary Golding Self
Mark Heap Self
Pam Tonks Self
Joss Ackland Bible Readings
Amanda Root Anne Elliott
Ian Drysdale Self
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