The Adventure of English (2003) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Adventure of English online in HD.
The Adventure of English — Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
- Starring: Melvyn Bragg
The Adventure of English — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2003-11-06 |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 8.6/10 (5 votes) |
The Adventure of English — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Birth of a Language (2003-11-06) — We are going to delve down to the roots of the language and deduce its history – and in that one sentence we hear words from four different sources; delve from Dark Age Anglo-Saxon
- E2: English Goes Underground (2003-11-06) — We see how England was ruled for three centuries after the Conquest by a French-speaking king and court which used Latin for their official business. English was the language of th
- E3: The Battle for the Language of the Bible (2003-11-13) — This is the story of how English became the battleground in the fight for men's souls. The medieval church establishment kept the Bible in Latin, while those possessing an English
- E4: This Earth, This Realm, This England (2003-11-13) — Visiting the England of Queen Elizabeth the First shows how naval enterprise and foreign trade brought scores of new words into the language. Scholars were bringing new Latin terms
- E5: English in America (2003-11-20) — Following the English language on its journey overseas and tracing the story of how the language of the British Isles became a language for the world – the most widely spoken and u
- E6: Speaking Proper (2003-11-20) — 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
- E7: The Language of Empire (2003-11-27) — Travelling to parts of the former British Empire, we see how English met other cultures and other languages, and was enriched by them. We travel to India to see how English began a
- E8: Many Tongues Called English, One World Language (2003-11-27) — The concluding episode looks at how in the 20th century the rise of America as an industrial power has made it the driving force behind the global spread of English. The English la
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The Adventure of English have? 1 season(s) with 8 episodes.
Where can I watch The Adventure of English? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
