Episode list

Explores the development of modern English and shows how English has become the language of choice for international business, diplomacy, and popular culture.

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.

Demonstrates the far-reaching effects of the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

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.

Examines various theories about American English from the Revolutionary War through the 1920s. And it also features a discussion about Canadian English.

Examines the origins of Black English, beginning with the influx of Africans to the American continent caused by the slave trade.

Discusses Cockney English and its influence on Australian and New Zealand English.

Treats the Irish question in terms of its spoken and written word and the long-standing political tensions between Ireland and Great Britain.

Explores the direction that many language scholars believe the English vernacular is heading.