Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English (2019)
Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English
The English language is spoken by 450 million people around the globe, with a further one billion using it as a second language. It is arguably Britain’s most famous export. The man often given credit for the global triumph of English, and the invention of many of our modern words, is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s plays first hit the stage four centuries ago, as the explorers of Elizabethan England were laying the foundations for the British empire. It was this empire that would carry English around the world. Language historian and BBC New Generation Thinker Dr John Gallagher asks whether the real story of how English became a global linguistic superpower is more complex.
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Jonathan Culpeper
as Interviewed Guest
as Interviewed Guest
Simon Horobin
as Interviewed Guest
as Interviewed Guest
Farah Karim-Cooper
as Interviewed Guest
as Interviewed Guest
Cathy Shrank
as Interviewed Guest
as Interviewed Guest
John Gallagher
as Presenter
as Presenter
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Chris Nikkel
Director
Director
Emma Parkins
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Ed Stobart
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
