Fry's Planet Word (2011)

Directed by

John-Paul Davidson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Stephen Fry travels around the world to investigate the origins and uses of language. He talks to experts and people in various communities about how we communicate.

informativecuriousengagingeducationalthoughtfulconversationallivelyexploratory

What happens

Fry's Planet Word is a documentary series about language. Written and presented by Stephen Fry, five hour-long episodes were first broadcast in September and October 2011 on BBC Two and BBC HD. The series was produced and directed by John-Paul Davidson who worked with Fry on two other documentaries: Stephen Fry in America (2008) and Last Chance to See (2009). There is a book to accompany the series published by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Group. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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