Stephen Fry hosts this programme on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4. The English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.
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"Discusses puns, gender, contradiction, metaphor, pronunciation, vocabulary, prevalence and history of the English language." — Georgesear (4 out of 5 stars)
"Discusses puns, gender, contradiction, metaphor, pronunciation, vocabulary, prevalence and history of the English language."
" This was fun to listen to. 5 radio episodes of Stephen Fry talking about language, class and advertising. "
" Interesting audio book about the English language "
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Stephen Fry is a celebrated actor, novelist, journalist, presenter, intellectual, wit, and winner of several award for narration. He has produced four novels and two volumes of autobiography and has written for radio shows and television. His television credits include Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and he hosted the BBC TV series QI.
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