Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English (2019)
Scuffles, Swagger and Shakespeare: The Hidden Story of English (2019)
Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex?
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 Jonathan Culpeper As: Interviewed Guest
Simon Horobin Simon Horobin As: Interviewed Guest
Farah Karim-Cooper Farah Karim-Cooper As: Interviewed Guest
Cathy Shrank Cathy Shrank As: Interviewed Guest
John Gallagher John Gallagher As: Presenter
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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.


Tagline: Shakespeare is often credited with revolutionising English, but is the real story more complex?
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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 12 November 2019

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Runtime: 29m

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Jonathan Culpeper

Jonathan Culpeper

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Simon Horobin

Simon Horobin

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Farah Karim-Cooper

Farah Karim-Cooper

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Cathy Shrank

Cathy Shrank

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John Gallagher

John Gallagher

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Emma Parkins

Emma Parkins

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