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  • The Story of English (1986– )
  • TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary
The Story of English (1986– )
TV Mini-series | 60 min | Documentary

A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations.
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Writers
Robert MacNeil (co-writer) | Robert McCrum (series writer)
Composer
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Updated Sep 22, 1986

Release date (First episode)
Sep 22, 1986 (United Kingdom)

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Cast

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114 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Robert MacNeil
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
9
J.L. Dillard
Self - Creole Linguist / Self - Plantation Creole Linguist Self - Creole Linguist / Self - Plantation Creole Linguist   See fewer
2
Alistair Cooke
Self - Writer and Broadcaster Self - Writer and Broadcaster   See fewer
2
Siaka Stevens
Self - President, Sierra Leone / Self - President, Sierra Leone, 1971-85 Self - President, Sierra Leone / Self - President, Sierra Leone, 1971-85   See fewer
2
Michael Hordern
Bible Readings / King Lear / Prospero / Self - Self Bible Readings / King Lear / Prospero / Self - Self   See fewer
1
Stanley Robertson
Self - Scottish Storyteller Self - Scottish Storyteller   See fewer
1
Chris Rose
Self - Agriculturist, Papua New Guinea Self - Agriculturist, Papua New Guinea   See fewer
1
George Bonner
Self - Market Stall Holder Self - Market Stall Holder   See fewer
1
Christopher Page
Self - Old English Reader Self - Old English Reader   See fewer
1
John Henry
Self - Irish Seanchaí (Storyteller) Self - Irish Seanchaí (Storyteller)   See fewer
1
Benjamin Bligen
Self - Speaker of Gullah English Self - Speaker of Gullah English   See fewer
1
Randolph Quirk
Self - President, British Academy Self - President, British Academy   See fewer
1
Penny Downie
Self - Self / Titania Self - Self / Titania   See fewer
1
Jack Chambers
Self - Linguist Self - Linguist   See fewer
1
Seamus Heaney
Self - Poet Self - Poet   See fewer
1
Robert Burchfield
Self - Editor, Oxford English Dictionary Self - Editor, Oxford English Dictionary   See fewer
1
The Medieval Players
Self - Actors in 'Mankind' Self - Actors in 'Mankind'   See fewer
1
Bob Barltrop
Self - Local Historian and Author of 'The Muvver Tongue' Self - Local Historian and Author of 'The Muvver Tongue'   See fewer
1
Willie Ross
Self - Burns Society Self - Burns Society   See fewer
1
Janie Hunter
Self - Speaker of Gullah English Self - Speaker of Gullah English   See fewer
1
Richard Bebb
Self - Chaucer Reader Self - Chaucer Reader   See fewer
1
Braj Kachru
Self - University of Illinois Self - University of Illinois   See fewer
1
Jim Wolveridge
Self - East End Bookseller and Author of 'The Muvver Tongue' Self - East End Bookseller and Author of 'The Muvver Tongue'   See fewer
1
Pat Linney
English Poet / Self - Irish English Poet / Self - Irish   See fewer
1
Gerald Maitland-Carew
Self - Thirlestane Castle Self - Thirlestane Castle   See fewer
1
Clifford Paul
Self - Traffic Supervisor, St Lawrence Seaway Self - Traffic Supervisor, St Lawrence Seaway   See fewer
1
Mary Tamm
Self - Chaucer Reader Self - Chaucer Reader   See fewer
1
John Barton
Self - Royal Shakespeare Director Self - Royal Shakespeare Director   See fewer
1
Martha DeWeese
Self - Middleton Plantation Self - Middleton Plantation   See fewer
1
P. Lal
Self - Writers' Workshop, Calcutta Self - Writers' Workshop, Calcutta   See fewer
1
Ron Carroll
Self - Lock-Master, St Lawrence Seaway Self - Lock-Master, St Lawrence Seaway   See fewer
1
John Wells
Self - Phonetician and Linguist Self - Phonetician and Linguist   See fewer
1
Eldred Jones
Self - Compiler of Krio-English Dictionary Self - Compiler of Krio-English Dictionary   See fewer
1
Fraser Aitken
Self - Minister of Scottish Kirk, Girvan Self - Minister of Scottish Kirk, Girvan   See fewer
1
Sean Dufrayner
English Linguist / Self - Irish English Linguist / Self - Irish   See fewer
1
John Bernard
Self - Australian Linguist Self - Australian Linguist   See fewer
1
Henry Neilson
Self - Gold Prospector Self - Gold Prospector   See fewer
1
Mary Sheppard
Self - Middleton Plantation Self - Middleton Plantation   See fewer
1
Frank White
Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena   See fewer
1
Tommy Hosford
Self - Master Brewer, Murphy's Brewer Self - Master Brewer, Murphy's Brewer   See fewer
1
Martin Sivener
Self - Friesian Speaker Self - Friesian Speaker   See fewer
1
Michael Garfield
Self - Sugar Cane Cutter Self - Sugar Cane Cutter   See fewer
1
Dave Elliot
Self - Gold Prospector Self - Gold Prospector   See fewer
1
George Hawker
Self - Bungaree Sheep Station Farmer Self - Bungaree Sheep Station Farmer   See fewer
1
Winston Daniel
Self - Sugar Cane Cutter Self - Sugar Cane Cutter   See fewer
1
Stanley Ellis
Self - Linguist Self - Linguist   See fewer
1
Rory O'Connor
Self - Murphy's Brewery Self - Murphy's Brewery   See fewer
1
Jean la Rue
Self - Breton Speaker Self - Breton Speaker   See fewer
1
Richard Stoney
Self - Estate Owner Self - Estate Owner   See fewer
1
Sammy White
Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena   See fewer
1
Peter Hall
Self - Director of National Theatre Self - Director of National Theatre   See fewer
1
William Safire
Self - New York Times Self - New York Times   See fewer
1
Albert Murray
Self - Jazz Historian Self - Jazz Historian   See fewer
1
Henry Conyngham
Self - Lord Henry, Earl of Mount Charles Self - Lord Henry, Earl of Mount Charles   See fewer
1
Eddie Edghill
Self - Sugar Plantation Owner Self - Sugar Plantation Owner   See fewer
1
Ronnie Davies
Self - Welsh Speaker Self - Welsh Speaker   See fewer
1
Alec Miller
Self - Farmer, Ballymena Self - Farmer, Ballymena   See fewer
1
Joan Hawker
Self - Bungaree Sheep Station Farmer Self - Bungaree Sheep Station Farmer   See fewer
1
George Shauss
Self - Cowboy Self - Cowboy   See fewer
1
1
Jim Baker
Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum   See fewer
1
Rob Brown
Self - Yacht Skipper Self - Yacht Skipper   See fewer
1
Horace Williams
Self - Shoeshine Man Self - Shoeshine Man   See fewer
1
Eluned Phillips
Self - Writer and Twice Winner of National Eisteddfod of Wales Self - Writer and Twice Winner of National Eisteddfod of Wales   See fewer
1
John Braidwood
Self - Dictionary of Ulster English Self - Dictionary of Ulster English   See fewer
1
Mervyn Morris
Self - Creole Linguist Self - Creole Linguist   See fewer
1
Jean Bell
Self - Cowboy Self - Cowboy   See fewer
1
Garry Hynes
Self - Director, 'The Playboy of the Western World' Self - Director, 'The Playboy of the Western World'   See fewer
1
Barry Humphries
Dame Edna Everage / Self / Sir Les Patterson Dame Edna Everage / Self / Sir Les Patterson   See fewer
1
Tom Ammiano
Self - Gay Stand-Up Comedian Self - Gay Stand-Up Comedian   See fewer
1
Len Travers
Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum   See fewer
1
Edwin George
Self - West Country Forest Ranger Self - West Country Forest Ranger   See fewer
1
David Norris
Self - Joyce Scholar, Trinity College, Dublin Self - Joyce Scholar, Trinity College, Dublin   See fewer
1
Hubert Devonish
Self - Creole Linguist Self - Creole Linguist   See fewer
1
Manny Octaviano
Self - Italian American Self - Italian American   See fewer
1
John Fott
Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania   See fewer
1
Gloria Steinem
Self - Editor, Ms Magazine Self - Editor, Ms Magazine   See fewer
1
Leo Rosten
Self - Writer and Yiddish Historian Self - Writer and Yiddish Historian   See fewer
1
Wilson Goode
Self - Mayor of Philadelphia Self - Mayor of Philadelphia   See fewer
1
Edward Brathwaite
Self - Jamaican Poet Self - Jamaican Poet   See fewer
1
Willard Watson
Self - Appalachian Farmer and Maker of Moonshine Self - Appalachian Farmer and Maker of Moonshine   See fewer
1
Alan Morris
Self - Mojo Advertising Agency Self - Mojo Advertising Agency   See fewer
1
Irwin Bielby
Self - Yorkshire Dialect Speaker Self - Yorkshire Dialect Speaker   See fewer
1
Clifford Arbon
Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker   See fewer
1
Seamus Deane
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
1
Tom Shippey
Self - Scholar of Middle and Old English Literature Self - Scholar of Middle and Old English Literature   See fewer
1
Manny Lenkovsky
Self - Jewish New York Furrier Self - Jewish New York Furrier   See fewer
1
Harry Marks
Self - Graphic Designer Self - Graphic Designer   See fewer
1
Peter Martin
Self - Sergeant, New York Police Self - Sergeant, New York Police   See fewer
1
Desmond Johnson
Self - Dub Poet Self - Dub Poet   See fewer
1
Reg Sillock
Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker   See fewer
1
Cratis Williams
Self - Appalachian Historian Self - Appalachian Historian   See fewer
1
Constance Clayton
Self - Philadelphia Board of Education Self - Philadelphia Board of Education   See fewer
1
Kathy Lette
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
1
Carl Rosendahl
Self - Computer Animator Self - Computer Animator   See fewer
1
Paddy Molloy
Self - IRA Republican Activist Self - IRA Republican Activist   See fewer
1
Arthur Spiers
Self - Linguist Self - Linguist   See fewer
1
Michael Clanchy
Self - Scholar of Old English Self - Scholar of Old English   See fewer
1
Mohammed Ajeeb
Self - Mayor of Bradford Self - Mayor of Bradford   See fewer
1
Ray Hicks
Self - Appalachian Farmer Self - Appalachian Farmer   See fewer
1
Kuan Yew Lee
Self - Prime Minister, Singapore Self - Prime Minister, Singapore   See fewer
1
Graham Williams
Self - Hand-Printer Self - Hand-Printer   See fewer
1
Ananda Lal
Self - Teacher of Indian English Self - Teacher of Indian English   See fewer
1
Rosie Hicks
Self - Appalachian Farmer Self - Appalachian Farmer   See fewer
1
B.K. Yap
Self - Shipyard Manager Self - Shipyard Manager   See fewer
1
Wayne Moroni
Self - Truck Driver Self - Truck Driver   See fewer
1
Riva Moroni
Self - Truck Driver Self - Truck Driver   See fewer
1
Lee Sow Ling
Self - English Language Consultant, The Straits Times Self - English Language Consultant, The Straits Times   See fewer
1
John MacDonald
Self - Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra Self - Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra   See fewer
1
Kate Flower
Self - Presenter, 'Follow Me' Self - Presenter, 'Follow Me'   See fewer
1
H.C. Narang
Self - Nehru University, Delhi Self - Nehru University, Delhi   See fewer
1
Colin MacInnes
Self - Priest and Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra Self - Priest and Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra   See fewer
1
John Northcote
Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment   See fewer
1
Calum Keane
Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment   See fewer
1
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