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The History of English in Ten Minutes - for iPod/iPhone

The Open University

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Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through 'The History of English' squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.

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Recent episodes

  • Anglo-SaxonJun 22, 2011
  • Transcript -- Anglo-SaxonJun 22, 2011
  • The Norman ConquestJun 22, 2011
  • Transcript -- The Norman ConquestJun 22, 2011
  • ShakespeareJun 22, 2011
  • Transcript -- ShakespeareJun 22, 2011
  • The King James BibleJun 22, 2011
  • Transcript -- The King James BibleJun 22, 2011
  • The English of ScienceJun 22, 2011
  • Transcript -- The English of ScienceJun 22, 2011

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