TV series
The Adventure of English
2003, English, on ITV1.
The history of the English language presented by Melvyn Bragg; from its modest beginnings around 500 AD as a minor Germanic dialect to its rise as a global language.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Episode length
- 65 min
- Status
- Ended in 2003
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Latest episode
S1 E8: Many Tongues Called English, One World Language
Aired 27 November 2003
Seasons 1
Details
- First aired
- 6 November 2003
- Last aired
- 27 November 2003
- Network
- ITV1
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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The Adventure of English has 1 season and 8 episodes, about 65 minutes each.
Is The Adventure of English finished?
Yes. The Adventure of English ended in 2003, so you can watch the whole story.
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