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The Story of English
1986 · TV series · documentary · 60 min episodes · 1 season
A history of the English language from its early beginnings to present day English in all its variations. In 9 episodes.
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This is an excerpt from the BBC Series, The Story of English - an episode about the influence of Norse on the English language
"The Story of English is a nine-part television series, produced in 1986, detailing the development of the English language. The book and the television series were written by Robert MacNeil, Robert McCrum, and William Cran." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_English
(this is from a 35 year-old Emmy-winning documentary series called The Story Of English - all online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6D54D1C7DAE31B36)
It’s old but still really worthwhile “The Story of English” a documentary with Robin McNeil one of the originators of PBS NewsHour.
There was a documentary produced back in the 1980's called, "The Story of English" and it explored the origins and evolution of the language. Episodes 2 and 3 focus on Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the arrival of Raleigh in America. Cool stuff :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UG6vHXArlk&list=PL6D54D1C7DAE31B36
There's an 8 hour BBC documentary about the History of English if you're interested
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/story-of-english/
I found it pretty fascinating like spelling use to be all over the place but in the UK the most successful publisher of the King James Bible is basically what became the standard way. In the USA it was a textbook that was used in pretty much all schools for most if its history.