Serie · Documentary · 2003 · 1 season · 1h 5min/ep

The Adventure of English.

Name: The Adventure of English
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Melvyn Bragg

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8.4/10

IMDb8.3
TMDB8.6

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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.

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Season 12003· 8 episodes

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8.3 /10

257 votes

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8.6 /10

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