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Last broadcast on Sun, 8 Feb 2009, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language.

Stephen examines the thought processes of those who compile quotation dictionaries as well as those who use and abuse them. Such compilers can wield unsuspected power, conferring greatness on the most insignificant text.

Broadcasts

  1. Mon 1 Sep 2008
    09:00
    BBC Radio 4
  2. Sun 8 Feb 2009
    13:30
    BBC Radio 4

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  1. Fry's English Delight
  2. Series 1

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30 minutes

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