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Fry's English Delight: Series 1

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Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.

Current Puns
Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags?

Metaphor
The English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.

Quotation
The uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here.

Cliché
Featuring sick parrots and the cliché crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce, and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture.

©2008 Testbed Audio Ltd; 2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

LENGTH: 1 hr and 43 mins

Language: English

Format: Audio CD

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks

Release: June 04, 2009

ISBN: 1408409607

ISBN 13: 9781408409602

Fry's English Delight: Series 1

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.

Current Puns
Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags?

Metaphor
The English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors: cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder, and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'.

Quotation
The uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here.

Cliché
Featuring sick parrots and the cliché crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce, and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture.

©2008 Testbed Audio Ltd; 2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

LENGTH: 1 hr and 43 mins

Language: English

Format: Audio CD

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks

Release: June 04, 2009

ISBN: 1408409607

ISBN 13: 9781408409602

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