The Mother Tongue (The Story of English episode 2) (mini series) (1986)
Title
The Mother Tongue (The Story of English episode 2) (mini series) (1986)
Subject
English language--History
URL
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Description
Content description taken from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_English) :
The Story of English is the title of an Emmy Award-winning nine-part television series, and a companion book, both 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. The book has been revised twice, once in 1993, and again in 2002.
The documentary series was directed by William Cran, and originally broadcast on BBC and PBS. It was co-produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions and the BBC, and was principally funded through a grant from General Foods. The third episode, "A Muse of Fire", won the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Writing. The series was released as a 5 tape box set in 2001, running 495 minutes.
The book and series have been used in university courses.
The Mother Tongue: Discusses the early stages of the English language, including Old English and Middle English.
Ephemera: none available
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The Story of English is the title of an Emmy Award-winning nine-part television series, and a companion book, both 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. The book has been revised twice, once in 1993, and again in 2002.
The documentary series was directed by William Cran, and originally broadcast on BBC and PBS. It was co-produced by MacNeil-Lehrer Productions and the BBC, and was principally funded through a grant from General Foods. The third episode, "A Muse of Fire", won the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming - Writing. The series was released as a 5 tape box set in 2001, running 495 minutes.
The book and series have been used in university courses.
The Mother Tongue: Discusses the early stages of the English language, including Old English and Middle English.
Ephemera: none available
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Robert MacNeil (writer)
Robert McCrum (writer)
William Cran (writer)
Robert McCrum (writer)
William Cran (writer)
William Cran (director)
Publisher
British Broadcasting Company (BBC)
Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Date
1986 September 29
Citation
“The Mother Tongue (The Story of English episode 2) (mini series) (1986),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed June 5, 2023, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/391.