S1.E1 ∙ An English Speaking WorldSun, Sep 21, 1986Details the origin and evolution of English, from Old English to Middle English.Rate
S1.E2 ∙ The Mother TongueSun, Sep 28, 1986About the origin of English, from Old English to Middle English.Rate
S1.E3 ∙ A Muse Of FireSun, Oct 5, 1986The transformation of English during the 16th century. Involves the influence of William Shakespeare and the coming of English to America.Rate
S1.E4 ∙ The Guid Scots TongueSun, Oct 12, 1986About the influence of Gaelic and Scots on the English language.Rate
S1.E5 ∙ Pioneers, O Pioneers!Sun, Oct 19, 1986America changes the character of English, causing it to create new dialects.Rate
S1.E6 ∙ Black on WhiteSun, Oct 26, 1986How English affected the language of black Africans who came to America as slaves.Rate
S1.E7 ∙ The Muvver TongueSun, Nov 9, 1986Cockney emerges as a dominant English dialect and it is taken into Britain's furthest flung colony of Australia and New Zealand.Rate
S1.E8 ∙ The Loaded WeaponSun, Nov 16, 1986How Irish Gaelic was almost brought to extinction by English, and how it is fighting for its own existence.Rate
S1.E9 ∙ The Empire Strikes BackSun, Nov 23, 1986What lies for the future of the English language?Rate