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Fry's English Delight, Series 3; the Complete Series

AuthorStephen Fry

NarratorStephen Fry

Duration1h 50m

CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, British Radio Comedy Shows

Key StageA Level

PublisherAudio Go Ltd

VersionUnabridged

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Stephen Fry explores the highways and byways of the English language in these four programmes, as heard on BBC Radio 4. The Trial of Qwerty - The "Qwerty" keyboard faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct the English language. But who was Mr. Qwerty? He Said, She Said - Do men and women really say what they mean? Also Stephen investigates sex, domination, gender, power, and sex changes (as only he can). Accentuate the Negative - We discover than "no" can mean "yes". And why you should never mess with Mr. In Between...Future Conditional - Stephen looks to the future with some predictions. Will robots be able to read novels? How much will our computers be able to understand us? Will English rule - or change? And then there's a question about a duck...

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