Scuffles, Swagger & Shakespeare
Broadcaster
BBC Four, BBC iPlayer
Episode Count
1 x 30'
Specialist Factual
TX Date
November 2019
Description
In this film language historian and BBC new generation thinker Dr John Gallagher asks whether the real story of how English became a global linguistic superpower is more complex?
John’s quest to find out how English became a global language sees him investigate everything from what it was like to be an immigrant in Elizabeth Britain, to how new technology is transforming our understanding of Shakespeare.
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Credits
Presented by: Dr. John Gallagher
Produced & Directed by: Chris Nikkel
Dubbing Mixer: Richard Cree
Graphics: Liane Ewald
Director of Photography: Richard Farish
Editor: Andy Mortimer
Online Editor: Edward Quin
Post Production Manager: Gemma Gillespie
Production Manager: Judy Wilson
Business Affairs: Will Skidmore
Executive Producers: Emma, Parkins, Ed Stobart
Commissioning Editor for the BBC: Lamia Dabbousy