Premium Only Content

The Adventure Of English - Birth of a Language - Episode 1
The modern Frisian language is the closest sounding language to the English used approximately 2000 years ago, when the people from what is now the north of the Netherlands travelled to what would become England, and pushed the Celtic language - ancestor of modern Welsh - (Celts) to the western side of the island. Words like "blue" can be recognised in the Frisian language.
Bragg then discusses how English dialects in certain areas of the United Kingdom were heavily influenced by historical events such as the invasion of the Vikings in the east, contributing words such as "sky" to the English language.
Short video clips of discussions with language expert Kathryn A. Lowe appear a number of times during the episode; she offers wonderful insight into the evolution of Anglo-Saxon and Old English.
-
LIVE
JuicyJohns
1 hour ago🟢#1 REBIRTH PLAYER 10.2+ KD🟢$500 GIVEAWAY SATURDAY!
146 watching -
LIVE
LFA TV
11 hours agoLFA TV ALL DAY STREAM - THURSDAY 7/31/25
6,873 watching -
1:02:45
Game On!
17 hours ago $1.55 earnedFootball is BACK! NFL Hall of Fame Game 2025
9.4K -
LIVE
FusedAegisTV
22 hours ago3rd Party Partner Showcase Nintendo Direct! REACTION 7.31.2025 | FusedAegis Presents
128 watching -
13:30
WhaddoYouMeme
17 hours ago $3.59 earnedIt All Makes Sense Now
11.6K21 -
2:00:05
Nick Freitas
16 hours agoIs Conservatism Dead?
12.8K23 -
LIVE
PudgeTV
8 hours ago🟠Gaming on Rumble | Frostpunk 2 - Completing Chapter 2
70 watching -
22:07
Jasmin Laine
17 hours ago'You Think This Is NORMAL?!'—U.S. Official STUNS CTV With BRUTAL Mic Drop
13.4K38 -
2:00:40
BEK TV
1 day agoTrent Loos in the Morning - 7/31/2025
10.6K -
LIVE
The Bubba Army
23 hours agoShannon Sharpe FIRED after Sex Lawsuit - Bubba the Love Sponge® Show | 7/31/25
1,461 watching