Letter of complaint | Outnumbered

Speeches that Shook the World

Documentary in which poet Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech by examining famous speeches that provoked radical change, surpri...

Episode 1 | Blethering Scots

Ten well-known personalities share their favourite Scots word and celebrate the warmth, wit and grit of the Scots language. Written by Sanjeev K...

1: Doing What Comes Naturally | Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language

A personal enquiry into language, with Jonathan Miller. From infancy, language growth is aston...

Episode 2 | Blethering Scots

Ten more well-known Scottish personalities share their favourite Scots words. Comedian Susan Calman is a wee 'besom', while Elaine C Smith has s...

2: The Mother Tongue | The Story of English

Robert Macneil presents the second programme in this series tracing the history of the English language from its roots to present...

Rebel Tongue

Alistair Heather sets out on a mission to reclaim the Scots language. For years, Scotland’s ancient tongue was ignored or mocked. Now, one and a half million pe...

Similes in poetry | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

With locusts let loose in the room, the children are asked to use similes in their poems to describe them.

Speeches - Martin Luther King's ''I have a dream'' speech | Speeches that Shook the World

Simon Armitage dissects what makes a perfect speech by examining famous speeches th...

The Sound Collector (poem) | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

Roger McGough performs his poem "The Sound Collector".

2: Broken English | Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language

When the brain is damaged through accident or injury, language can go tragically wrong. Meeting and talkin...

2: Memories | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

Four children are taken to Devon for a crash course in poetry. Sunesh, Corey, Aziza and Frandella must write a free verse poem...

3: Lending a Hand | Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language

The sign language of deaf people is as complex as any spoken language and reveals something essential abou...

4: In a Manner of Speaking | Born Talking: A Personal Inquiry into Language

Jonathan Miller explores the elements that make language more than just strings of words - such a...

4: Rhythm, Rap and Rhyme | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

A series exploring reading and writing poetry in all its diversity. Ben, Carys, Abigail and Leon are challenged t...

9: The Empire Strikes Back | The Story of English

Film looks at former British colonies Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Barbados, Jamaica and India as well as the language o...

Bits of Early Days (poem) | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam

James Berry reads his poem "Bits of Early Days" and Sunesh reveals what he thought of it.

Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51

Jay Blades, presenter of The Repair Shop, struggles to read. Now he has decided it is finally time to learn.

S03E47: Cricket | Bluey

During a friendly game of neighbourhood cricket, the dads struggle to bowl Rusty out.

Writing and Performance Poetry | BBC Teach Live Lessons

This Live Lesson explores the theme of change and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and ...

1: An English-speaking World | The Story of English

Robert Macneil on how English is being adopted by the world as the most important language to learn, he traces the use of...