Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51

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...

Sir Gareth Southgate | The Richard Dimbleby Lecture

Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate reflects on his personal journey as a leader and the importance of b...

Episode 1 | The Speaker

The search is on to find the UK's best young speaker in this eight-part series, starting with the first regional auditions from Glasgow and London.

The Three Principles of Rhetoric | Speeches That Shook the World

Actor & Communications Consultant Vincent Franklin describes Aristotle's three principles of rhetoric.

The Key Elements of Making a Good Speech | Speeches That Shook the World

Simon Armitage takes tips from Shakespearean actor Charles Dance on how to deliever a speech that wi...

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...

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...

Churchill's Wartime Speeches | Speeches That Shook the World

Simon Armitage examines the speeches of one of Britain's best known orators.

Letter of complaint | Outnumbered

There are crossed lines, missed deadlines and communication nightmares as Mum and Dad try to find out where their children are.

A Trampwoman's Tragedy | Poetry Book

Dame Judy Dench reads Thomas Hardy's poem, A Trampwoman's Tragedy.

Episode 2 | The Speaker

The search to find Britain's best young speaker continues in Manchester and Cardiff. The judges hear youngsters speak out about topics including teen...

Talking about the past | VE Day 80

Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid talk about the importance of remembrance and their experiences.

02: 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 presen...

Episode 6 | The Speaker

The six remaining Speakers get political in their bid to become Britain's Best Young Speaker. Alastair Campbell mentors the youngsters in the power o...

Telling Tales | Writer's Block

Compilation secondary schools programme consisting of a new unit focusing on key literacy skills and illustrating how the skills of reading an...

01: 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 o...

03: A Muse of Fire | The Story of English

This programme centres on the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible and its spread into the New World via Elizabethan exp...

06: Pioneers! O Pioneers! | The Story of English

This programme traces development of American English from the War of Independence to World War 1. It looks at influence of ...

08: The Loaded Weapon | The Story of English

Robert Macneil explores troubled story of Irish-English in North and South Ireland Gaelic speaking Irish through famine, conflic...

Away with Words | Writer's Block

Compilation secondary schools programme consisting of a new unit focusing on key literacy skills and illustrating how the skills of reading ...