S02E01: One Sandwich Short of a Picnic | Balderdash & Piffle

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...

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...

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...

Churchill's Wartime Speeches | Speeches That Shook the World

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

A Trampwoman's Tragedy | Poetry Book

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

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Episode 3 | The Speaker

Twenty contenders are reduced to eight. The judges want to know if the teen speakers can think on their feet and speak off the cuff, having proved th...

For the Sake of Argument | Writer's Block

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