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Fry's Planet Word Premiered on BBC Two on September 25, 2011

About the Show:
Fry's Planet Word sees Stephen Fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He dissects language in many of its guises.

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Actor’s name	Character’s name
Stephen Fry	Presenter

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Episode 1: Babel (Sep/25/2011)
Stephen attempts to find out why man is so advanced in his levels of communication when compared with the rest of the animal world. He also takes a look at the history of feral children and sign-language. He sees a child learning to speak over the course of nine months which gves him a better idea of how language itself is constructed.

Episode 2: Identity (Oct/02/2011)
Stephen takes a look at the relationship between speech and identity.

Episode 3: Uses and Abuses (Oct/09/2011)
Stephen has an MRI scan and discovers what parts of the brain associated with swearing. He meets a woman who is suffering with Tourette's Syndrome as well as a stroke patient who can't help using the F-word.

Episode 4: Spreading The Word (Oct/16/2011)
Stephen finds out more about the written word as he continues to find out about the origins of human language.

Episode 5: The Power And The Glory (Oct/23/2011)
Stephen attempts to find out why certain words can make people laugh, while others see them ending up crying or tearing their hair out.

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