Stephen Fry hosts four programmes on the joys of the English language - as heard on BBC Radio 4.
| 40 of 40 people found the following review helpful  The Title Rings True - Fry still hits the Right Notes, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Fry's English Delight (BBC Audio) (Audio CD) I seem to be going through a 'Fry phase' at the moment, as I've just finished the entire series of Stephen Fry in America, watched many episodes of Jeeves And Wooster & have listened to his excellent Stephen Fry Presents - Short Stories by Anton Chekhov. I've even watched his videos debating alongside Christopher Hitchens & have yet to find him annoying, snobbish or arrogant, but rather the model of a renaissance man.Starting off with a section called 'Current Puns', the English language is dissected in depth by a... Read more 25 of 26 people found the following review helpful  Fry's English Delight - delightful, By Campbell79 (England) - See all my reviews This review is from: Fry's English Delight (BBC Audio) (Audio CD) This is the first audio-book which I have purchased and purely an impulse buy but one that I have not been disappointed in.This is a laugh-out-loud book and one which the whole family can enjoy (although if you are anything like me, you may need a dictionary to hand in order to explain some of the words used). Stephen does the introductions to several topics and although these cannot really be faulted, I would have preferred to hear a little more from Stephen himself. This is the only reason I have deducted one star as the audio-book itself is interesting, informative and funny. 35 of 38 people found the following review helpful Calling all English lovers!, By EAW (Winchester, UK) - See all my reviews This review is from: Fry's English Delight (BBC Audio) (Audio CD) For all those interested in the origins of metaphors, what makes a really good quotation and why we use them anyway - this is for you! Full of fascinating historical information as well as a good dose of humour as you would expect from Stephen Fry. |
