Episode 13

Overview

Enlisting the unlikely help of a large St Bernard dog, a group of Roman soldiers, and some Anglo Saxon villagers, presenter Neil Innes sets out to answer the question. "Who are the English?" in this, the last of the series probing curious corners of the English language. And as he continues his fun journey round the region probing the origins of everyday words and phrases, he is forced to wonder if the reason English has become such a global language is because it came from all over the world in the first place! Joining him on this final voyage of discovery is Henry a three-year-old St Bernard with an appointment at a grooming parlour in Bury St Edmunds.

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