Fry's English Delight (bbc Audio)
Four x 30 minute programmes from Radio 4 presented by Stephen Fry indulging his delight in language. The programmes are: - CURRENT PUNS: Why does our language groan with the weight of puns? What exactly is a pun? And who, or what, is the Thief of Bad Gags? - HMS METAPHOR: the English language is chock-full of maritime metaphors - cock up, taken aback, chip on your shoulder and show a leg. And, with the help of a Greek removals firm, we also find the origin of the word 'metaphor'. - CALL ME FOR A QUOTATION: the uses and misuses of quotations are revealed, and there is also a frank confession from a quotation compiler, which we cannot divulge here. - CLICHES: this title features sick parrots and the cliche crisis that affected the writing of Flaubert, Joyce and Eliot, and helped shape modern language and culture.Praise for CURRENT PUNS: wonderful...Fry at His Cleverest - The Sunday Times ...entertaining and surprisingly intelligent - The Observer As well as being a showcase for all-round star Stephen Fry, this will appeal to fans of EATS, SHOOTS AND LEAVES and JOURNEYS IN ENGLISH.

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