Genre | Documentary |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
Starring | Stephen Fry |
Created by | Testbed Productions www.testbed.co.uk |
Produced by | Nick Baker, Sarah Cuddon, Merilyn Harris, Ian Gardhouse |
Original release | 25 August 2008 – present |
No. of series | 9 (plus one winter special) |
No. of episodes | 33 |
Website | Fry's English Delight |
Fry's English Delight is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series in which language enthusiast Stephen Fry explores various aspects of the English language.
The title is an allusion to the British confectionery Fry's Turkish Delight.
Up to series 7, every episode of Fry's English Delight has been released on CD and is also currently available in the form of audio downloads. The first series also contains the 2007 documentary Current Puns presented by Fry on Radio 4 on 26 December 2007. The second series contains the 2006 documentary The Joy of Gibberish, presented by Fry on Radio 4 on 3 January 2006.