The Story of English A Muse Of Fire (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary

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The Story of English

A Muse Of Fire (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary

Demonstrates the far-reaching effects of the English of Shakespeare and the King James Bible.

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Director

Writers

Robert McCrum (series writer) | Robert MacNeil (co-writer)

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

John Goodyer (photography)

Editors

John Lee | Alastair Mitchell | Denise Perrin

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 6, 1986

Release date

Oct 6, 1986 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert MacNeil Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Hamlet (2000)
Michael Hordern Self - Self / Prospero / King Lear / Bible Readings Self - Self / Prospero / King Lear / Bible Readings See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Penny Downie Self - Self / Titania Self - Self / Titania See fewer	Invictus (2009)
Philip Jackson Bottom (archive footage) Bottom (archive footage) See fewer	Brassed Off (1996)
John Barton Self - Royal Shakespeare Director Self - Royal Shakespeare Director See fewer	The Wars of the Roses (1965)
Alec McCowen Prologue in 'Henry V' (archive footage) Prologue in 'Henry V' (archive footage) See fewer	Never Say Never Again (1983)
Stanley Ellis Self - Linguist (as Professor Stanley Ellis) Self - Linguist (as Professor Stanley Ellis) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Peter Hall Self - Director of National Theatre Self - Director of National Theatre See fewer	Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
Jim Baker Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Len Travers Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum Self - Plimoth Plantation Museum See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Clifford Arbon Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker See fewer	Akenfield (1974)
Reg Sillock Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker Self - East Anglian Dialect Speaker See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Ron Cook Richard III (archive footage) Richard III (archive footage) See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Charles Gray Duke of York (archive footage) Duke of York (archive footage) See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Keith Michell Marc Antony (archive footage) Marc Antony (archive footage) See fewer	Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Nicol Williamson Macbeth (archive footage) Macbeth (archive footage) See fewer	Excalibur (1981)

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