Fry's Planet Word Uses and Abuses (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

Fry's Planet Word

Uses and Abuses (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

This programme looks at the ways language is used and abused. While not everyone approves of 'bad' language, Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication the world over. He undergoes an MRI scan and discovers...See moreThis programme looks at the ways language is used and abused. While not everyone approves of 'bad' language, Stephen learns that swearing plays an important part in human communication the world over. He undergoes an MRI scan and discovers the parts of the brain associated with swearing. Written by Joyce M See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Stephen Fry Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
H. Samy Alim Self - Linguistics Anthropologist (as Professor H. Samy Alim) Self - Linguistics Anthropologist (as Professor H. Samy Alim) See fewer	In the Hour of Chaos (2024)
Stephen K. Amos Self Self See fewer	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Brian Blessed Self Self See fewer	Flash Gordon (1980)
Bette Bourne Self Self See fewer	Macbeth (2014)
Omid Djalili Self Self See fewer	The Mummy (1999)
Leslie Duhigg Self Self See fewer	Fry's Planet Word (2011)
Marion Duhigg Self Self See fewer	Fry's Planet Word (2011)
Armando Iannucci Self Self See fewer	The Death of Stalin (2017)
Timothy Jay Self - Cognitive Psychologist (as Professor Timothy Jay) Self - Cognitive Psychologist (as Professor Timothy Jay) See fewer	Fuck (2005)
Kenard Karter Self - Radio DJ (as Kenard 'K2' Karter) Self - Radio DJ (as Kenard 'K2' Karter) See fewer	Fry's Planet Word (2011)
Steven Pinker Self - Professor of Psychology, Harvard University Self - Professor of Psychology, Harvard University See fewer	Still Alice (2014)
Cathy Price Self - Clinical Psycholinguist (as Professor Cathy Price) Self - Clinical Psycholinguist (as Professor Cathy Price) See fewer	Fry's Planet Word (2011)
Julia Saunders Self - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn Self - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn See fewer	Fry's Planet Word (2011)
Richard Stephens Self - Keele University Self - Keele University See fewer	The Secret Life of Buildings (2011)
Jess Thom Self Self See fewer	Broadcast from Biscuit Land (2015)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)