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Phil C. - 21 Feb 2011 12:30 GMT

Programme tonight (Monday) 9pm on BBC4 "When God Spoke English: The
Making of the King James Bible."
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yvs8n>

I recall that there was recently a Radio 4 series on the same subject.

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Tony Mountifield - 21 Feb 2011 22:36 GMT

> Programme tonight (Monday) 9pm on BBC4 "When God Spoke English: The
> Making of the King James Bible."
> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00yvs8n>
>
> I recall that there was recently a Radio 4 series on the same subject.

Just watched it; very interesting.

One thing that struck me as I watched it was how legible and not unlike
our modern handwriting the notes from the time were. Much more legible
than the heavily slanted handwriting of the Victorian era.

Tony

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Peter Duncanson - 21 Feb 2011 23:41 GMT

>> Programme tonight (Monday) 9pm on BBC4 "When God Spoke English: The
>> Making of the King James Bible."
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>
>Tony

If anyone missed it, it is repeated at 01:00 (1 hr 20 mins from the time
of this post).

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John Briggs - 03 Mar 2011 23:27 GMT

It going to happen all year - it's the 400th anniversary...

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Discussion Groups / British English / March 2011

Prog tonight.