Lingo

Lingo 2021

6.00

Lingo is a British game show hosted by Adil Ray where pairs of contestants compete to find words across a series of rounds. It is a reboot of the original show of the same name that aired in 1988.

2021

History of Swear Words

History of Swear Words 2021

6.70

This proudly profane series explores the history and impact of some of the most notorious bad words in the English language.

2021

The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer

The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer 2017

6.50

A look at the hunt for California's Zodiac Killer, who murdered at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and early '70s.

2017

Passez le mot

Passez le mot 2021

1

A cast of multidisciplinary artists give their interpretations of the language by juggling Quebec’s lively, accessible, and inclusive French. Developed in lexicon format, each episode presents a word from three perspectives: humorous, historical, and artistic.

2021

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish 1992

3.50

Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish, also known simply as Destinos, is an educational television program created by Bill VanPatten, who was, at the time, Professor of Spanish and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The show, designed to introduce viewers to the basics of Spanish, had two seasons, beginning in 1992. Its 52 episodes are often used for educational purposes in schools and are still broadcast regularly on many PBS stations, as well as many local channels. Destinos was produced by WGBH Boston and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, with additional funding by the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

1992

Let's Learn Japanese

Let's Learn Japanese 1970

7.50

A video-based Japanese language study course for English speakers. The show uses a drama called "Yan and the Japanese People" for instruction. This drama consists of scenes which focus on the experiences of a young man named Yan, a foreigner living and working in Japan.

1970

Three Minutes for the Greek Language

Three Minutes for the Greek Language 2018

1

Georgios Babiniotis, professor of linguistics at the University of Athens, explains and comments on words and common linguistic mistakes, helping us to use the Greek language more correctly.

2018

My Crazy Life

My Crazy Life 2008

1

"Mi Vida Loca" is an interactive Spanish course for beginners, created by the BBC. It consists of 22 episodes, each around 10 minutes long, which follow an intriguing adventure in Madrid and its surroundings. Through everyday situations, basic concepts of the language are taught, such as ordering in a restaurant, buying tickets and booking a hotel. Each episode includes additional learning sections with vocabulary, grammar and practical activities to reinforce the acquired knowledge.

2008