>>Don't know if you came across it but the beeb did a series on Radio 4 a while back about the translation of the King James bible. >>What was striking there was how many phrases (cliches if you like) from that are now part of everyday language. > >Wonder if that was related to the book I read on the subject: > >http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Secretaries-Making-James-Bible/dp/0060959754/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1317992759&sr=8-7 > >Bit of a challenging read, but quite interesting.
I guess only related by subject matter. Some of the BBC series is still available on line but all of the readings seem to have been taken down:
