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The Secret History of Writing
How the invention of writing gave humanity a history.
The Secret History of Writing Episodes
Series 1: 3. Changing The Script
The written word is so important in everyday life that there can be few more radical acts than forcing an entire nation to learn a new script. Yet that is what happened in Turke ...
02-03-2022
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Words On A Page
In 1448, in Mainz, Germany, a goldsmith named Johannes Gutenberg was experimenting with a lead alloy and a hand-held mould. His aim was to speed up the process of putting ink on ...
01-03-2022
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. From Pictures To Words
We take it for granted, but every time we pick up a pen, we are employing the most powerful technology ever invented: the technology of writing. The invention of writing about 5 ...
28-02-2022
BBC 4