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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

4 Extra Debut. Keith Houston visits the Nile Delta where papyrus was created when humans first put ink to paper. Read by Deborah Findlay. Show more

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