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Tom Shakespeare

Why is my handwriting so bad?

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Tom Shakespeare ponders the demise of his handwriting.

Tom Shakespeare charts the rise and fall of handwriting - from the Carolingian monks producing elaborate minuscules to our handwritten scrawls today.

Tom Shakespeare reflects on the 'endangered skill of handwriting.'

'The most ambitious thing I author,' writes Tom, 'is the shopping list on my fridge. And several times a week I scrawl with my index finger when something is delivered'.

His handwriting, he says, has gone to pot. He knows he's not alone. 

So he resolves to put that right and get more practice.

Producer: Adele Armstrong 
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman 
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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