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In Our Time

The Written World

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg considers the history of the written word and its influence on human ideas. He looks at how the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion. Show more

In Our Time

The Written World

Episode 4: Literature

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg investigates how the written word, a technology originally used for accountancy, gave rise to all of human literature. Show more

In Our Time

The Written World

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible. Examining influential documents, including the student notebooks of Sir Isaac Newton. Show more