First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Books can be bound with the strangest things. Including human skin. Not to mention written in blood. And possibly the most cryptic manuscript of all - The Voynich Manuscript. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination. Edward's curiosity over books makes him seek out those oddities seemingly beyond category. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Bibles, magic texts and the Grand Grimoire - a guide to summoning a prime minister of hell. Not to mention the discovery of the last will and testament of Jesus Christ. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
The proliferation of "Prodigy" books and the first book to detail insects - Micrographia. The shortest poem in history and the longest, largest and smallest books. Show more
