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Last broadcast on Mon, 16 May 2011, 23:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Michael Rosen takes a look at the history and usefulness of the mysterious art of shorthand, with a look at its uses in Ancient Rome, Elizabethan England and the present day. There's a trip to Bath to hear from Sir Isaac Pitman himself, recorded in 1891, and a visit to the University of Sheffield's Journalism department.
Producer Luke Hollands.
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Tue 10 May 201116:00
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Mon 16 May 201123:00
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