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First shown:: 3 January at 09:00
Last shown:: 3 January at 21:30

Melvyn Bragg considers the impact of the invention of the book and examines some of the earliest surviving examples.

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Tue 3 Jan 2012
Chewing with the Paper Chipmunk: The Written Word on Radio

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Psybertron Asks: Karakoram / Karakorum
oncirculation: The Emergence of Geology as a Science
Change & Stuff: The nature of Time
Information Dissemination: Seapower in Culture: The Riddle of the Sands
Finestkind Clinic and fish market: Podcast of the week
earlymodernjohn: Erasmus of Radio 4
The Confluence: Monday: Bubba and Baruch
Common Errant: Sunday Sermon: Spirituality Replaces the Unknown, like always
skiourophilia: link love
Art and design: Jonathan Jones on art | guardian.co.uk: Why the Wikipedia blackout is good news for art lovers

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