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Every episode of In Our Time - available to download to listen to when & where you want.
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Morning news. Includes Sports Desk; Yesterday in Parliament; Weather; Thought for the Day.
Melvyn Bragg presents five programmes devoted to the written word, and how it has shaped our intellectual history
5/5 How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
First broadcast: 06 Jan 2012
4/5 How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature.
First broadcast: 05 Jan 2012
3/5 How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.
First broadcast: 04 Jan 2012
2/5 Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book.
First broadcast: 03 Jan 2012
1/5 How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
First broadcast: 02 Jan 2012
5/5 How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
Fri 6 Jan 2012 21:30 BBC Radio 4
Every episode of In Our Time - available to download to listen to when & where you want.
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