The Secret History of Writing - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
From Pictures to Words
The hunt for the origin of writing reveals the link between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the letters we use every day.
Words on a Page
The ability to put words on a page makes civilisation possible. Throughout history, the changing way people write has been a factor in the rise – and fall - of empires.
Changing the Script
For more than a century, the world has seemed to be moving to a single universal script - the Latin alphabet. But that means more than changing words. It means changing identity.
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