The Secret History of Writing

S1 E2 Words on a Page

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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.

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2020/09/21 S1 E1

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.

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2020/10/05 S1 E3

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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The Secret History of Writing