The Secret History of Writing
Season 1
2020tvEnded1 Season · 3 Ep
Documentary
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Network: BBC Four
Season aired: 2020-09-21
Overview
How the invention of writing gave humanity a history. From hieroglyphs to emojis, an exploration of the way in which the technology of writing has shaped the world we live in.
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Episodes · 3
1
From Pictures to Words
59m2020-09-21
Revealing the link between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the letters we use every day.
2
Words on a Page
59m2020-09-28
How the changing technology of writing has shaped the course of world history.
3
Changing the Script
59m2020-10-05
As technology and politics force changes to the way we write, what happens to who we are?
