The Secret History of Writing

Season 1

2020 · 3 episodes · 2h 57m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. From Pictures to Words

   21 Sept 2020 · 59 min

   Revealing the link between ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and the letters we use every day.

2. 

   2. Words on a Page

   28 Sept 2020 · 59 min

   How the changing technology of writing has shaped the course of world history.

3. 

   3. Changing the Script

   5 Oct 2020 · 59 min

   As technology and politics force changes to the way we write, what happens to who we are?