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In Our TimeThe Written WorldEpisodes

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  1. Episode 5

    How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.

  2. Literature

    How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature.

  3. Episode 3

    How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.

  4. Episode 2

    Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book.

  5. Episode 1

    How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.