It is in three episodes. Episode 2 starts at 59:03 and Episode 3 at 1:57:55
We take it for granted, but every time we pick up a pen, we are employing the most powerful technology ever invented: the technology of writing.
The invention of writing about 5,000 years ago made civilisation itself possible, and every innovation of the modern world is based on the foundation of the written word. But how and where did writing begin, and who began it?
5,000 years later, we've almost gone back to its beginnings. PROGRESS!
