The Secret History of Writing (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2020-09-21
Ended: 2020-10-05
Network: BBC Four
Country: GB
Airs on: Monday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
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.