Writing! ...including Dr Peter Toth and the British Library exhibition Writing: Making Your Mark

06/04/19 • 41 min

James and Sam discuss the unexpected history of Writing! It's all about invention, revolutions, torture, injury, priorities, practicing, shadows, boxes, borders...and so much more! This episode includes an interview with Dr Peter Toth, the curator of the new Writing exhibition at the British Library.

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