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From Pictures to Words

In From Pictures to Words, the first of three films about the history of writing, we uncover the hidden links between all the diverse writing systems in use today and trace the origin of our own alphabet to a turquoise mine in the Sinai Desert and a man riding a donkey whose name was Khebded.

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  • Originally Aired September 21, 2020
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC Four Arte
  • Created April 27, 2021 by
    Luciana Filadoro
  • Modified May 15, 2022 by
    anaximandre
Name Type Role
Lydia Wilson Writer
Lydia Wilson Host
David Sington Director