Important manuscripts in the British Library
World Service,路8 episodes
The history of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf
02 Feb 1995,路13 mins
The text of Codex Sinaiticus, a hand-written ancient copy of the Greek Bible
10 Feb 1995,路13 mins
The history of one of the most beautiful medieval books in Britain
14 Feb 1995,路13 mins
Why were Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks written backwards?
17 Feb 1995,路13 mins
The remarkable discovery of the world's earliest printed book
The recovery and restoration of Sophocles' lost play The Tracking Satyrs
28 Feb 1995,路13 mins
How did a secular song end up being written and preserved by medieval monks?
11 Dec 1995,路11 mins
Why didn't Queen Elizabeth l marry? A handwritten speech offers clues as to why
22 Dec 1995,路12 mins
