Danny Bate: Stories behind the English letters we use every day

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Jan 24, 202651:55News & Politics

Danny Bate joins us to talk about the history of the English alphabet, letter by letter. From the ancient Egyptian origins of A to the comeback of K, Danny talks about how writing systems travelled across civilisations a...

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