06 January 2012
The Written World
The Written World, presented by Melvyn Bragg and featuring items from the British Library, aired this week on BBC Radio 4. Among the British Library's treasures discussed in the programmes are the Codex Sinaiticus (one of the two oldest manuscripts of the Bible), the St Cuthbert Gospel (the oldest intact European book), and Beowulf (the greatest epic poem in Old English).
The St Cuthbert Gospel, 7th century
All five episodes are available to listen to again on the BBC's iPlayer. The series has been very well-received: see this review in The Guardian.
This was a superb series of programmes. However I was hoping there would be a picture gallery available online of the books and manuscripts mentioned in the programmes. I hope the BL will be able to provide one.