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