NOVA

A to Z: The First Alphabet

Directed by David Sington
TV-PG
S47 • E11    Sep 23, 2020    55m
8.1
Writing shaped our world and the rise of human knowledge, from the trading of goods to tales of ancient goddesses and kings. Follow the evolution of the written word, from 4,000-year-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to modern-day alphabets.

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Cast of A to Z: The First Alphabet

  • Jeannette RobinsonNarrator
  • Yasmin El ShazlySelf - Egyptologist
  • Lydia WilsonSelf - Historian
  • Brody NeuenschwanderSelf - Calligrapher
  • Yidumduma Bill HarneySelf
  • Günter DreyerSelf - Egyptologist
  • Irving FinkelSelf - Philologist and Assyriologist
  • Orly GoldwasserSelf - Egyptologist
  • Yongsheng ChenSelf
  • Pierre TalletSelf - Egyptologist
  • Ahmad Al-JalladSelf - Philologist
  • Ludo HughesEgyptian Priest
  • David SingtonDirector / Writer
  • Ana AcevesAssociate Producer
  • Kristine AllingtonProducer
  • Michael H. AmundsonProducer / Editor
  • Paula S. ApsellExecutive Producer
  • Jay ColamariaAssociate Producer
  • Julia CortExecutive Producer
  • Ari DanielProducer

 

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