Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press

Apr 21, 2008 at 2:09 PM
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Awesome programme on the Gutenberg Press hosted by Stephen Fry

I watched the BBC 4 programme about the Gutenberg press last night. What a great example of television. It was fascinating for a few reasons:

The subject matter. I knew very little about Gutenberg or his invention of the printing press, I just knew his name.
The presenter. Stephen Fry makes an intelligent engaging TV presenter.
Crazy experts. Some people were crazy enough to try and build a replica Gutenberg Press, including chiselling out a huge corkscrew thread, and making a piece of movable type from scratch. And it worked!

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I watched this. It was a properly brilliant bit of telly! I liked the paper making bit. You could see Stephen really wanting to get stuck in but was wholly aware of his incompetancy. Was actually quite moving. And his embarrassment when he thought he had cocked it up. Was a bit like a bull in a china shop, but was totally apologetic about it.

That press they made at the end was amazing though!

A properly interesting and well made bit of telly. I love BBC4!!!

Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press

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