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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!
