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Latest Episodes
Modern Magic
In which Anna and Judith travel back to a world of secrets in Victorian London. Expect multiplatform publishing, debates about access to knowledge, a found-poem performance and a marvellous trick.When Angelo Lewis writes a ...
Botanica Blackwellia
In which Anna and Judith travel back to the degenerate world of Eighteenth-century London. Expect user-focused content and design, a performance in rhyming verse and a dash of gin.When Elizabeth Blackwell's husband ends up in a d...
Pianotype
In which Anna and Judith uncover a publishing innovation that promised to spark a revolution - but didn't. Expect the spectre of automation, invisible women, union disputes, rock-star pianists and a new take on the sound of typesetting.<...
The Sign of the Penguins
In which Anna and Judith travel to Antarctica to embark on the greatest possible adventure: publishing a book! Expect cold, dark and dismal weather, the printing press from hell and the stench of seal blubber - all wrapped up in tasty petit-...
