Life Without - Life Without Writing
How many of us even use a pen these days and what if we never picked one up ever again? In this episode of Life Without, Alan Davies looks at our ancient skill of handwriting. If we could no longer write, would it really matter?
From the feather with ink to our daily ballpoint, writing has been the most personal and poetic way to communicate throughout human history. But as less of us pick up a pencil, would life without writing work?
This episode features Nels Abbey a critically acclaimed writer and Dominic Wyse a Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the UCL Institute of Education.
An ITN production for BBC Radio 4
Published on Friday, 27th March 2026.
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