How can we understand hieroglyphics? With Ilona Regulski. Who wrote the first dictionary? Why do pens dry out?

On this award winning show with Molly Oldfield discover the answers to three questions sent into Everything Under The Sun by children around the world!

First up we tackle Bea's question how can we understand hieroglyphics? With the help of Ilona Regulski, Egyptologist and curator of Egyptian Written Culture at the British Museum!

We also discover who wrote the first dictionary, answering Mateo's question. Finally, we find out the answer to Ted's question, why do pens dry out?

Enjoy the show!

Do check out Molly's book filled with 366 of your wonderful questions, one for every day of the year. You can find out about it here:

www.mollyoldfield.com/everything-under-the-sun

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