The confusion and commotion over cryptocurrency often reminds me of the 19th-century German drama Faust. In Goethe’s ...

A man goes through a cardboard box. Each piece of paper he picks out holds a memory. Pieced together the memories tell the story of an everyday and extraordinary love affair. Folded into that is a ...

The History of 'A History of Paper' (or three lessons about radio drama) In the second of our blogs focussing on scripted programmes being made in Scotland Radio Drama Producer Kirsty Williams ...

A History of Paper, premiering at the Traverse this August, was aired as a radio play in 2016. But its transformation into a lo-fi stage musical was well underway before Emanuel’s shock ...

Slightly uneven musical that rallies to deliver a sucker-punch of an ending In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, it’s remarkable how random little pieces of paper can document a ...

The Gutenberg press could not have revolutionised how we communicate without the invention of paper.

Any student who turns in a blank piece of paper for a writing assignment might expect to fail - unless they were using ninja stealth. Eimi Haga, in her first year of studying ninja history at ...

7th century: First recorded use of paper money in China. Middle Ages: Bills of exchange are used in Europe for the first time to simplify trade. The Knights’ Templar functioned as bankers.

The new £20 note - to feature artist JMW Turner - will be made of polymer, so how has the production of money changed over centuries?