Extracts from the book of the same name (https://letterstodeadpeople.com/ (https://letterstodeadpeople.com/)), this is a collection of entertaining letters that provide an often humorous look at the accomplishments of key people in history, many who are famous and others who should be.
Product innovation is a strange thing - sometimes it takes weeks/months of research, sometimes it comes from a chance mistake. Which of these do you think led to the world's most famous cereal? This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.
8 Sept 2026
Letter to Dom Perignon
Who doesn't love a nice glass of Champagne to celebrate? But how did making this kind of wine come about? The truth is stranger than you might think. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.
1 Sept 2026
Letter to Cai Lun
We've been talking about the paperless society for as long as anyone can remember - but where did it come from? Paper, that is. Who invented it? Find out in this week's episode of Letters To Dead People. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more de...
24 Aug 2026
Letter to HAL
With all this talk of AI and hallucination, is this why HAL malfunctioned? Or is there a much more mundane explanation - as you can hear in this week's extract. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.
16 Aug 2026
Letter to Robert McCulloch
What's the connection between a bridge of the river Thames, Chainsaws and scaling a business? This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.
9 Aug 2026
Letter to John Montagu
The humble sandwich - where did it come from? Find out in this Letter to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.
19 Mar 2023
Art & Literature (Volume 1)
Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done just that! As explained in the book, these letters, which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in quest...
28 Dec 2022
Science & Technology (Volume 1)
Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done just that! As explained in the book, these letters, which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in quest...
4 Aug 2022
Politics & Humanities (Volume I)
Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done just that! As explained in the book, these letters, which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in quest...
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