Ancient writing and the history of the alphabet

Disc 1. The nature of writing ; Cuneiform: the world's first writing ; How Egyptian hieroglyphs work ; The invention of alphabets ; The alphabet goes East ; The advent of A, E, and O ; Lost at C ; The history of H --

Disc 2. The inception of I and its journey to J ; The quirks and zigzags of Q and Z ; The ramblings of R ; The unfolding of U, V, W, and F ; The yesteryears of Y ; Brisk sojourns through B, L, N, and S ; Meditations on M, D, X, and T ; How did punctuation develop?