Readers may be interested in this Radio 4 series starting tomorrow Monday 8 March. There are ten episodes to the series so thank goodness it’s only a ‘brief history’!

1. 8 Mar 2010 15:45–16:00

   BBC Radio 4
   Episode 1

   1/10. Jolyon Jenkins traces the religious roots of some accounting practices.
2. 9 Mar 2010 15:45–16:00

   BBC Radio 4
   Episode 2

   2/10. Jolyon Jenkins goes back 5,000 years to see how accountants invented writing.
3. 10 Mar 2010 15:45–16:00

   BBC Radio 4
   Episode 3

   3/10. How a corrupt Roman governor was tried in court using his own forged account books.
4. 11 Mar 2010 15:45–16:00

   BBC Radio 4
   Episode 4

   4/10. The rise of double entry book-keeping in medieval Italy.
5. 12 Mar 2010 15:45–16:00

   BBC Radio 4
   Episode 5

   5/10. Jolyon Jenkins examines accountancy fraud in the Middle Ages.

It will also be available on BBC iplayer Radio for those who cannot listen live.