Hi everyone, like-minded types that you are. Great to have you back with me.

If you've been with me from the start, you'll know this series started with a moment in time,

4,000 and some years ago, with the world's first known published poet, I suppose you would say.

And from that starting point, with each new

episode, we've been moving closer to our own time, shedding light along the way. This week's

moment is a bit different. It's about the birth of a very significant person. But the twist is,

we don't know who that person was or when exactly they were born.

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