1.In the programme, historian Michael Wood examines the poem and its possible cultural, religious and historical contexts. In the British Library’s cutting edge conservation studios, Michael examines the original Beowulf manuscript, normally found on display in The Sir John Ritblat Gallery.
这期节目中，历史学家Michael Wood就这部诗作及其文化、宗教和历史背景等内容作了解说。在大英图书馆最先进的文献保护研究室，Michael对这部《Beowulf》手稿进行了检测，通常情况下，这部手稿被陈列在大英图书馆的Sir John Ritblat Gallery供人们参观。

2.These largely born-digital collections will become invaluable in years to come for researchers – from biographers and historians to literary critics and scientists.
这些大量原生数位型态数字典藏将在今后几年成为研究人员宝贵的材料，不管是传记作者、历史学家还是文学评论家、科学家。

3.It is not unproblematic to state the level and spread of reading ability in the past. However, as book and library historians, we must face this is as a necessary task. How will we otherwise come to an understanding of the role of libraries during different historical periods? So–which are our most credible sources and which will be the most profitable approaches to the problem?
陈述过去的阅读能力水平和范围并不是很容易的，但是对于书籍和图书馆历史学家来说，这是我们所面临的一项必要的任务。否则，我们将怎样理解在不同的历史时期图书馆的职能,那么——哪些是我们可信的资源？哪些将是处理这些问题的最有效途径？

4.Developed by the Library's Learning team with historians and writers, the timeline includes some of the Library's key collection items from medieval times to the present day such as records of political events, glimpses of everyday life and writings and speeches from some our best known historical and literary figures. Scanning through centuries of images, audio-visual and printed material, users will be able to explore various themed timelines: 'everyday life', 'music and literature' and 'politics, power and rebellion' on one screen.
这个时间表平台是由大英图书馆学习团队和多位历史学家及作家共同开发完成的，其中包含了大英图书馆从中世纪到现在的一些重要馆藏品，如部分政治事件，以及一些知名历史学家和文学家的重要著作演讲和日常生活细节的记录。通过浏览这数个世纪的图像、音像和印刷材料，用户可以在一个显示屏上了解到各种不同的时间表主题：“日常生活”、“音乐和文学”，“政治、权力和暴乱”。

5.Participating scholars include the award-winning historian David Hackett Fischer (Brandeis University), who will deliver the keynote address, and cultural geographers Victor Konrad (Carleton University), Susan Hardwick (University of Oregon) and Randy Widdis (University of Regina).
获奖历史学家David Hackett Fischer（美国布兰迪斯大学）将在会上发表主题演讲，参加本次会议学者还有文化地理学家Victor Konrad（加拿大卡尔顿大学）、Susan Hardwick（美国俄勒冈大学）和Randy Widdis（加拿大里贾纳大学）。