A History of the World in 100 Objects
A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from ...
A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone. 100 programmes, written and narrated by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, and focusing on 100 objects from the British Museum’s collection. The programmes will travel through two million years from the earliest object in the collection to retell the history of humanity through the objects we have made.
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Kilwa pot sherds
Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African ...
Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African beach.
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Borobudur Buddha head
Neil MacGregor examines a stone head of the Buddha from ...
Neil MacGregor examines a stone head of the Buddha from Borobudur on the island of Java.
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Japanese bronze mirror
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found ...
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found in a sacred pond in Japan.
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Hedwig glass beaker
Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly ...
Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
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Vale of York Hoard
Neil MacGregor explores a great Viking silver hoard discovered in ...
Neil MacGregor explores a great Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire.
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Chinese Tang tomb figures
Neil MacGregor examines a collection of tomb figures from Tang ...
Neil MacGregor examines a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China.
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Statue of Tara
Neil MacGregor looks at a beguiling statue of the Buddhist ...
Neil MacGregor looks at a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara.
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Lothair Crystal
Neil MacGregor examines an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at ...
Neil MacGregor examines an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe.
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Harem wall painting fragments
Neil MacGregor on mysterious faces from a harem in an ...
Neil MacGregor on mysterious faces from a harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad.
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Maya Relief of Royal Blood-Letting
A disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation.
