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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Chinese Bronze Bell
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Chinese bronze bell ...
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Chinese bronze bell from the age of Confucius.
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Olmec Stone Mask
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a forgotten people of ...
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a forgotten people of ancient Mexico.
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Basse Yutz Flagons
Neil MacGregor explores the early world of the Celts through ...
Neil MacGregor explores the early world of the Celts through two bronze drinking flagons.
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Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Lapith
Neil MacGregor on some of the world's most disputed objects: ...
Neil MacGregor on some of the world's most disputed objects: the Parthenon sculptures.
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Oxus Chariot Model
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot ...
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
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Gold Coin of Croesus
Neil MacGregor discusses the world's first proper coins that made ...
Neil MacGregor discusses the world's first proper coins that made King Croesus so rich.
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Paracas Textile
Neil MacGregor considers ancient textiles from Peru.
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Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel
A 3,000-year-old Chinese ritual and a bronze burial object.
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Sphinx of Taharqo
How Egypt was conquered by Sudan and how a black ...
How Egypt was conquered by Sudan and how a black sphinx proves it.
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Lachish Reliefs
Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made ...
Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made over 2,500 years ago.
