A History of the World in 100 Objects Podcast
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made.
Episodes to download
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King Den's Sandal Label—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Mon 1 Feb 2010
1/5 Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects. Today, a great Pharaoh's sandal label
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Jomon Pot—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Fri 29 Jan 2010
5/5 Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people
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Maya Maize God Statue—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Thu 28 Jan 2010
4/5 Neil MacGregor discovers how the early Mayans of Central America created a god out of food
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Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Wed 27 Jan 2010
3/5 Neil MacGregor tells the colourful tale of four Egyptian clay cows older than the pyramids
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Ain Sakri Lovers Figuerine—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Tue 26 Jan 2010
2/5 Neil MacGregor's material history of human society - the story of two lovers
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Bird-shaped Pestle—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Mon 25 Jan 2010
1/5 Neil MacGregor reveals how man-made objects reflect the story of human development
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Clovis Spear Point—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Fri 22 Jan 2010
5/5 Neil MacGregor reveals how man-made objects reflect the story of human development
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Swimming Reindeer—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Thu 21 Jan 2010
4/5 Neil MacGregor investigates how humanity's development is reflected in the things it makes
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Olduvai Handaxe—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Wed 20 Jan 2010
3/5 Neil MacGregor continues his history of human society with the story of a handaxe
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Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Tue 19 Jan 2010
2/5 Every object has a story; Neil MacGregor continues his material history of human society
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Mummy of Hornedjitef—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Mon 18 Jan 2010
1/5 Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
Shakespeare's Restless World
Neil MacGregor uncovers Shakespeare's world through twenty objects.
