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A History of the World in 100 Objects - After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) - Ain Sakri Lovers Figurine
Neil MacGregor continues a material history of human society with the story of two lovers.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) - Bird-shaped Pestle
Neil MacGregor investigates early attempts at cookery.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) - Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle
Neil MacGregor considers the state of culture in Egypt before the pharaohs.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) - Jomon Pot
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) - Maya Maize God Statue
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Maize God made of stone by the Mayan people.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Empire Builders (300 BC - 1 AD) - Head of Alexander
Neil MacGregor tells the story of Alexander the Great through a small silver coin.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Empire Builders (300 BC - 1 AD) - Pillar of Ashoka
Neil MacGregor on the life and legacy of the great Indian ruler Ashoka.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC) - Clovis Spear Point
Neil MacGregor on a hunting weapon dating from the earliest North American settlement.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC) - Mummy of Hornedjitef
On Neil's first visit to the British Museum he was intrigued by the Mummy of Hornedjitef.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC) - Olduvai Handaxe
Neil MacGregor on early humans as they slowly begin to move beyond their African homeland.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC) - Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool
Two million years ago in Tanzania, a chipped stone marked the emergence of modern humans.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC) - Swimming Reindeer
Neil MacGregor on the story of the Swimming Reindeer, a carving dating back 13,000 years.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC) - Lachish Reliefs
Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made over 2,500 years ago.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC) - Sphinx of Taharqo
How Egypt was conquered by Sudan and how a black sphinx proves it.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD) - Hedwig glass beaker
Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD) - Japanese bronze mirror
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found in a sacred pond in Japan.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD) - Vale of York Hoard
Neil MacGregor explores a great Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - Status Symbols (1200 - 1400 AD) - Lewis Chessmen
Neil MacGregor examines a board game found in the Outer Hebrides.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC) - Flood Tablet
Neil MacGregor gives an account of a great flood much older than the one told in the Bible
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC) - Minoan Bull Leaper
Neil MacGregor's history arrives at a Minoan treasure and a dangerous hobby from 1700 BC.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC) - Mold Gold Cape
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a gold cape found in Wales and made over 3500 years ago.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC) - Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
Neil MacGregor describes man's early calculations on an Egyptian papyrus fragment.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC) - Statue of Ramesses II
The world of Egypt as ruled by Ramesses II and told through one of his giant statues.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC) - Early Writing Tablet
Neil MacGregor finds the earliest example of writing: a 5,000-year-old tablet about beer.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC) - Indus Seal
Neil MacGregor examines stone stamps from the Indus Valley in modern-day Pakistan.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC) - King Den's Sandal Label
Neil MacGregor investigates a great Pharoah's sandal label.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC) - Standard of Ur
Neil MacGregor describes the discovery of a set of mosaics from the ancient city of Ur.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The First Global Economy (1450 - 1600 AD) - Kakiemon elephants
Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Basse Yutz Flagons
Neil MacGregor explores the early world of the Celts through two bronze drinking flagons.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Chinese Bronze Bell
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Chinese bronze bell from the age of Confucius.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Oxus Chariot Model
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
A History of the World in 100 Objects - The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) - Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Lapith
Neil MacGregor on some of the world's most disputed objects: the Parthenon sculptures.
A Point of View - A Pioneering Scientist
Lisa Jardine reflects on the colourful career of the founder of the British Museum.
Earth to Earth
Ceramicist Lars Tharp explores our relationship with the funeral urn.
Front Row - 20/04/2010
Italian Renaissance Drawings at the British Museum; interview with actor Toby Stephens.
Front Row - 22/04/2010
Reviews of two Classical films: Agora, and Centurion; news of this year's BBC Proms.
Front Row - 23/09/2009
Ian Hart and Kerry Fox on stage, Moctezuma at the British Museum and filmmaker Nic Roeg.
Front Row - 26/02/2010
Colin Farrell, the new Gorillaz album and Michael Moore's latest film.
In Our Time - Zoroastrianism
The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.
Saturday Live - 23/01/2010
Fi Glover is joined by Barbara Dickson. With poetry from Elvis McGonagall.
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