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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Produced by BBC/The British Museum. This show is no longer airing. You can access archives online.

  • Solar-powered Lamp and Charger

    Neil MacGregor concludes the series with five objects from the C20th and C21st whose stories explore different aspects of our world from plastics to propaganda, sexual revolutions to ... May 28, 2012

  • Credit Card

    Neil MacGregor concludes the series with five objects from the C20th and C21st whose stories explore different aspects of our world from plastics to propaganda, sexual revolutions to ... May 25, 2012

  • Throne of Weapons

    Neil MacGregor concludes the series with five objects from the C20th and C21st whose stories explore different aspects of our world from plastics to propaganda, sexual revolutions to ... May 24, 2012

  • Hockney's 'In the Dull Village'

    Neil MacGregor concludes the series with five objects from the C20th and C21st whose stories explore different aspects of our world from plastics to propaganda, sexual revolutions to ... May 23, 2012

  • Russian Revolutionary Plate

    Neil MacGregor concludes the series with five objects from the C20th and C21st whose stories explore different aspects of our world from plastics to propaganda, sexual revolutions to ... May 22, 2012

  • Suffragette Defaced Penny

    Neil MacGregor uses five objects to highlight the shifts in the balance of economic, political and imperial power in the C19th - and the enormous consequences across the rest of the w... May 21, 2012

  • Sudanese Slit Drum

    Neil MacGregor uses five objects to highlight the shifts in the balance of economic, political and imperial power in the C19th - and the enormous consequences across the rest of the w... May 18, 2012

  • Hokusai's 'The Great Wave'

    Neil MacGregor uses five objects to highlight the shifts in the balance of economic, political and imperial power in the C19th - and the enormous consequences across the rest of the w... May 17, 2012

  • Early Victorian Tea Set

    Neil MacGregor uses five objects to highlight the shifts in the balance of economic, political and imperial power in the C19th - and the enormous consequences across the rest of the w... May 16, 2012