A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series)

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A History of the World in 100 Objects is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series that explores global history through detailed stories of 100 artefacts from the British Museum’s collection, presented by Neil MacGregor.

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instanceOf BBC Radio 4 programme
radio documentary series
associatedInstitution British Museum NERFINISHED
awarded Sony Radio Academy Award (Gold) for Best Speech Programme NERFINISHED
awardYear 2011
basedOnCollectionOf British Museum NERFINISHED
broadcastBy BBC NERFINISHED
broadcastFrequency weekdays during original run
commissionedBy BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
coProducer British Museum NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
executiveProducer Jeremy Hill NERFINISHED
exploresThrough stories of artefacts
featuresCollection 100 objects from the British Museum NERFINISHED
firstAired 2010
firstBroadcastOn BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
focusesOn historical context of objects
interconnections between cultures
format documentary
genre educational
history
hasAudioFormat podcast
hasCompanionBook A History of the World in 100 Objects (book) NERFINISHED
hasCompanionProject A History of the World (BBC–British Museum project) NERFINISHED
hasHostRole Director of the British Museum at time of broadcast (Neil MacGregor)
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtd2
language English
medium radio
narrativeFocus global history from prehistory to the modern era
notableEpisodeTheme ancient civilizations
early human tools
industrialisation
religious artefacts
the modern world
trade and empire
numberOfEpisodes 100
originalNetwork BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
presenter Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED
primaryLocationOfObjects British Museum, London NERFINISHED
producer BBC
productionCompany BBC Radio NERFINISHED
releasePlatform BBC Sounds NERFINISHED
BBC website NERFINISHED
runtimePerEpisode approximately 15 minutes
subject material culture
museum artefacts
world history
targetAudience general audience
usesStorytellingAbout individual artefacts

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Neil MacGregor notableWork A History of the World in 100 Objects (BBC Radio 4 series)