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Cover of A History of the World in 100 Objects, the companion book by Neil MacGregor. A History of the World in 100 Objects was a joint project of BBC Radio 4 and the British Museum, consisting of a 100-part radio series written and presented by British Museum director Neil MacGregor.
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy is a radio show and podcast on the BBC World Service. It is presented by economist and journalist Tim Harford. The first series was broadcast between 5 November 2016 and 28 October 2017. A second series began on 30 March 2019.
In 2010, MacGregor presented a series on BBC Radio 4 and the World Service entitled A History of the World in 100 Objects, based on one hundred artefacts held in the British Museum's collection. [8] From September 2010 to January 2011 the British Museum lent the ancient Persian Cyrus Cylinder to an exhibition in Tehran, Iran.
Writing in the New Statesman, Antonia Quirke asked, "What makes Neil MacGregor the best presenter on BBC radio? His new 30-part series Living With the Gods, about objects connected to belief, ceremony and ritual, begins on 23 October (BBC Radio 4, 9.45am), and listening to the first few episodes it’s clear that it is every bit the equal of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation or Jacob Bronowski's ...
An exhibition charting a museum's history in 100 objects to mark its forthcoming centenary will open on Saturday. ... Email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 0800 169 1830.
This sculpture featured in A History of the World in 100 Objects, a series of radio programs that started in 2010 as a collaboration between the BBC and the British Museum. It was also featured in Historium, a collection of ancient objects from all over the world. [12]
BBC Radio 4 5 March 2018 [81] In Our Time: BBC Radio 4 15 Oct 1998 [82] A History of the World in 100 Objects: BBC Radio 4 17 Apr 2020 [12]
The Reith Lectures is a series of annual BBC radio lectures given by leading figures of the day. They are commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on Radio 4 and the World Service . The lectures were inaugurated in 1948 to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Lord Reith , the corporation's first director-general.