- October
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- 22 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor's last object in his world history - a solar-powered lamp and charger.
- 21 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor with a credit card - one that is compliant with Sharia law.
- 20 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with an African throne - made from decommissioned guns.
- 19 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor considers the state of human rights - with a David Hockney print.
- 18 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor nears the end of his world history - with a Russian revolutionary plate.
- 15 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor with a penny coin defaced by suffragettes with the words "Votes for women".
- 14 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor with a wooden drum from Sudan that Kitchener presented to Queen Victoria.
- 13 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with a familiar image - Hokusai's The Great Wave.
- 13 Oct 2010 09:00–09:05BBC Radio 4Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.
- 12 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of the global trade in tea - with a Victorian tea set.
- 12 Oct 2010 09:00–09:05BBC Radio 4Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.
- 11 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor with the chronometer that accompanied Darwin to South America.
- 11 Oct 2010 09:00–09:05BBC Radio 4Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.
- 9 Oct 2010 09:00–09:05BBC Radio 4Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.
- 8 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor with an object from the 18th century Chinese Enlightenment - a jade ring.
- 8 Oct 2010 09:00–09:05BBC Radio 4Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.
- 7 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor with an aboriginal bark shield brought from Australia by Captain Cook.
- 6 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with a buckskin map from North America.
- 5 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with a feathered helmet given to Captain Cook by Pacific Islanders.
- 4 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor with an African drum taken to America during the slave trade.
- 1 Oct 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant reformation.
- September
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- 30 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor explores the Spanish religious conquest of Mexico with a map.
- 29 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor explores religion and politics in South East Asia - through a shadow puppet
- 28 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with a miniature painting from Mughal India.
- 27 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil Macgregor with a powerful symbol from Shia Iran.
- 24 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor with the first truly global money - silver pieces of eight.
- 23 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor with porcelain white elephants from Japan.
- 22 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with one of the stars of the British Museum - an Aztec serpent.
- 21 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with some of the best examples of African art, the great plaques of Benin.
- 20 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil Macgregor with a clockwork galleon designed for a grand dinner table.
- 17 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor discusses Durer's Rhinoceros.
- 16 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor with a jade cup that belonged a great leader of the Timurid Empire.
- 15 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with a model of a llama - the animal behind the Inca Empire.
- 14 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with a 14th century bank note - from Ming Dynasty China.
- 13 Sep 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor with the personal monogram of Suleyman the Magnificent.
- July
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- 9 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor discusses one of the extraordinary giant figures from Easter Island.
- 8 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor examines a sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico.
- 7 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines a stone sculpture of the Hindu deity Shiva and his consort Parvati
- 6 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 14th-century icon from the Byzantine Empire.
- 5 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor examines a reliquary made for a thorn from Christ's crown of thorns.
- 2 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a ritual seat from a lost Caribbean culture.
- 1 Jul 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor examines a pair of porcelain vases from Yuan dynasty China.
- June
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- 30 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines a magnificent brass head from the African city of Ife.
- 29 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor examines an extraordinary astronomical instrument.
- 28 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor examines a board game found in the Outer Hebrides.
- 25 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African beach.
- 24 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor examines a stone head of the Buddha from Borobudur on the island of Java.
- 23 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found in a sacred pond in Japan.
- 22 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with a glass vessel linked with a saintly miracle worker.
- 21 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor explores a great Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire.
- 18 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor examines a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China.
- 17 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor looks at a beguiling statue of the Buddhist deity Tara.
- 16 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines an engraved crystal and royal intrigue at the heart of Europe.
- 15 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor on mysterious faces from a harem in an ancient city north of Baghdad.
- 14 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. A disturbing, bloody image from the ancient Mayan civilisation.
- 11 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor examines a painting from the Silk Road.
- 10 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor looks at what was happening in 7th-century Korea.
- 9 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines a pottery warrior figure from a forgotten people in Peru.
- 8 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
- 7 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Two gold coins from Syria which sum up one of history's greatest political upheavals.
- 4 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. A mysterious bronze hand helps tell the story of religious belief in Arabia before Islam.
- 3 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor encounters one of the earliest images of Christ.
- 2 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines a dramatic image of power and faith from ancient Iran.
- 1 Jun 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor examines the rise of religious imagery in India under the Guptas.
- May
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- 31 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of one of the world's best known figures, the Buddha.
- 28 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor uses a silver pepper pot to tell of the Roman spice trade with India.
- 27 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor examines an ancient Chinese scroll that rules on how women should behave.
- 26 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor discovers the oldest ball game on earth.
- 25 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor on a 2,000-year-old stone pipe from North America.
- 24 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Roman silver cup with the power to shock.
- 21 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. The 2,000-year-old bronze head of one of the world's most famous rulers: Caesar Augustus.
- 20 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor on a beautiful lacquer cup and the imperial ambitions of Han Dynasty China.
- 19 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor with one of the past's most recognisable objects; the Rosetta Stone.
- 18 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor on the life and legacy of the great Indian ruler Ashoka.
- 17 May 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of Alexander the Great through a small silver coin.
- February
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- 26 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Chinese bronze bell from the age of Confucius.
- 25 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a forgotten people of ancient Mexico.
- 24 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor explores the early world of the Celts through two bronze drinking flagons.
- 23 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor on some of the world's most disputed objects: the Parthenon sculptures.
- 22 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a tiny gold chariot from ancient Persia.
- 19 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor discusses the world's first proper coins that made King Croesus so rich.
- 18 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor considers ancient textiles from Peru.
- 17 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. A 3,000-year-old Chinese ritual and a bronze burial object.
- 16 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. How Egypt was conquered by Sudan and how a black sphinx proves it.
- 15 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor's world history continues with images of war made over 2,500 years ago.
- 12 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. The world of Egypt as ruled by Ramesses II and told through one of his giant statues.
- 11 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a gold cape found in Wales and made over 3500 years ago.
- 10 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor's history arrives at a Minoan treasure and a dangerous hobby from 1700 BC.
- 9 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor describes man's early calculations on an Egyptian papyrus fragment.
- 8 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor gives an account of a great flood much older than the one told in the Bible
- 5 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor finds the earliest example of writing: a 5,000-year-old tablet about beer.
- 4 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 6,000-year-old axe found in Kent.
- 3 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor examines stone stamps from the Indus Valley in modern-day Pakistan.
- 2 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor describes the discovery of a set of mosaics from the ancient city of Ur.
- 1 Feb 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor investigates a great Pharoah's sandal label.
- January
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- 29 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people.
- 28 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a Maize God made of stone by the Mayan people.
- 27 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor considers the state of culture in Egypt before the pharaohs.
- 26 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Neil MacGregor continues a material history of human society with the story of two lovers.
- 25 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. Neil MacGregor investigates early attempts at cookery.
- 22 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)5/5. Neil MacGregor on a hunting weapon dating from the earliest North American settlement.
- 21 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)4/5. Neil MacGregor on the story of the Swimming Reindeer, a carving dating back 13,000 years.
- 20 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)3/5. Neil MacGregor on early humans as they slowly begin to move beyond their African homeland.
- 19 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)2/5. Two million years ago in Tanzania, a chipped stone marked the emergence of modern humans.
- 18 Jan 2010 09:45–10:00BBC Radio 4 (FM only)1/5. On Neil's first visit to the British Museum he was intrigued by the Mummy of Hornedjitef.
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