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A History of the World in 100 Objects

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Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through objects

Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made.

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A History of the World in 100 Objects: The 100th Object

The 100th Object

13/10/2010

A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus

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Evan Davis runs through the contenders for A History of the World's last object.

As Neil MacGregor's world history comes to an end, Evan Davis visits the British Museum to discover what objects were contenders for the last, 100th, episode.

Neil MacGregor and the British Museum have chosen the final object for A History of the World in 100 Objects. Radio 4 will reveal it to the nation on 14th October. Before that announcement, Evan Davis has been to the museum to see what objects were considered for the short list to be the 100th, and from which the final object was selected. Can something made in 2010 really speak to future generations of the challenges and ingenuity of our time? Evan Davis finds out.

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