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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: Object 101

Object 101

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Neil MacGregor updates his famous radio series with an object chosen to represent 2020.

Ten years on from the Radio 4 series, "A History of The World in 100 Objects", Neil MacGregor asks which object from 2020 would best encapsulate our modern age.

Ten years on from the ground-breaking Radio 4 series, "A History of The World in 100 Objects", former director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor looks back at the impact of the series, on how storytelling in museums has changed over a turbulent decade and asks which object from 2020 would best encapsulate our modern age.

Producer: Paul Kobrak

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