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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Neil MacGregor's world history encounters four miniature cows made from Nile mud over 5, 500 years ago. considers the state of human culture in Egypt before the pharaohs Show more
The early history of cooking and life in Japan told through a 7,000-year-old pot. Neil MacGregor examines a rare example of Jomon pottery and tells the story of a remarkable people Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Neil MacGregor, continues his series retelling humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today, he's investigating early attempts at cookery Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world through objects - one of the earliest depictions of sex in art - a tiny stone sculpture 11,000 years old Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
In a week that observes the emergence of agriculture at the end of the Ice Age, Neil MacGregor tells of a Maize God made of stone by the Mayan people of modern-day Honduras Show more
