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Neil MacGregor's history of humanity through objects at the British Museum arrives at the Parthenon in Greece and the story of the great sculpture Show more
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Neil MacGregor's history of the world through objects at the British Museum summons up the sound of China 2,500 years ago, with a bronze bell from the age of Confucius Show more
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A history of the world told through objects at the British Museum. Neil MacGregor on what was happening in Northern Europe two 2,500 years ago - some drinking it seems! Show more
14 minutes
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Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects arrives in Mexico before the time of the Maya or Aztecs. He tells of a forgotten people, the Olmec and the extraordinary masks. Show more
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Neil MacGregor continues his history of the world, told through individual objects at the British Museum. Today, the story of a great Persian king and a tiny 2500-year-old chariot. Show more
