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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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In a week exploring how great religions created images to express the divine, Neil MacGregor tells the story of one of the world's best known religious images, that of the Buddha Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The history of the world as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. Today Neil MacGregor is looking at the rise of religious imagery in India under the Guptas. Show more
A history of the world as told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor is exploring how many of the great religions began using images. Today, an early image of Christ. Show more
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
The history of the world told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor is exploring faith and the emergence of images to express the divine. Today, an image of faith from Iran. Show more
Neil MacGregor's history of the world told through objects continues with an Arabian bronze hand from the time before Islam. Show more
