In a week that explores the tangle of trade routes that crisscrossed the globe 1000 years ago, Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African beach. Show more
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Vale of York Hoard
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The history of the world as told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, is with a great Viking silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Borobudur Buddha head
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A new history of humanity as told through one hundred objects. Today, Neil MacGregor is with a head of the Buddha from Borobudur, one of the greatest monuments on earth. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Hedwig glass beaker
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Neil MacGregor's world history as told through objects. Today's object is a glass beaker that some believed helped a Christian saint turn water into wine. Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)
Japanese bronze mirror
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 objects arrives in 12th Century Japan. Neil MacGregor tells the story of a bronze mirror found at the bottom of a sacred pond. Show more