Lothair Crystal
This week, Neil MacGregor is exploring life in the great royal courts around the world during Europe's medieval period. It's easy to forget that the civilisations of Tang China, the Islamic Empire and...
16 Jun 201013min
Harem wall painting fragments
Neil MacGregor's world history as told through objects at the British Museum. This week, he is exploring life and intrigue in the great courts of the world at the same time as the European medieval pe...
15 Jun 201014min
Maya relief of royal blood-letting
The history of the world as told through objects. This week Neil MacGregor, the Director of the British Museum, is exploring power and intrigue in the great royal courts of the world around 800 AD. To...
14 Jun 201014min
Silk princess painting
Throughout this week, Neil MacGregor has been exploring the world of the late 7th century, with objects from South America, Britain, Syria and Korea. Today's object is from the 4000 mile tangle of rou...
11 Jun 201014min
Korean roof tile
Korea: source of modern-day electronic components. Neil MacGregor delves into the history of a an artefact from the region.
10 Jun 201014min
Moche warrior pot
The history of the world as told through one hundred objects arrives in 7th Century Peru. Throughout this week Neil MacGregor is exploring along the Silk Road and beyond, ranging from Korea to East An...
9 Jun 201014min
Sutton Hoo helmet
The history of the world as told through one hundred objects. This week Neil MacGregor, the director of the British Museum, is exploring the world in the 7th Century, at a time when the teachings of I...
8 Jun 201014min
Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
The history of the world as told through one hundred of the objects that time has left behind. The objects are from the British Museum and tell the story of humanity over the past 2 million years. The...
7 Jun 201014min
