Olmec Stone Mask
Neil MacGregor, in his history of mankind as told through objects at the British Museum, selects a miniature mask to tell the story of the Olmec - the mysterious people of ancient Mexico who lived bef...
25 Feb 201013min
Basse Yutz Flagons
Neil MacGregor's history of the world recounted through objects at the British Museum arrives in Northern Europe two and a half thousand years ago. Neil explores the early world of the Celts through t...
24 Feb 201014min
Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur + Lapith
Neil MacGregor's telling of the story of humanity through individual objects at the British Museum. This week he is looking at the emergence of powerful new forces across the globe around the 5th Cent...
23 Feb 201014min
Oxus Chariot Model
Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects at the British Museum arrives in Persia 2500 years ago. Throughout this week, Neil is looking at powerful leaders across the ancient world. Today he...
22 Feb 201014min
Gold Coin of Croesus
The history of the world as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. This week Neil MacGregor, the Museum's Director, has been looking at the collapse of old regimes and the emergence...
19 Feb 201013min
Paracas Textile Fragment
A history of the world described through individual objects at the British Museum. This week Neil MacGregor, the Museum's Director, is looking at what was happening around the world between 2000-3000 ...
18 Feb 201014min
Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel
Neil MacGregor's history of humanity told through one hundred objects from the British Museum. Three thousand years ago, the world was in huge flux, with new powers creating sophisticated new societie...
17 Feb 201013min
Sphinx of Taharqo
Throughout this week, Neil MacGregor is describing power struggles across the globe around 3000 years ago, as ambitious new forces set about building sophisticated new societies - from the Middle East...
16 Feb 201013min
